Sage and Yooz expand Purchase-to-Pay automation to UK and Ireland
Sage and Yooz have announced an expansion of their Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) automation partnership, bringing Yooz's cloud-based invoice processing and accounts payable tools to organisations using selected Sage products across the UK, Ireland, Africa and the Middle East. The rollout follows a successful earlier deployment in France and is described by the companies as the next phase of a broader global expansion, with North America listed as a future target market.
The partnership positions Yooz as an Independent Software Vendor within the Sage ecosystem. Organisations can connect the two platforms via API, enabling automated end-to-end P2P workflows that include AI-assisted invoice processing, three-way matching, fraud detection, real-time budget tracking and configurable approval flows. The solution is cloud-based and supports multiple entities and unlimited users across desktop and mobile.
Juha Harkonen, VP Commercial Partner at Sage, said: "By expanding access to Yooz's Purchase-to-Pay automation capabilities through Sage, we're giving customers access to an integrated solution that helps reduce manual effort, improve visibility across financial workflows and build more efficient finance operations."
Sage cited its own research finding that 79% of CFOs identify process automation as a top priority for improving operational efficiency, a figure the companies use to frame the commercial rationale for the expansion.
Market context
The accounts payable and P2P automation market has grown materially over the past three years, driven by CFO pressure to reduce headcount costs and strengthen audit trails ahead of tightening e-invoicing mandates. Yooz claims a base of more than 7,000 customers and 600,000 users worldwide, and says it offers more than 250 native ERP connectors, giving it broad integration reach across mid-market finance stacks. Sage, meanwhile, serves millions of small and mid-sized businesses globally, giving Yooz a ready-made distribution channel that pure-play AP automation vendors must build independently.
Competitors in this space include Basware, Medius, Coupa (now part of SAP), Tipalti and a cluster of regional vendors. The category is consolidating, with larger ERP vendors increasingly acquiring or deeply embedding AP automation capabilities rather than relying solely on ISV partnerships. That trend creates both an opportunity and a risk for Yooz: Sage's distribution is valuable, but native AP features within Sage itself could narrow the addressable white space over time.
Regulatory read-across
The UK and Irish expansion is timely from a compliance standpoint. The UK government has signalled its intention to mandate e-invoicing for business-to-business transactions, aligning with moves already under way across the EU, where the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) directive is pushing member states toward structured digital invoicing by 2030. Organisations that adopt P2P automation platforms now are better positioned to meet those requirements without a disruptive late migration. For Yooz, landing customers in the UK and Ireland before mandatory e-invoicing frameworks crystallise is a credible go-to-market rationale.
Laurent Charpentier, CEO of Yooz, framed the expansion in terms of helping organisations "improve efficiency, strengthen control and accelerate digital transformation." The company did not disclose contract terms, revenue targets or the number of Sage customers currently in scope for the new rollout.