Innovation Showcase

November 2026

AP is under more pressure than ever to deliver greater efficiency, compliance, and control. Explore the latest innovations helping finance teams remove manual work, stay compliant and gain greater control.

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From touchless automation to governed autonomy

The next era of AP isn’t about automating more tasks. It’s about changing how work gets done.

Basware innovation has evolved through three waves: Touchless. Trusted. Agentic. First, removing manual work. Then building the trusted data, compliance and control foundation. Now, putting that foundation to work with AI that can act within the rules you set.

These six innovations show that transformation taking shape.

Accelerate Operations + Remove Manual Work

Agents working alongside your teams

From coding and routing to matching and answering questions, Basware agents work alongside your teams so more invoices move through with less manual intervention.

Coded and routed, untouched

InvoiceAI, Basware’s AI for accounts payable, is already enabling AP teams to work in new ways. SmartCoding codes invoices before anyone looks at them, now with multi-line coding. SmartWorkflow predicts who should handle each invoice and routes it automatically when confidence is high. Matching Agent reads each exception, gathers the evidence, and guides your team to a one-click decision. AP Data Agent helps solve complex analytics questions in seconds.

Together, they mark a shift from people moving every invoice forward to AI handling more of the work, with people stepping in where their judgment adds value.

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SmartCoding screen showing GL account, cost center, and tax code coded automatically.

Stay Compliant + Accelerate Operations + Remove Manual Work

SuperCore gives every invoice one trusted record

SuperCore is the standard document format of the Basware Network, so every invoice format and country requirement runs on one foundation, not separate integrations.

Any format in, same checks applied

Invoices arrive with complexity; in various formats and through different channels. SuperCore gives them one consistent structure as they move through the network, and content validation checks the required data and business rules. New mandates arrive as an update to the foundation, not a new project.

That creates the trusted foundation everything else can build on. New mandates arrive as an update to the foundation, not a new project.

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Diagram of SuperCore as one trusted invoice record feeding capabilities.

Improve Control & Decisions + Remove Manual Work + Accelerate Operations

Process Cost Discovery shows where effort lives

Process Cost Discovery shows where human effort is concentrated in invoice processing, so you can target automation and agents at the work that matters most.

Effort, not just processing time

For the first time, you can see where human effort is concentrated across invoice processing, not just how long the process takes. Process Cost Discovery, coming to Insights Pro, reveals where people spend time, helping you identify where automation and agents can make the biggest difference. A what-if simulation helps you explore where automation could create the most value, and you can measure whether it is actually removing work as effort changes.

Now you can target transformation where it will have the greatest impact.

Available November 2026

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Remove Manual Work + Accelerate Operations

CaptureAI delivers cleaner data from the start

CaptureAI reads documents across layouts and languages, so higher-quality data enters AP with less need for review and correction.

What you see is what you get

Powered by Rosetta, Basware’s purpose-built AI engine, CaptureAI reads the whole document, not a template, and shows where on the page each value came from, so captured data is easy to verify. Each result lands in a SuperCore record, where every field means the same thing wherever it goes.

Cleaner data from the start means less human correction and more information that automation and AI can confidently act on.

Pilot starts December 2026

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Improve Control & Decisions

Insights Studio answers your own AP questions

Insights Studio uses AI to build views of your AP data around your own business questions, ready to share.

Build and share your own views

Basware Insights already answers the questions we expect finance teams to ask, with dashboards built in advance. Insights Studio is for the questions only your business has. AI helps you build a view from your own AP data, and you can share it with anyone who needs it, without waiting for us to build it.

The shift is from consuming the insights you’re given to exploring the questions that matter to your business.

Available December 2026

Remove Manual Work + Accelerate Operations

Agent Studio lets you tailor governed agents

Agent Studio lets you tailor governed AP agents to your policies and limits, with testing and control before anything goes live.

