# Pay every supplier on time. Without your team touching a single invoice.

> AI-powered accounts payable automation from invoice import through to payment and reconciliation, with OCR extraction, multi-step approval workflows, and real-time sync to your accounting system. Free sign-up, instant access, and full automation via Business Hub.

- **URL**: https://be1b.com/accounts-payable
- **Category**: Solution
- **Language**: EN

## Key Metrics & Performance

- **250+**: ERP and Accounting Platforms
- **AI OCR**: Smart Data Extraction
- **Real-Time**: Reconciliation and Sync
- **Legal Archiving**: Full Audit Trails

## Manual AP is costing you time, money, and supplier relationships.

Manual processes are slow, error-prone, and expensive. Chasing approvals manually and hand-keying data wastes valuable team time while increasing the risk of late payment penalties and fraudulent activity.


## Core Capabilities & Features

### AI invoice capture & OCR
Import supplier invoices from any source, email, API, manual upload. OCR extracts every field automatically. No keying. Accuracy improves with every invoice processed.

### Automated matching & approval
Invoices matched to purchase orders automatically. Discrepancies flagged before approval. Configurable multi-step workflows for every invoice type.

### Smart payment scheduling
Schedule for specific dates, set recurring payouts, or pay with one click, locally or globally. Cash flow optimised and early payment discounts captured.

### Real-time reconciliation & sync
Every payment reconciles instantly and syncs to your accounting system. No batch uploads, no manual matching. Always accurate, always current.

### 250+ ERP & accounting integrations
Push invoice and payment data to your existing ERP or accounting tools automatically across 250+ platforms. Your AP connects to wider financial operations.

### Legal archiving & full audit trails
Every invoice, approval, and payment stored with a complete, tamper-proof audit trail. Regulator and auditor ready. Advanced search, any document, instantly.

### Reconciliation
real-time sync to accounting system

### Integrations
250+ ERP and accounting platforms


## Use Cases

### For Banks and Fintechs
Embed AP automation into your business banking product, giving corporate and SME clients a supplier payment workflow that sits alongside their accounts and invoicing. One platform for the entire financial operation.

### For SMEs and Finance Teams
Replace email-based invoice management and manual payment runs with a six-step automated workflow. From import to payment cleared, every step runs without manual input. Your finance team manages exceptions, not processes.

### For Platforms and Enterprises
Automate supplier and vendor payments at scale with invoice import, OCR, matching, approval, payment, and reconciliation handled automatically per transaction. Full audit trails and legal archiving satisfy compliance at scale.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the difference between Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable?
AP manages money going out, supplier and vendor invoices, approval workflows, and payment execution. AR manages money coming in, customer invoices, payment collection, and reconciliation. Be1B offers both as connected modules on one platform.

### Can we start without a technical integration?
Yes. Business Hub offers free sign-up with instant access and no technical setup required. You can start importing invoices, running approvals, and paying suppliers immediately. For full integration, API and 250+ connectors are available.

### How does OCR extraction work?
When a supplier invoice arrives by email, API, or manual upload, Be1B OCR automatically extracts supplier name, due date, amount, and line items. Data populates the invoice record automatically.

### How do multi-step approval workflows work?
Workflows are configurable by invoice amount, supplier type, or cost center. Routine invoices may need one approver, while larger or new supplier invoices may require multiple sign-off levels. Approvers are notified automatically and can approve on mobile.

### How many accounting and ERP systems does it connect to?
250+ platforms, including all major ERP and accounting systems. Invoice and payment data pushes automatically to connected systems in real time, keeping books accurate without manual exports.

### What is legal archiving and why does it matter?
Legal archiving stores invoice and payment records in a tamper-proof, legally compliant archive for audit, tax, and regulatory requirements. Advanced search retrieves any document or transaction instantly, and full audit trails log every action.

### Can multiple team members collaborate on AP?
Yes. Invite your team and define roles for importing invoices, approving payments, and reviewing activity. Budget oversight and secure access controls maintain accountability at every level.

## Get Started
**Ready to automate your **accounts payable** from the ground up?**
Connect with Be1B experts: [https://be1b.com/contact](https://be1b.com/contact)