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title: "How to Elevate Accounts Payable Automation"
description: "Check out this whitepaper by IOFM and Hyland to explore how complementary technologies such as AI and RPA can elevate accounts payable automation departments."
url: "https://www.hyland.com/en/learn/ap/iofm-ap-whitepaper"
lang: "en"
published: "2026-09-01T19:59:01.098Z"
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# How to Elevate Accounts Payable Automation

## How to elevate AP automation with complementary technology

This whitepaper from IOFM and Hyland explores how accounts payable (AP) departments can stop settling for middling results.

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[Access the report](https://site-cdn.hyland.com/www/d961bcb9da/financial-services_accounts-payable_whitepaper_iofm_elevating-your-ap-performance.pdf)

The [benefits of AP automation](/en/resources/terminology/paperless-office/accounts-payable/how-to-automate-accounts-payable) are well-established, but for many organizations, the promise of full automation is out of reach. According to research by the Institute of Finance and Management (IOFM):

- **Only 49%** of AP departments use automation
- **38%** of AP leaders say that automating manual processes is their greatest concern
- **39%** say they're concerned that automation will require significant changes to their existing processes
- **27%** of the AP departments that have deployed automation currently use AI

The source of AP departments’ frustration is largely focused on the limitations of traditional technologies.

This whitepaper from IOFM and Hyland explores how emerging technologies can complement legacy AP automation systems. You’ll learn:

- How [AP automation solutions](/en/solutions/departments/accounting-finance) work
- The limitations of traditional technologies that are used for automation
- [How to raise the bar](/en/resources/articles/guide-to-modernizing-ap) with complementary technologies

Find out how AI, robotics process automation (RPA), predictive general ledger coding and other technology can help your department achieve better results, and discover why now is the time to take the next step toward peak performance.

## You might also like:

- [The ROI of AP automation](/en/resources/articles/roi-of-ap-automation) — Take a deep dive into the benefits of Hyland's end-to-end solution — which can generate seven-figure benefits.
- [Guide to modernizing accounts payable](/en/resources/articles/guide-to-modernizing-ap) — Discover how to turn your AP department from a cost center into a profit center.
- [How Hyland and Workday set organizations up for success](/en/resources/articles/hyland-and-workday-partnership-overview) — Explore how the partnership produces a best-in-class AP automation solution, along with a unified integration that embeds intelligent content services directly into Workday HCM and Finance.
- [Siemens](/en/customers/siemens) — Global powerhouse gains efficiencies with intelligent capture.