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High-Volume 

Accounts Payable
Achieving Long-Term Growth 

Through Automation

May 2022

High-Volume Accounts 
Payable: Achieving Long-Term 
Growth Through Automation, 
a PYMNTS and Routable 
collaboration, examines how 
businesses use technology 
to manage large volumes 
of monthly payments. We 
surveyed 204 executives from 
companies with annual sales 
ranging from less than $10 
million to more than $250 
mil ion about why they believe 
automated payables platforms 
are so important to their ability 
to grow and manage growth.

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Acknowledgment
High-Volume Accounts Payable: Achieving Long-Term Growth 
Through Automation was produced in collaboration with 
Routable, and PYMNTS is grateful for the company’s support 
and insight. PYMNTS.com retains full editorial control over the 
following findings, methodology and data analysis.  

Table Of Contents

18

10

04

Introduction

Part I: Preparing 
for the payments 
volume surge

Part II: Managing  
the surge in  
payments volume

26

Conclusion and 
methodology

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year. Their concerns about rising payables vol-
umes and the limits on their growth if they 
cannot handle the higher volumes appear to 
be spurring them to act. Sixty-nine percent of 
the companies surveyed that are innovating 
their accounts payable (AP) platforms or plan-
ning to do so in the next year to improve their 
overall AP capabilities believe their ability to 
achieve their desired growth would be “very” 
or “extremely” inhibited if they were unable to 
handle their projected AP volumes.

These are some of the key findings in 
High-Volume Accounts Payable: Achieving 
Long-Term Growth Through Automation, a 
PYMNTS and Routable collaboration, which 
examines how businesses use technology to 
manage large volumes of monthly payments. 

We surveyed 204 executives from compa-
nies with annual sales ranging from less than 
$1 million to more than $250 million in four 
industries — transportation, logistics and ship-
ping; online marketplaces; the gig economy; 
and virtual events management. The survey 
was conducted from Feb. 15 to March 2 and 
gathered information about companies’ expe-
riences addressing growing monthly volumes 
of payables. We also sought information from 
these executives about why they believe auto-
mated payables platforms are so crucial to 
their ability to grow and manage that growth.

Introduction

Businesses of all sizes experience ineffi-
ciencies when dealing with a high volume of 
payables, or “mass payouts.” Regardless of the 
actual volume of payables a company pro-
cesses each month, organizations that lack 
the solutions and infrastructure to efficiently 
manage this aspect of their operations will 
soon run into obstacles that limit their growth. 

PYMNTS research reveals that with the right 
technology, businesses can optimize workflows 
and improve integration between payments 
processes and enterprise resource planning 
systems. Technological improvements are 
helping companies cut back on labor-intensive 
tasks such as manual data entry. This change 
is helping companies conserve resources 
when the pace of digitization throughout the 

economy is accelerating alongside the num-
ber of payments businesses make to their 
vendors and contractors each month. Online 
marketplaces and companies in virtual events 
management, the gig economy and transpor-
tation, logistics and shipping are among those 
coping with rising payments volumes and that 
are under great pressure to handle more pay-
ments quicker.

Most of the companies PYMNTS recently sur-
veyed from these four industry segments 
say their growth will be limited if they are 
unable to sufficiently handle the increase in 
payments volume they are anticipating. Forty-
one percent of these companies processed, 
on average, 2,500 or more monthly payables 
with an average value of $211 during the past 

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This is what we learned.

Ninety-eight percent of businesses 

that send out large numbers of pay-

ments each month believe they wil  

fal  short of their goals for growth if 

they are unable to handle increases 

in their monthly AP volumes.

Forty percent of businesses surveyed 

say innovations to their AP systems 

are more important than some other 

innovation efforts. 
Just 8.8% of the businesses surveyed say innovation of their AP systems and pro-
cesses is the least important of their technology investments. Larger companies 
seem more determined to innovate their AP platforms. Fifty-five percent of the sur-
veyed companies with more than $250 million in annual revenue say AP innovation is 
more important than some of their other initiatives, and 43% of companies with less 
than $1 million in annual revenue say the same.

The mass-payout companies that make large numbers of small-dollar-value pay-
ments each month have seen their average number of monthly payables surge during 
the last year. Ninety-five percent of surveyed firms saw their average monthly pay-
ables increase, and 93% expect monthly payables to increase in the next three years. 
Fifty-five percent of surveyed firms say they expect to see an increase between 11% 
and 30% in the number of payments through their AP systems, and 20% of firms 
expect to experience a 31% to 50% increase. The companies with the most pro-
nounced concerns about their ability to process payables sufficiently are also more 
likely to be upgrading or planning to upgrade their payments platforms.

