As 2025 enters its final stretch, the direction is clear: compliance is tightening, AI is maturing, and expectations around finance automation have shifted from innovation to execution.
This guide explores four urgent developments that are redefining finance and procurement. Based on real customer cases, regulatory updates, and evolving technology standards, it highlights how leading organisations are moving from disconnected tools to unified, strategy-driven operations — and what your team should prioritise heading into 2026.
We don’t just analyse the trends; we make bold predictions about what comes next and where finance teams need to act.
What’s inside:
- A review of new mandates across Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Greece, and Slovakia
- Why e-invoicing success depends more on execution than legislation
- The phase-out of template-based OCR and rise of intelligent processing
- What defines leading AP teams beyond speed or headcount
- How Source-to-Pay is becoming a risk and business continuity function
Whether you’re facing regulatory deadlines or planning your next automation investment, this trend guide offers clear, actionable insight for the year ahead.
