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title: Innovation and AI
url: https://www.medius.com/ai-innovation/
updated: 2026-08-03T12:43:28Z
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# Medius rearchitected its entire platform to be AI‑native in 2016.

Yes, 2016 - ten years ago or long before it was obvious to do so. Our engineering teams showed amazing insight with this decision.

[!\[Medius recognized as Elite Performer for AI and Innovation by Ardent Partners\](https://www.medius.com/media/4bjjt1kv/ardent-partners-recognizes-medius-elite-performer-ai-innovation-2026.jpg?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dcab8281dec230)](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/2026-ap-automation-payments-technology-advisor/)

## Medius named Elite Performer in AI and Innovation

Following the independent evaluation from leading analyst firm Ardent Partners, Medius has been named both a Leader and an Elite Performer for AI and Innovation the 2026 AP Automation and Payments Technology Advisor.

This recognition highlights the work of the Medius product team to deliver real value through the power of AI that empowers finance teams of the future. Ardent Partners notes that Medius is ahead of the curve, with advanced AI capabilities already in use today and delivering measurable impact across AP and payments.

[Get the report](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/2026-ap-automation-payments-technology-advisor/ "2026 AP Automation & Payments Technology Advisor")

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## An AI-native spend management platform.

Medius has an agentic, event-driven core. This means that we can see the actual events that take place in the platform, including the actions that humans have taken to correct errors, manage exceptions, and handle corner cases. For the last 10 years we have captured all these "human in the loop" events to build a training dataset for our AI. And we can use the event-driven architecture so AI agents can take action in the platform.

Data extraction and validation

Data extraction and validation

                    Touchless Capture

                    SmartFlow

                    Fraud & Risk Detection

                    Medius Copilot

                    Supplier Conversations

                    e-Invoicing

                    Touchless Payments

                    Expense Management

### Best in class data extraction and validation

Data extraction and validation is often the task requiring most manual work when processing an invoice. The quality and accuracy of data extraction and validation is therefore the key to full scale automation. [Medius Capture](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/invoice-capture/ "Invoice Capture") has been refining its AI and Machine Learning algorithms since 2016, learning from hundreds of millions of invoices to deliver **100**% touchless capture rate.

[Explore Medius Capture](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/invoice-capture/ "Invoice Capture")

[!\[data extraction screen\](https://www.medius.com/media/p3okftcf/data-extraction.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dccdee47fbd830)](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/invoice-capture/)

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### Touchless Capture

Highly accurate and reliable data capture that learns after just two invoices allows for [Touchless Capture](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/invoice-capture/ "Invoice Capture") to be widely enabled, so invoices with very high levels of data confidence simply bypass manual verification and fly through for processing, where SmartFlow takes over to automatically code and distribute invoices.

[Explore Medius Capture](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/invoice-capture/ "Invoice Capture")

[!\[Touchless Capture screen\](https://www.medius.com/media/kiiakgun/touchless-capture.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dccdee48015670)](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/invoice-capture/)

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### SmartFlow

Medius AP Automation features SmartFlow, a powerful AI model that auto-fills coding, tax and approver values for non-PO invoices with 95% precision after just two invoices, bringing about unheard-of efficiency and powering the industry’s highest rates of straight through processing.

[Explore Medius AP Automation](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/ "Medius Accounts Payable Automation")

[!\[SmartFlow screen\](https://www.medius.com/media/indmbyxm/coding-suggestions.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dccdee4805ea50)](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/)

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### Fraud & Risk Detection

[Medius Fraud & Risk Detection](https://www.medius.com/solutions/fraud-risk-detection/ "Fraud & Risk Detection") intelligently identifies and surfaces potential bad actors and errors to protect your business against fraud and risk, with complete oversight through our unique Fire Station console and reporting capabilities. You can track every instance of potential fraud and risk and see all mitigations and impact across the invoices’ lifecycle.

[Explore Medius Fraud & Risk Detection](https://www.medius.com/solutions/fraud-risk-detection/ "Fraud & Risk Detection")

[!\[Fraud & Risk Detection screen\](https://www.medius.com/media/s2yftyhu/risk-factors.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dac41406e03d40)](https://www.medius.com/solutions/fraud-risk-detection/)

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### Medius Copilot

Medius Copilot autonomously guides approvers through the invoice process, empowering them to make confident, accurate invoice decisions for increased on-time payments while reducing the burden on AP teams. [Medius Copilot](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-copilot/ "Medius Copilot") delivers useful information about an invoice through pre-defined prompts for popular invoice processing queries, delivering shortcuts to provide intelligent, contextual support so approvers can make quick, confident and accurate invoice approval decisions. Approvers can enter free text questions and Medius Copilot will deliver highly accurate and informed responses.