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The larger the number of payouts a firm manages, the more likely it is that the firm 
will recognize the necessity of increasing its capacity to manage its payables volume. 
Sixty-seven percent of businesses that process at least 2,500 payables a month say 
automated systems are “very” or “extremely” important to increasing the number of 
payables. Fifty-six percent of the businesses that process 1,000 to 2,499 payables 
each month say automated AP systems are “very” or “extremely” important for han-
dling greater volumes of payables.

Six out of 10 surveyed firms say it is  

vital to automate their AP processes to 

handle greater volumes of payments. 

Just 10% of the businesses  

surveyed say they would adapt  

“very” or “extremely” well to a  

100% increase in monthly AP volume.
Some businesses may face such large increases in the payables they process monthly 
that the growth in volume will exceed their processing capacity. The good news is 
that when growth is at a less extreme pace, companies are better situated to handle 
it. Forty-seven percent of companies surveyed say they can handle 50% growth in 
their AP volume “very” or “extremely” well, and 40% say they can handle 50% growth 
“moderately” well.

67%

Share of businesses that 

process at least 2,500 

payables a month that say 

automated systems are “very” 

or “extremely” important to 

increasing the number of 

monthly payables processed 

through AP systems

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Ninety-seven percent of surveyed firms say 
their goals for increasing sales and earnings 
would be hindered if they were unable to han-
dle the necessary AP volume: 31% say they 
would be “very” or “extremely” inhibited. 

Companies in the virtual events management 

industry are more likely than businesses from 
other industries to believe their growth goals 
would be significantly inhibited because of an 
inability to handle the necessary volume of 
payables. Forty-six percent of virtual events 
management businesses say their growth 
goals would be “very” or “extremely” inhib-
ited. The same is true for 36% of gig economy 
companies, 26% of transportation, logistics 
and shipping companies and 18% of online 
marketplaces. 

Preparing for 

the payments 

volume surge

Managing 

payables, 

preparing for 

growth 

Part I

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Monthly Payments

Industry

Size

Share of companies experiencing different levels of growth inhibition,  

by average monthly payables, annual revenues and industry

33.3%

65.5%

1.2%

31.4%

66.2%

2.5%

34.4%

60.7%

4.9%

22.4%

73.8%

3.7%

25.5%

70.6%

3.9%

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2,500 or more

Sample

500 to 999

Between $10 million and $250 million

Transportation, logistics and shipping

25.4%

72.9%

1.7%

41.8%

58.2%

0.0%

46.0%

52.0%

2.0%

40.0%

56.7%

3.3%

18.0%

82.0%

0.0%

35.8%

60.4%

3.8%

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0000000046

0000000040

0000000018

0000000036

1,000 to 2,499

More than $250 million

Virtual events management

Less than $10 million

Online marketplace

Gig economy

Figure 1A: 
The link between payables and growth

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0000000066

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0000000066

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0000000061

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0000000074

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0000000071

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Very or extremely inhibited

Slightly or somewhat inhibited

Not inhibited

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The companies with the most pronounced 
concerns about their ability to process pay-
ables sufficiently to handle their growth are 
also more likely to be upgrading or planning 
to upgrade their payments platforms. Sixty-
nine percent of the companies that say their 
goals for increasing sales and earnings would 
be hindered if they were unable to handle the 
necessary AP volume are either developing 
innovations for their payments platforms or 
planning to invest in innovative systems during 
the next year.

At the other end of the range of responses, 
60% of executives who do not believe their 
company’s growth plans would be inhibited 
have not decided if they will innovate their AP 
platforms or processes. Forty percent have 
decided that they will not make innovations 
with their AP platforms and believe that their 
goals for growth will not be inhibited.

