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Invoices, payments and contracts move faster when the documents behind them are captured, checked and approved automatically, with an audit trail that stands up to the auditor.
Finance teams still spend a large share of their time keying in invoice data, chasing approvals and matching documents, while closing periods get shorter and audit requirements stricter. Automating the invoice workflow can make invoice handling up to 50% faster, according to Canon.
E-invoicing mandates are arriving across Europe, starting with Belgium in 2026, and DORA and the GDPR raise the bar for retention and access control on financial records.
Two practices cover most of what comes up in finance and accounts payable. Both link through to the full explanation.
Invoices and supporting documents captured from paper, PDF and email, with data extracted, validated against purchase orders and passed to your ERP for approval.
Approval workflows, Peppol e-invoicing and contract management in one governed flow, from first draft to payment.
For incoming invoices we usually propose IRISXtract or ABBYY Vantage for capture, Banqup for sending and receiving e-invoices through Peppol, and Therefore for contracts from draft to obligations.
A typical finance engagement starts with accounts payable: one invoice stream, captured and routed for approval, with exceptions handled at the source.
From there we add e-invoicing, contract management and archiving, so the whole purchase-to-pay chain runs on governed data.
Which platform we propose depends on your process and systems. These are the ones we deploy most often here, delivered by Canon IMS under one contract.
Finance and accounts payable automation is one of the most common starting points for Canon IMS customers, across insurance, the public sector, wholesale and logistics.
Yes. Invoices are captured from paper, PDF and email, data is extracted and validated against purchase orders, and approvals run in a workflow, with only genuine exceptions going to a person.
Yes. Banqup, an accredited Peppol Access Point, sends and receives e-invoices for the Belgian mandate that applies since 1 January 2026 and supports other EU markets.
Every step, from receipt to approval and archiving, is logged, and retention rules keep financial records for the required period.
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