The 2026 Global Finance Outlook Index
31% of finance teams say AP is fully automated, yet 66% report more manual work. Get insights from 2,116 finance professionals on building secure, accurate operations with agentic AI, enabling finance to focus on higher-value work.
More automation. More pressure. More change. A growing need for more trust.
- Workloads keep rising: 77% say finance is being asked to play a more strategic role in business growth. Meanwhile, respondents spend an average of 10 hours a week on manual AP tasks.
- Automation adoption is accelerating: 31% describe their AP as fully automated, up from 7% in 2025. Only 6% describe it as fully automated with agentic AI.
- Trust remains a barrier: Data security (36%), accuracy (33%), and control over AI (30%) are the top barriers to further AP automation. Just 23% feel very prepared for the financial complexity of global growth.
Explore the report to see how finance teams are navigating rising workloads, AI adoption, and the demands of global growth. Learn how agentic AP can ease the manual workloads and expand capacity.
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