The Race Is On: How AP Leaders Can Stay Ahead of 2026’s Biggest Disruptions

Accounts payable is transforming faster than any other function in finance.  New payment rails, AI-powered automation, escalating fraud threats, and shrinking resources are putting AP leaders at a critical crossroads.  Those who act now will gain efficiency, reduce risk, and elevate AP’s role in the business.  Those who wait may fall behind competitors and expose their organization to risk.  This webinar will reveal the insights from an Edenred Pay survey of AP leaders, including the biggest priorities, pressures, and opportunities AP teams will face over the next 12 months.  You’ll walk away with a clear roadmap for preparing your department for the future, before the future arrives.

What you’ll learn: 

• The shift in supplier payments and what it means for cash flow and relationships
• How invoice exceptions are quietly damaging supplier satisfaction and how to eliminate them
• Why AI in AP is moving from buzz to business-critical and the best use cases to start with
• The most common fraud threats and the controls proven to stop them
• The biggest barriers holding AP automation back and how leaders are overcoming them

Mark Brousseau
President, Brousseau & Associates 

Over the past 30 years, Mark Brousseau has established himself as a thought leader on accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments and document automation.   A popular speaker at industry conferences and on webinars and podcasts, Brousseau advises prominent end-users and solutions and services providers on how to use automation to improve document- and payments-driven business processes.  Brousseau has chaired numerous educational conferences and has served on several industry committees and boards.  He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and three sons.

Joe Denson
CFO, Edenred Pay

Johannes “Joe” Denson serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Edenred Pay USA, bringing over 20 years of leadership experience from his roles at Fortis, Cardlytics, and Worldpay. He earned his MBA from UMass Amherst and holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Georgia Southern University.