[Explore Medius Copilot](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-copilot/ "Medius Copilot")

[!\[Medius Copilot screen\](https://www.medius.com/media/cm1nlafl/copilot-screen1.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dad175ca68de20)](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-copilot/)

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### Supplier Conversations

Give vendors peace of mind with autonomous invoice and payment status updates right to their inbox, giving them confidence that payments will be made on time. [Supplier Conversations](https://www.medius.com/solutions/supplier-conversations/ "Supplier Conversations") responds to supplier invoice email inquiries around the clock, offering AP teams a break from the barrage of supplier requests.

[Explore Supplier Conversations](https://www.medius.com/solutions/supplier-conversations/ "Supplier Conversations")

[!\[Supplier Conversations email screen\](https://www.medius.com/media/cvwnseme/supplier-conversations-invoice-status.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dad180cd90f820)](https://www.medius.com/solutions/supplier-conversations/)

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### 99% automated\* e-Invoicing

Processing [e-Invoices](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/einvoicing/ "eInvoicing") and EDI invoices with ease, leveraging AI to provide smart visualization of otherwise complex eInvoice structures and formats, powering complete automation across the endless variations of electronic invoice formats. *(\*patent pending)*

[Explore e-Invoicing](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/einvoicing/ "eInvoicing")

[!\[eInvoicing screen\](https://www.medius.com/media/4zinljvo/einvoicing.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dccdee480a0900)](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/einvoicing/)

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### Touchless Payments

Straight-through processing extends into your payments, furthering the reach of autonomy across the Medius Spend Management suite. Trusted suppliers can be given the green light for automatic payment approval, getting those important vendors paid faster and freeing up the AP team for other valuable tasks.

[Explore Medius Payments](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-payments/ "Medius Payments")

[!\[Touchless payments screen\](https://www.medius.com/media/kmtfkgbb/touchless-payments.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dce87a4415b640)](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-payments/)

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### Intelligent Expense Management

[Medius Expense](https://www.medius.com/solutions/expense/ "Expense") (formerly Expensya) uses intelligent technology to automate expense report review and reconciliation so that you don’t have to. Automatically identify potential fraud – using anomaly detection technology to proactively spot out-of-the-ordinary expense amounts, duplicate expenses, check receipt validity or identify other patterns that reveal risks.

[Explore Medius Expense](https://www.medius.com/solutions/expense/ "Expense")

See smart AI-features in action

[!\[Expense screen\](https://www.medius.com/media/3dtpsu43/duplicate-expense-alert-en.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dbdbc921923120)](https://www.medius.com/solutions/expense/)

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## Prevent AI-generated receipt fraud.

Stop AI-generated receipt fraud before it compromises your expense process or compliance. The AI Receipt Verification feature of Medius Expense flags suspicious receipts by alerting approvers to investigate and take action (reject or approve) without leaving the workflow.

See an example of how it works below.

1. Employee adds expense

- 1. Employee adds expense
- 2. Employee submits report
- 3. Manager receives report
- 4. Manager reviews expense

## 1. Employee adds an expense using an AI-generated receipt

With the increasing availability and output of AI engines, it’s easier than ever
for employees to fabricate a receipt and attach it to an expense report.

**Employee view of expense**

![Employee view when submitting an expense](https://www.medius.com/media/203n2gat/ai-receipt-empolyee-expense-medius-en.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dd08cf1413b030)

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**See receipt up close**

![AI generated receipt](https://www.medius.com/media/k3mfyxbv/ai-receipt-up-close-medius-en.jpg?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dd0f0f16410970)

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## 2. Employee submits report which gets routed to the approver

The AI-generated receipt is uploaded and submitted as a PDF or image file, something that would be nearly
impossible to differentiate from credible receipts in traditional expense report management systems.

![Employee view of report](https://www.medius.com/media/hhqlnqsp/ai-receipt-employee-report-medius-en.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dd08cf133b0370)

## 3. Manager receives report and sees alert if suspicious activity is detected

Thanks to the AI Receipt Verification feature, Medius Expense serves an alert to approvers or admins, flagging AI-generated receipts without alerting the employee submitting the report.

![Manager view of employee reports](https://www.medius.com/media/lcujqe5f/ai-receipt-manager-report-medius-en.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dd08cf15530e00)

## 4. Manager reviews expense details

Now that the approver or admin is aware that the submitted expense contains a potentially AI-generated receipt,
they can take the appropriate action to follow up according to their company’s policies.