Share of companies with plans to innovate 

automated systems, by levels of growth 

inhibition

Figure 1B: 
The link between 

payables and growth

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High-Volume Accounts Payable Report 

N = 204: Complete responses

Very or extremely inhibited

Slightly or somewhat inhibited

Not inhibited

10.9%

1.5%

0.0%

26.6%

14.1%

0.0%

9.4%

20.0%

40.0%

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Currently innovating

Will start innovating in the next 12 

months

Decided not to innovate in the next three 

years

31.3%

7.4%

0.0%

14.1%

10.4%

0.0%

7.8%

46.7%

60.0%

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Will start innovating in the next six 

months

Will start innovating in the next three 

years

Have not decided if they will or will not  

innovate

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0000000020

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98%

Share of firms that 

say their growth 

goals would be  

hindered if they were 

unable to handle the 

necessary AP volume

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Companies that process large volumes of pay-
ables each month say their goals for growth 
would be significantly inhibited if they do not 
make innovations and upgrades to their AP 
processes and systems. 

Eleven percent of these companies say they 
are currently innovating or evaluating new 
features for their payments platforms, 31% 
plan to innovate their AP systems within six 
months, and 27% plan to innovate in the next 
year. These companies believe their ability to 
achieve their desired growth would be “very” 
or “extremely” inhibited if they were unable to 
handle their projected AP volumes. 

The companies that are making investments 

in AP automation expect to avoid the trou-
ble of being overwhelmed by increased 
payables volumes. They also expect to reap 
substantial rewards that will improve their 
operating performance. Ninety-eight percent 
of the businesses surveyed will improve their 
speed when managing payables as their AP 
platforms are automated, 91% will have the 
ability to pay vendors in their local currencies, 
and 90% say the visibility and transparency of 
the payments they make will improve. 

Why AP 

innovation 

matters

Monthly Payments

Industry

Size

Importance of AP innovations over other innovation efforts, by size, industry and 

average number of monthly payables 

42.9%

52.4%

4.8%

40.2%

51.0%

8.8%

44.3%

44.3%

11.5%

29.9%

56.1%

14.0%

41.2%

54.9%

3.9%

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2,500 or more

Sample

500 to 999

Between $10 million and $250 million

Transportation, logistics and shipping

32.2%

55.9%

11.9%

55.2%

43.3%

1.5%

44.0%

46.0%

10.0%

43.3%

50.0%

6.7%

28.0%

66.0%

6.0%

47.2%

37.7%

15.1%

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0000000044

0000000043

0000000028

0000000047

1,000 to 2,499

More than $250 million

Virtual events management

Less than $10 million

Online marketplace

Gig economy

Figure 2A: 
Benefits of AP automation 

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0000000051

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0000000056

0000000014

0000000055

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N = 204: Complete responses

More important than at least some

More important than few others

The least important

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Innovation’s impact on select areas 

Figure 2B: 
Benefits of AP automation 

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Very or somewhat noticeable  

improvements

Moderate or very low level of  

improvement

0000000091

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0000000090

0000000077

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0000000077

0000000087

0000000063

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Ability to pay vendors in their local  

currencies

Data security

Visibility and transparency of payments

Real-time integration of AP data to the  

enterprise resource planning system

Processing of large payout volumes

Costs

Ability to pay vendors using their  

preferred payment methods

Working capital

Use of human resources

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0000000037

0000000046

0000000096

0000000087

Speed of payments

Relationships with vendors

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98.0%

2.0%

89.8%

10.2%

90.8%

9.2%

88.8%

11.2%

86.7%

13.3%

86.7%

13.3%

80.6%

19.4%

77.6%

22.4%

76.5%

23.5%

63.3%

36.7%

54.1%

45.9%

98%

Share of businesses that 

believe automated AP 

platforms will improve 

their speed when 

managing payables

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The share of businesses that recognize the 
necessity of having increased system capac-
ity for handling payables is most pronounced 
among companies with large numbers of 
monthly payables. Sixty-seven percent of 
businesses that process at least 2,500 pay-
ables each month say automated systems are 
“very” or “extremely” important to sufficiently 
increasing their ability to process a growing 
number of payables. 

The pace of the increase in monthly pay-
ables volume that companies are experiencing 
also factors into how a company regards the 
importance of innovating with its AP plat-
forms. Seventy-three percent of businesses 
that experienced a 31% to 50% increase in 
their monthly payables volumes during the 
last year say automated AP systems are “very” 
or “extremely” important if they are to handle 
greater payables volumes.

The payment methods that companies pre-
fer also affect the importance they attach 
to automating their AP platforms. Forty-
two percent of the companies surveyed that 
mostly use checks and 26% that mostly use 
PayPal consider automated systems “very” or 
“extremely” important for hitting their growth 
targets. Forty-four percent of surveyed com-
panies that primarily use checks and 29% of 
surveyed companies that mainly use PayPal 
have automated most of their payments 
functions. 