Set, test, and oversee your digital co-workers

Predefined agents get you started. Agent Studio takes it further. Start from ready-made AP agents, combine them to fit how your process runs, and set your own policies and limits. Test every agent before it goes live, switch it on when you decide, and see what it saved. You decide how far your AI goes.

Available March 2027

Every release drives business outcomes for our customers

Every release should make a real difference for finance teams. These five outcomes are how we measure that, every time.

Protect cash

Stay compliant

Remove manual work

Accelerate operations

Improve control & decisions

Live webinarNovember 4 at 9 AM ET | 3 PM CET

Innovation Showcase: See what’s next for finance

Your inside look at the new ideas, AI-powered capabilities, and customer-driven breakthroughs changing how finance teams work.

How Invoice Lifecycle Management Delivers

Governed Autonomy

Autonomy you can defend. Set the limits, and ensure every AI action is explainable, auditable, and accountable by design.

Continuous Compliance

Compliance you can trust. Fiscal and commercial requirements are built into every invoice and update as mandates evolve.

Financial Integrity

Integrity you can prove. Every invoice, supplier, and bank account verified for accuracy, completeness, and authenticity before payment and throughout the lifecycle.

Enterprise Control

Control you can act on. See 100% of invoices across every entity, ERP, and geography, with the authority to act on what you see.

Every Major Analyst. One Leader.

"Basware has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Accounts Payable Applications. Discover why we believe the future of AP goes beyond automation to Invoice Lifecycle Management powered by accountable AI, continuous compliance, and enterprise-wide control."

2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Accounts Payable Applications ->

“Basware’s distinctive vision redefines APIA through invoice lifecycle management, unifying inbound and outbound invoicing into a single compliant zero-touch orchestration model.”

The Forrester Wave™: Accounts Payable Invoice Automation Software, Q2 2026 ->

"Basware is particularly well suited for global enterprises where continuous e-invoicing mandate compliance, high-volume touchless processing, and cross-ERP financial control are core requirements."

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Accounts Payable Automation Software for Large Enterprise 2026 ->

FAQs

What is the Basware Innovation Showcase?

The Basware Innovation Showcase highlights what’s new in Basware Invoice Lifecycle Management and what’s on the horizon. Updated quarterly, each edition covers the latest releases, what they do, and how they help finance and AP teams work with greater control.

What outcomes does Basware measure its releases against?

Basware measures every release against five outcomes: protect cash, stay compliant, remove manual work, accelerate operations, and improve control and decisions. These outcomes remain consistent across editions, making it easier to see how each new capability benefits your finance team.

How does Basware use AI in accounts payable?

Basware’s Governed Autonomy approach lets AI act within limits you set. You control how much autonomy it has, with options for review and override and an audit trail to support accountability. Actions are logged and explainable, and learning is guided by feedback approved by people.

What is Invoice Lifecycle Management?

Invoice Lifecycle Management (ILM) is Basware’s approach to governing invoices from end to end. Four pillars bring it to life: Governed Autonomy (autonomy you can defend), Continuous Compliance (compliance you can trust), Financial Integrity (integrity you can prove), and Enterprise Control (control you can act on).

How does Basware keep up with new e-invoicing mandates?

Basware builds fiscal and commercial requirements into every invoice and updates them as mandates change. That means your team can respond to new requirements without having to manage each change as a separate project. Compliance checks run continuously across applicable mandates, helping you stay audit-ready as requirements evolve.

What is InvoiceAI and how is it different?

InvoiceAI is Basware’s AI built specifically for accounts payable. It’s trained on invoices, not a general-purpose model adapted for finance. It also learns from the Basware Network, drawing on insights beyond your own invoice data to help improve accuracy and outcomes over time.

What are Basware’s three innovation waves?

Basware’s innovation builds across three waves. Touchless reduces the need for manual invoice handling. Trusted ensures invoices meet compliance requirements and payments reach the right accounts. Agentic takes things further, with AI acting on your behalf within rules you set.