Accounts payable · Production

Medius Capture automates AP invoice processing with AI, OCR, and machine learning for touchless workflows

The problem

AP teams relying on manual invoice processing face disconnected folder-based workflows and an inability to achieve straight-through processing, with most partial-automation investments failing to deliver measurable improvements.

First attempt

Existing AP automation solutions failed to keep pace with today's process needs, leaving the majority of companies with no improvement in straight-through processing or processing times despite their automation investments.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source

Invoice received in any format

trigger

“paper and digital invoices - including PDF, e-invoices, and EDI”

AI/ML/OCR data extraction

ai_action

“Medius Capture uses intelligent technology such as optical character recognition (OCR), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) to intuitively extract relevant data from paper and digital invoices - including PDF, e-invoi…”

Automatic PO matching

validation

“accurately capturing information from invoice headers and line-items then automatically matching them against single or multiple POs and receivables”

Invoice coded and approved

output

“invoices get coded, approved and paid on time”

ERP posting for payment

integration

“when it is posted to the ERP for payment”

Automatic capture enabled after review

feedback_loop

“Once we've reviewed an invoice a couple of times, we can enable automatic capture and skip that step entirely”

Reported outcome

Lyko achieved major efficiency gains by enabling automatic capture after initial reviews, skipping manual review steps entirely.
Chadwell Supply overhauled its manual AP process and now challenges itself to maximise touchless invoice volume.

Reported metrics

AP automation adoption without ROI (industry statistic)61%

efficiency gains from automatic capture (Lyko)major efficiency gains

Reported stack

Medius CaptureOCRmachine learningSAPOracleNetSuiteInforMicrosoft Dynamics

Source

https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/invoice-capture

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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

Lyko achieved major efficiency gains by enabling automatic capture after initial reviews, skipping manual review steps entirely.

What tools did this team use?

Medius Capture, OCR, machine learning, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics.

What results were reported?

AP automation adoption without ROI (industry statistic): 61%; efficiency gains from automatic capture (Lyko): major efficiency gains (source-reported, not independently verified).

What failed first in this deployment?

How is this accounts payable AI workflow structured?

Invoice received in any format → AI/ML/OCR data extraction → Automatic PO matching → Invoice coded and approved → ERP posting for payment → Automatic capture enabled after review.

Lyko achieved major efficiency gains by enabling automatic capture after initial reviews, skipping manual review steps entirely.Chadwell Supply overhauled its manual AP process and now challenges itself to maximise touchless invoice volume.