Accounts Payable Update
Face-to-face
£250.00
Full day
Update courses allow you the opportunity to network with other AP/P2P/AR professionals and is a must to ensure continued compliance. Pick up the tools you need to strategise and plan, whilst hearing from industry experts and sponsors on a range of key topics and updates.
Plus, choose our Birmingham location for a bumper full day session in collaboration with the CICM, or our London location in partnership with O2C Labs
Why this course?
- Be in the know about the latest regulation changes affecting the Accounts Payable Industry, with guidance on adapting your department.
- Demonstrations from APA's Solution Partners on the most effective systems and products available.
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What to expect on the agenda!
AI is reshaping Accounts Payable - but understanding it is key to using it safely and effectively.
This session cuts through the hype to explain what AI really means for AP/P2P teams. We’ll demystify key terms such as machine learning, LLMs, and agentic AI, show where they sit within AP/P2P automation solutions, and explore how they support day-to-day processes while keeping compliance, control, and governance front of mind.
We’ll highlight what AI does well, where its limits are, and why understanding its impact matters. The session concludes with an open Q&A and a post-event process review opportunity to help teams identify where AI can enhance what they already have in place.
Tim Annis CEO of Bluechain describes the Trends in digital payments, providing his perspective on B2B Payments and how to create harmony between suppliers and customers and understand how digital payments and Bluechain can straddle AP and AR, both sides of the same coin.
Commercial cards are no longer just a payment method, they’re a strategic lever for control, efficiency, and stronger working capital outcomes.
In this thought leadership session, Lloyds explores how modern commercial card solutions can help AP and Credit Management teams move spend out of traditional payment processes, enable embedded, system-to-system payments, and unlock data-driven insight. We’ll examine how cards can improve cash flow for buyers and suppliers, support earlier payment and discount strategies, and strengthen controls without increasing operational burden.
Through practical examples and real-world success stories, we’ll share best-practice approaches to implementation and show how a consultative, data-led mindset can deliver future-ready payment strategies.
See how using the latest AI technology can improve and develop international finance operations to ensure consistency and compliance across geographically dispersed teams, increasing capability for operational teams.
Presented by Robert Brooker, this session will provide a timely update on the evolving “Failure to Prevent Fraud” landscape and what it means for transactional finance teams. Explore the regulatory developments, practical implications for Accounts Payable and wider finance functions, and the key controls and preventative measures organisations should be considering to mitigate risk.
Delivered by Hays Recruitment, this session will explore the latest trends shaping the recruitment landscape. Gain up-to-date insights into salary benchmarking, current hiring challenges, and practical strategies for attracting and retaining top talent within Accounts Payable and Credit Management teams.
Chris Sanders and Kat Moy go head-to-head in a lively panel discussion on “The AR/AP Case for Connected Finance”, debating why true connectivity across the end-to-end process is no longer optional and what it really means in practice.
Accounts Payable Update Course
£250.00 +VAT
1 days
Update courses allow you the opportunity to network with other AP/P2P professionals and is a must to ensure continued compliance.
Pick up the tools you need to strategise and plan, whilst hearing from industry experts and sponsors on a range of key topics and updates.
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FAQs
Corporate and Enterprise Members will receive communication prior to the event about booking their places. If you haven't received your invite then please contact your Account Manager or email education@ap-association.co.uk
Yes! Additional places can be purchased via your account manager, or alternatively you can email education@ap-association.co.uk.
The Update Courses is a one-day course.
No! The APA Update Course is created for Accounts Payable Professionals from any sector, providing essential information on regulation changes, new technology, with a chance to learn from other AP experts within our community.
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