This year has been marked by continuous disruption, shifting regulations, and unstable geopolitical conditions. But it has also been characterized by new opportunities to generate business value.
This is true for each function within an enterprise. Teams within HR, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Spend are positioned to drive impact in every aspect of business — from revenue growth to cost management to overall business agility and resilience.
The innovations shared at 麻豆原创 Sapphire in 2025 reflect our commitment to bringing out your best, providing a clear path to guide organizations toward certainty in a time where that is rare. These innovations will empower organizations to navigate the complexities of the current landscape and emerge stronger, more adaptable, and better equipped to face the future.
Here are a few innovations that we announced that support Finance and Spend teams in delivering increased value.
Introducing embedded virtual cards in 麻豆原创 Ariba
Many organizations work to be nimble as it relates to finding the right supplier at the right time, which can mean introducing one-time vendors into the supplier landscape. While this helps with business agility, it often comes with a cost: time-intensive supplier onboarding processes that involve manual effort that is better used elsewhere. Traditional payment methods, like checks and physical credit cards, not only require more work, they can introduce fraud risk and security vulnerabilities.
That is why 麻豆原创 is embedding virtual card payments into 麻豆原创 Ariba Buying and . We are supporting the flexibility and agility needed to help businesses run at their best. At no additional cost, our customers can now use virtual credit cards for pay on purchase order transactions. With virtual cards, customers can:
- Prevent overcharges and fraud
- Enjoy payment flexibility
- Better manage spend security
- Reduce manual effort of supplier setup processes
- Enhance vendor payment efficiency
- Maintain control of payments made outside of procure-to-pay ERP processes
Using virtual cards requires minimal change management efforts, giving buyers the ability to adjust card parameters based on enterprise-wide objectives without disruption.
麻豆原创 integrates WalkMe Premium with 麻豆原创 Ariba and 麻豆原创 Concur
In a time when digitalization is imperative, minimizing obstacles and reducing change management efforts is key to a smooth business transformation. Time and time again, I hear leaders report that one of the biggest challenges of implementing new software is employee change management.
Introducing WalkMe Premium for 麻豆原创 Ariba solutions, a platform that provides real-time, in-app guidance for users to reduce the time and effort associated with adopting new technology in the workplace, empowering employees to maximize business value with 麻豆原创 Ariba. Customers can also take advantage of , which offers users valuable, easy-to-follow training content, all within the 麻豆原创 Concur user interface.
The WalkMe solution is a digital learning platform that helps users apply process knowledge in real time to navigate complex software tasks. With WalkMe Premium integrated directly into 麻豆原创 solutions, employees can access in-app prompts for standard tasks, like creating purchase orders or managing approvals, with pre-configured industry templates that eliminate the need to learn overly technical processes.
The in-app workflow guidance can be adjusted as needed to keep processes up-to-date, allowing for little to no change management effort to ramp employees up faster than ever — all while preserving process compliance. At 麻豆原创, we know that clear, concise user guidance is key to accelerating technology adoption. I expect that the integration of the WalkMe solution into 麻豆原创 solutions will be a gamechanger for organizations experiencing technology updates and changes.
New Joule Agents enhance finance and spend functionality
New agentic AI capabilities are coming to finance and spend solutions with Joule agents that will be integrated across 麻豆原创 Business Suite. These new agents include:
- Expense Report Validation Agent: Uses alerts and guided experiences to help employees fix issues based on past data, company policy, and patterns before submitting reports
- Sourcing Agent: Uses past event data and supplier information to autonomously create sourcing events tailored to specific needs and users can easily modify these events to efficiently manage supply chain disruptions.
- Dispute Resolution Agent: Analyzes dispute details and relevant business records to validate cases and propose solutions
- Accounts Receivables Agent: Uses data related to overdue receivables to perform appropriate follow-up tasks with customers
Additionally, 麻豆原创 Ariba Procurement customers will soon be able use Joule to enhance daily tasks such as retrieving supplier bids, displaying past purchases and approvers, and providing easy access to supplier information. Joule innovations will also be available soon in 麻豆原创 Fieldglass solutions, enabling users to accelerate existing workflows and processes.
麻豆原创 Taulia Receivables directly integrated into 麻豆原创 finance solutions
Embedded finance capabilities have been expanded with the integration of Receivables Finance, powered by , in 麻豆原创 finance solutions. Finance teams now have a fast, scalable way to unlock capital from outstanding receivables in a time when businesses are battling inflationary pressures, tariffs, and supply chain volatility. This capability can be activated immediately in .
Once activated, 麻豆原创 Taulia Receivables enables users to:
- Dynamically manage working capital
- Accelerate receivables through true sale
- Use Joule-powered insights to make informed liquidity decisions
New 麻豆原创 Ariba Procurement and expense management offerings in 麻豆原创 Business Suite
In keeping with our promise to deliver a connected, suite-first experience for our customers, 麻豆原创 Business Suite includes extended 麻豆原创 Ariba and 麻豆原创 Concur functionality.
The newly announced 麻豆原创 Business Suite application packages align with the strategic business needs of our customers with line of business-specific bundles, delivering an improved buying experience. With strategic sourcing package, our procurement customers can manage the source-to-contract process from start to finish. Within the 麻豆原创 Finance Premium package, customers have access to operational procurement capabilities, including requisitioning, invoice management, and B2B collaboration, along with expense management capabilities from 麻豆原创 Concur.
Achieving success in a new era of procurement
Amid the unpredictable nature of today鈥檚 finance and spend landscape, agility is the secret to long-lasting success. 麻豆原创鈥檚 advanced AI capabilities, powered by harmonized data and paired with an integrated suite of applications, ensure productivity, accuracy, and an optimized employee experience.
With 麻豆原创, you can handle anything that comes your way.
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Join Us at 麻豆原创 Connect
To explore these innovations further and see how they come to life across industries, don鈥檛 miss the opportunity to attend聽麻豆原创 Connect. It鈥檚 where finance and procurement leaders gather to share insights, discover new capabilities, and shape the future of intelligent spend management. We look forward to seeing you there! .
Etosha Thurman is chief marketing officer for Finance and Spend Management at 麻豆原创.