![Manager view of employee expense](https://www.medius.com/media/jkqdtlck/ai-receipt-manager-expense-medius-en.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dd08cf14c4b0b0)

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## Breaking down AI buzzwords in accounts payable

With so many different claims about what AI can and cannot do, it’s easy to get confused about the limits and meanings of AI and how it impacts the way accounts payable operates. To get a clear picture of how artificial intelligence is changing the way the world looks at invoices, you need to move beyond buzzwords and get a better grasp of the fundamentals that make AI so powerful. Not sure where to start? Head over to our blog to learn more.

[Read more](https://www.medius.com/blog/breaking-down-ai-buzzwords-in-accounts-payable/ "Breaking down AI buzzwords in accounts payable")

## Benefits of Medius AI-powered autonomous AP

### Move faster and smarter

Unlike their human colleagues, AI algorithms don’t get tired or overworked. They can apply the correct coding and routing based on previous patterns and clues within the invoice. That means you can expect to get your invoices captured, coded and paid faster and more efficiently.

### Get superior control and visibility

AI-powered accounting software aggregates and generate visualizations of important financial data, centralizing information in a way that makes it easier to manage. This gives you greater control over cash flow and the ability to leverage data in more meaningful ways.

### Improve vendor relationships

At the core of keeping your suppliers happy is making sure they're paid on time. AI-backed e-invoicing and touchless processing increase processing times, so payments get out the door on time, every time.

### Increase liquidity

AP teams that focus on an autonomous process can forecast earlier and more accurately. Real-time, accurate cash forecasting means better planning and management of liquidity and working capital.

### Improve fraud detection

AI can track and raise the red flag for anomalies throughout the entire invoice lifecycle. Technology compiles these alerts for review, which lets AP teams stop fraudsters in their tracks and put an end to mistakes before they impact the company's cash.

### Build sustainable growth-focused AP

AI algorithms learn from every invoice processed, increasing in accuracy and efficiency. AI also creates a cohesive environment for all your accounts payable processes, integrating seamlessly with your ERP system and other financial applications. You can also keep tabs on vendor performance for future supply chain strategy.

## AI or traditional AP tools?
Let’s break it down.

Curious about how AI stacks up against traditional AP tools? This guide breaks it all down. From fraud detection to faster ROI, you’ll see the key benefits of AI in action. Plus, we’ve included a buyer checklist and decision framework to help you make the best choice.

[Get a copy](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/buyers-comparison-guide-for-ap-automation-ai-vs-traditional-tools/ "Buyers comparison guide for AP automation: AI vs. traditional tools")

[!\[Buyer’s comparison guide for AP automation: AI vs. traditional tools - guide cover\](https://www.medius.com/media/maifrk4z/resource-menu_buyers-comparison-guide-apa.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dbd0ec072d4c30)](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/buyers-comparison-guide-for-ap-automation-ai-vs-traditional-tools/)

“Medius provides state-of-the-art AI and machine learning that is superior to the system we had in place. It *actually* grows 'smarter' with every invoice.”

**Michael Weare**
Project Manager, Granngården

[Read the case study](https://www.medius.com/resources/case-studies/granngarden/ "Granngarden")

[![Granngården logo](https://www.medius.com/media/btfphkx2/granngarden.png?rmode=max&width=286&height=44)](https://www.medius.com/resources/case-studies/granngarden/ "Granngarden")

## It’s time to reset the standard for AP automation

Medius goes beyond automation to deliver AI-driven, autonomous AP. We believe autonomous AP is the great differentiator. The ability to compile data and manage invoice processing without human oversight goes beyond anything other automation systems are capable of, making the difference between removing manual tasks from AP staff and removing people from the AP process altogether, where they can shift their focus to more valuable tasks.

Discover what autonomous AP means at Medius and how we envision the future of AI and accounts payable [here](https://www.medius.com/ai-innovation/autonomous-accounts-payable/ "Autonomous Accounts Payable").

[Learn more](https://www.medius.com/ai-innovation/autonomous-accounts-payable/ "Autonomous Accounts Payable")

## Automated AP is good.
Autonomous AP is everything.

[Guides & Reports
Ardent Partners’ The State of AP in 2026: AI Rising](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/ardent-partners-state-of-ap/)

[Guides & Reports
From Automated to AI-Driven: The Future of AP Automation](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/from-automated-to-ai-driven-the-future-of-ap-automation/)

[Events and Webinars
Demystifying AI in AP: 5 Use Cases That Demonstrate AI's True Value](https://www.medius.com/resources/events-and-webinars/demystifying-ai-in-ap/)

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