The best AP automation solutions include customizable workflows that fully integrate the AP system with the ERP and other financial systems and business processes to remove bottlenecks and streamline repetitive tasks such as data entry. They perform touchless data capture using optical character recognition (OCR) and validation, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to transform digital supplier invoices (e.g., PDFs) and paper invoices into digital records available in real-time. They automate invoice processing and invoice management, including three-way-match, extracting invoice data in real-time, greatly reducing processing costs.