The surveyed companies that rely on cash for 
a larger portion of their AP volumes are less 
likely to consider automation essential and 
have made fewer investments in automating 
their payments functions.

Managing the surge 

in payments volume

Large 

volumes and 

the need for 

speed

Part II

66.7% 0000000067

2,500 or more

58.8% 0000000059

Sample

50.8% 0000000051

500 to 999

63.3% 0000000063

Less than $10 million

72.5% 0000000073

Between 31% and 50%

60.0% 0000000060

Online marketplace

55.9% 0000000056

1,000 to 2,499

55.1% 0000000055

Between $10 million and $250 million

66.7% 0000000067

Between 11% to 30%

49.0% 0000000049

Transportation, logistics and shipping

62.7% 0000000063

More than $250 million

38.5% 0000000039

Less than 10%

62.0% 0000000062

Virtual events management

64.2% 0000000064

Gig economy

Figure 3A: 
Where the importance of AP automation is understood 

Firms that think automated systems are “very” or “extremely” important to increasing the 

number of payables processed through AP systems, by select characteristics 

Monthly Payments

Increase in the average number of  

monthly payables

Size

Industry

Source: PYMNTS.com  |  Routable 

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N = 120: Firms that believe automated systems 

are “very” or “extremely” important

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69.0% 0000000056

2,500 or more

56.4% 0000000056

Sample

36.1% 0000000023

500 to 999

40.0% 0000000040

Less than $10 million

65.0% 0000000016

Between 31% and 50%

56.0% 0000000056

Online marketplace

59.3% 0000000030

1,000 to 2,499

54.2% 0000000054

Between $10 million and $250 million

56.9% 0000000021

Between 11% to 30%

51.0% 0000000051

Transportation, logistics and shipping

67.2% 0000000067

More than $250 million

50.0% 0000000023

Less than 10%

60.0% 0000000060

Virtual events management

58.5% 0000000059

Gig economy

Figure 3B: 
Where the importance of AP automation is understood 
Firms that are very or extremely satisfied with how their AP systems handle monthly payables, by 

select characteristics

Monthly Payments

Increase in the average number of  

monthly payables

Size

Industry

Source: PYMNTS.com  |  Routable 

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N = 115: Firms that are “very” or “extremely” satisfied with how 

their AP systems handle monthly payables

42%

Share of companies 

that primarily use 

checks that consider 

automated systems 

“very” or “extremely” 

important to hitting 

their growth targets

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The pace of monthly AP volume growth is a 
challenge for the companies PYMNTS sur-
veyed, but it is hardly the only stress they 
face. Fourteen percent of the companies sur-
veyed cite an insufficient number of payment 
options as the top issue faced with their AP 
systems, 15% say inefficient communication 
with vendors and 9.3% say their biggest chal-
lenge is their inability to make payments in the 
currencies their vendors use.

The challenges companies with which find 
themselves saddled can vary significantly 
by industry. Among online marketplaces, for 
example, 10% say the inability to make pay-
ments in currencies used by vendors is the 
biggest challenge. Twenty percent say the 
same about their lack of a sufficient number 
of payment options.

Chal enges 

faced when 

processing 

payables 

Online marketplaces and gig economy com-
panies have more confidence in their AP 
systems’ capabilities than other compa-
nies PYMNTS surveyed. Fifty-five percent of 
gig economy companies and 54% of online 
marketplaces say they would adapt “very” or 
“extremely” well to a 50% increase in AP vol-
ume. They report they would struggle with 
more substantial increases, however, such as 
a doubling or tripling of volume.

