AI in Accounts Payable – What’s Real, What’s Next
November 12, 2025
See how AI is reshaping AP processes today and what the future holds for intelligent, strategic finance teams.
Artificial intelligence is redefining how finance teams manage Accounts Payable — but what does that actually mean for your day-to-day operations?
In this session, SoftCo’s David Smyth, Senior Product Manager, and Peter Briggs, AI Architect, will demonstrate how AI is transforming Accounts Payable today. You’ll see how intelligent automation is improving accuracy, accelerating processing, detecting anomalies, and delivering predictive insights that strengthen decision-making.
Discover where AI is delivering measurable value right now, and gain practical insight into how to identify realistic opportunities for AI within your AP process — and understand what’s coming next.
What you’ll learn:
- AI in Accounts Payable today — what’s working, what’s not
- How top finance teams are achieving measurable cost and time savings
- Where AI is delivering the greatest impact across AP operations
- What’s next for AP — how AI will empower smarter, more strategic teams
Speakers

David Smyth
Senior Product Manager · SoftCo
David helps finance teams leverage intelligent automation to optimize accounts payable performance. He combines deep expertise in machine learning and product strategy to deliver scalable, insight-driven solutions that enhance efficiency and decision-making.

Peter Briggs
AI Architect · SoftCo
Peter is an AI architect at SoftCo who helps organizations harness artificial intelligence and data science to solve complex business challenges. With deep expertise in systems architecture and machine learning, he designs scalable, intelligent solutions that drive automation, efficiency, and measurable business outcomes.