How to Automate Accounts Payable in 5 Steps in 2026

TL;DR: How do I automate accounts payable? To automate accounts payable, set up a centralized invoice intake channel, apply AI (Artificial Intelligence) or OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to capture and extract invoice data without manual entry, configure two-way or three-way PO (Purchase Order) matching rules, activate approval workflows that route invoices based on amount and vendor rules,…