Very or extremely well

Moderately well

Not so well/could not accommodate  

it at all

Companies’ projections of their ability to 

adjust to growth in payables volume, by rate 

of growth 

99.0%

1.0%

0.0%

47.1%

39.7%

13.2%

1.5%

14.7%

83.8%

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AP payments grow by 10%

AP payments grow by 50%

AP payments grow by 200%

93.1%

6.4%

0.5%

9.8%

42.6%

47.5%

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0000000010

AP payments grow by 25%

AP payments grow by 100%

Figure 4A: 
Growth and the 

challenges it brings 

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N = 204: Complete responses

Most important challenge

Experienced, but not the most  

important challenge

Total

Top 10 challenges with AP systems 

Figure 4B: 
Growth and the challenges it brings 

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14.2%

9.3%

23.5%

4.4%

8.3%

12.7%

14.7%

3.9%

18.6%

4.9%

5.4%

10.3%

4.4%

5.4%

9.8%

8.8%

6.4%

15.2%

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Insufficient payment options

Visibility and transparency with payments

Insufficient or inefficient communication 

with vendors or service providers

Slow processing due to manual handling 

of tasks

Lost or missing invoices

Inefficient process to onboard new  

vendors

9.3%

10.8%

20.1%

3.9%

8.3%

12.3%

4.9%

11.3%

16.2%

6.9%

6.4%

13.2%

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0000000005

0000000007

Inability to make payments in currencies 

used by vendors

Inefficiency due to lack of automation

Slow payment options

Inability to get invoices approved for  

payment

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0000000013

0000000004

0000000019

0000000005

0000000010

0000000005

0000000010

0000000006

0000000015

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20.0%

10.0%

22.0%

0.0%

8.0%

12.0%

2.0%

2.0%

4.0%

4.0%

2.0%

6.0%

2.0%

4.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

2.0%

12.0%

2.0%

6.0%

10.0%

12.0%

2.0%

8.0%

4.0%

6.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

4.0%

8.0%

0.0%

0.0%

2.0%

0.0%

13.2%

11.3%

17.0%

5.7%

9.4%

5.7%

1.9%

5.7%

3.8%

1.9%

1.9%

3.8%

3.8%

3.8%

3.8%

5.7%

0.0%

1.9%

11.8%

13.7%

13.7%

3.9%

5.9%

7.8%

5.9%

3.9%

5.9%

5.9%

2.0%

2.0%

2.0%

3.9%

3.9%

0.0%

2.0%

5.9%

•  Insufficient payment options

•  Inability to make payments in currencies used by vendors

•  Insufficient or inefficient communication with vendors or service providers

•  Slow payment options

•  Inefficient process to onboard new vendors

•  Inability to get invoices approved for payment

•  Visibility and transparency with payments

•  Inefficiency due to lack of automation

•  Slow processing due to manual handling of tasks

•  Lost or missing invoices

•  Inability to integrate AP with enterprise resource planning systems

•  Inability to accurately and securely collect vendor data

•  Inability to integrate and reconcile with enterprise resource planning systems in real time

•  Insufficient resources to support business growth

•  Delayed payments to vendors or service providers

•  Inability to make payments using the vendor’s preferred payment methods

•  Inaccurate payments to vendors or service providers

•  Payments made before receipt of goods or services

Virtual  

events  

management

Transportation/

logistics/ 

shipping

Online  

marketplace

Gig  

economy

Top challenges experienced with AP systems, by industry 

Growth and the challenges it brings 

46%

Share of online 

marketplaces that 

believe they would 

not adapt “very” or 

“extremely” well to a 

50% increase in 

AP volume

Source: PYMNTS.com  |  Routable 

High-Volume Accounts Payable Report 

N = 204: Complete responses

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Conclusion

The rising volume of AP presents significant 
problems to many companies across multi-
ple industries, some of which process more 
than 2,500 invoices each month. A significant 
share of executives PYMNTS surveyed fear 
that growth may exceed their ability to han-
dle payments and will prove to be a significant 
obstacle to long-term growth. A growing num-
ber of companies recognize that automating 
their AP platforms can help them meet the 
challenges this growth presents. Our survey 
found that 66% of companies say it is “very” 
or “extremely” important for their automated 
AP platforms to handle increased payables 
volumes and 98% of businesses believe they 
will fall short of their growth goals if they are 
unable to handle increases in AP volume.

Methodology 
High-Volume Accounts Payable: Achieving Long-
Term Growth Through Automation, a PYMNTS and 
Routable collaboration, is based on a survey of 204 
executives that was conducted between Feb. 15 
and March 2. We surveyed companies generating 
less than $1 million in yearly revenue to more than 
$250 million from four industries: transportation, 
logistics and shipping; online marketplaces; the gig 
economy; and virtual events management. Respon-
dents process 500 to more than 50,000 payables 
each month.

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for your existing workflows and the flexibility to scale 
transactions from 100 to 100,000+, the platform was 
purpose-built to handle mass payouts while reducing 
time spent on manual tasks.

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