What Dynamics 365 Business Central Users Need to Know about Embedded vs External AP Automation
Release Date: 05/26/2025
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For Dynamics 365 Business Central users, the decision between embedded and external accounts payable (AP) automation solutions can have a lasting impact on the organization. To understand the topic further, we spoke with Rob Ashe, Vice President of North America at SignUp Software, and David Huether, Chief Commercial Officer at NEXT 365 for North America, about their organizations' experiences partnering on Business Central projects and what they are learning from finance leaders implementing AP automation solutions.
BC customers want to invest in AP automation that delivers both greater efficiency and better operating conditions like improved security, integration, and consistency for user experiences.
The partnership between SignUp Software and Next365 is providing unique results in areas like process assessment and optimization, executive-level advisory scenarios, and implementation acceleration. For example, David shared a case study from the energy sector where Next365 helped a client replace an outdated industry-standard system with SignUp's ExFlow, achieving a lower total cost of ownership while improving functionality and reducing vendor lock-in.
Our guests also discuss some of the key market drivers that will propel their partnership forward, specifically around the needs of CFOs building more complex and constrained organizations. They also offer BC users some ideas for the future around financial performance and how to start making measurable steps forward in modernizing AP.
More from SignUp Software:
- To learn more about ExFlow, the only fully embedded AP automation solution for D365 Finance & Supply Chain Management, visit signupsoftware.com. To learn more about their partner Next365, visit next365group.com/