Quadient and Xero have announced a strategic partnership in North America and the United Kingdom. Xero integrates with Quadient?s Accounts Payable (AP) capabilities to fully automate and streamline accounting processes. Xero helps 3.95 million subscribers worldwide to run their business accounting online and in one place.

When combined with Quadient?s AP automation solution, users benefit from seamless synchronization of all AP processes. From receiving invoices and purchase orders to inputting payment data, Quadient AP eliminates the need for manual data import or export, reducing the risk of human error, accelerating cash flow, and giving businesses a clearer understanding of their AP status. Combined with Xero?s proven expertise, Quadient AP?recently named a Leader in Quadrant Knowledge Solutions' report SPARK Matrix?

for Accounts Payable Automation?enables customers to track and manage their finances more accurately. Data can be automatically collected and inputted into Xero using Quadient?s optical character recognition capability, which uses AI to eliminate 83% of data entry. This efficiency helps to reduce the average cost of processing an invoice from ?15 to ?2.