A survey by Ottimate, accounts payable software found that 4% of middle market respondents had fully automated their AP function from invoice to payment with no manual touch points.

The State of AP Maturity 2026 reveals insights from over 200+ finance leaders and where partial automation falls short — and why a unified approach is the only way forward.

Of finance teams process over 5,000 invoices each month.

Of organizations use a combination of automation & manual AP workflows.

Of organizations spend 11+ hours each week running reports.

Of finance teams say their invoice ingestion & approval workflows fall short.

Of finance teams spend 6+ days closing the AP books.

Of organizations have experienced invoice fraud or overpayment in the last year.