For SSCs & BPOs — AP Operations

AP automation that stays
in your infrastructure.
Up to 80% lower cost.

IRISXtract™ SPAP cuts invoice processing costs by up to 80%. No supplier templates. No cloud lock-in. Your data stays in your infrastructure. IRIS does not host it. Direct ERP export from day one.

80%

Cost cut on data entry

Supplier templates needed

e-Invoicing compliance — Peppol & ZUGFeRD

SAP

Oracle · Dynamics — direct export

✓ On-premises or private cloud

✓ GDPR-ready data handling

✓ Multi-tenant SDK for BPO scale

✓ Peppol & ZUGFeRD ready

Free Assessment

See exactly where your AP operation is losing time and money

One 30-minute call with an IRIS AP specialist. We map your invoice volume, data environment, and ERP setup against the SPAP model and show you the gap.

What happens next: An IRIS specialist contacts you within one business day to confirm your slot and send a short pre-call questionnaire.

Where AP Operations Break Down

At high volume, manual AP processes stop working

These are the four failure points that AP Managers and SSC Leads describe when they decide to replace their existing tooling.

Supplier template maintenance

Every new supplier or layout change means manual template work. At SSC or BPO scale, hundreds of formats across multiple clients, template maintenance becomes the primary cost driver, not invoice processing itself.

Cloud platforms blocked by data residency

Finance SSCs with GDPR obligations and sector-specific data residency requirements cannot move to cloud-hosted AP platforms without legal exposure. The market has not offered a performant on-premises alternative at enterprise scale. SPAP does.

Line-item exceptions killing SLA performance

Standard OCR fails on complex invoice table structures. Every exception requires manual handling. In high-volume SSC operations, the exception rate is the single biggest drag on SLA compliance and team capacity.

BPO infrastructure scaling linearly with client count

Single-tenant AP tools require one installation per client. Infrastructure and maintenance costs grow with every new BPO contract. The business model stops working at scale. SPAP's multi-tenant SDK runs multiple client workflows on one installation.

IRISXtract™ SPAP

Built for AP volume. Built for data control.

An on-premises and private cloud AP automation platform built on IRISXtract™. Deployed into your infrastructure by IRIS or a qualified IS partner. You own the data environment. IRIS never touches it.

Free-form extraction. Zero templates.

IRISXtract™ reads any invoice format without supplier templates. Unlimited suppliers. When a supplier changes their layout, the extraction engine adapts automatically. No per-supplier template maintenance required.

IRIS Table Finder. Line-item precision.

IRIS-built table extraction captures complex invoice line items with accuracy standard OCR cannot reach. The primary driver of exception rate reduction in high-volume SSC operations.

Direct ERP export. No middleware.

Verified invoice data routes directly into SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and other enterprise systems. No flat-file workarounds. No additional middleware for standard integrations.

Multi-tenant SDK. One install, many clients.

Run multiple client AP workflows on one platform instance. Infrastructure cost does not scale with client count. One deployment covers your entire BPO AP portfolio.

80%

Cost reduction on AP data entry

Configurable approval workflow steps

Supplier templates — unlimited formats

API

Direct ERP routing — SAP, Oracle, Dynamics

Deployment model

On-Premises · Private Cloud (Azure, AWS, private data center) · Hybrid
IRIS does not host. Your team or a qualified IS partner maintains the data environment. Full data residency compliance. GDPR-ready data handling.

How It Works

From invoice intake to ERP in four steps

No templates, no manual re-keying, no middleware. This is what the SPAP process looks like in your environment.

Scan & Import

Invoices enter the system via scan, email, SFTP, fax, or direct ERP connection. Any source, any format.

Free-Form Extraction

IRISXtract™ reads all invoice fields and line items automatically. No templates. The extraction engine handles format variation on its own.

Content Check & Validation

The Content Check engine examines individual fields and their relationships against your master data. Errors are caught before they reach the ERP.

Direct ERP Export

Clean, validated invoice data exports directly into SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, or your ECM/BPM/RPA system. No manual re-entry. No flat files.

IRISXtract™ SPAP vs. Cloud-Only AP Platforms

The capability gaps that SSC & BPO buyers run into

These are factual differences, not positioning. They are what AP and IT leads discover when they put the platforms side by side.

Capability	IRISXtract™ SPAP	Cloud-Only AP Platforms
On-prem / private cloud deployment	Yes — full flexibility	Not available — cloud only
Template-free extraction	Yes — unlimited suppliers, zero templates	Partial — template config required per supplier
Complex line-item extraction	Yes — IRIS Table Finder IP	Limited — standard OCR, high exception rate on complex layouts
Direct ERP integration	Yes — SAP, Oracle, Dynamics via API	Partial — flat file export, middleware often required
Multi-tenant BPO architecture	Yes — one install, multiple client workflows	Not available — separate install per client
Data residency compliance	Yes — IRIS does not host, client owns environment	Not available — shared cloud infrastructure
Extraction engine ownership	Yes — IRIS-owned extraction engine, no third-party OCR dependency	Varies — many rely on licensed third-party OCR

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Customer Results

What AP teams achieved after switching to IRISXtract™

Uvex Group

Global manufacturer · High-volume AP environment

Processing time: days → hours

By implementing the invoice processing solution, we reduced the processing time from several days to just a few hours.

Jörg Burmeister

Head of Accounting & Insurances

Carglass

Pan-European automotive services · Multi-entity AP operation

Faster processing · Stronger internal controls

Processing time for invoices was reduced through scanning and workflow, and our authority over commitments and documents in circulation increased significantly.

Ute Wedding

Team Leader of Payables

Holcim

Global construction materials group · Enterprise AP scale

Efficiency & quality gains in AP

By implementing the automatic invoice capturing system, we realized our potential in terms of efficiency and quality in the area of invoice processing.

Ursula Tiehm

Head of Accounts Payable

Questions we get asked before every AP assessment

Is SPAP a SaaS product?

No. SPAP is deployed on your infrastructure: on-premises, private cloud, or hybrid. IRIS does not host the application or have access to your invoice data.

How long does deployment take?

Deployment is handled by IRIS or a qualified IS partner. Timeline depends on your environment complexity and ERP configuration. The assessment call is where we scope this properly.

We already have an AP tool. Why switch?

Most AP tools reaching their limit on template maintenance, exception rates, or data residency compliance are cloud-first platforms. SPAP addresses all three gaps without requiring a cloud migration.

Does this work for BPOs managing multiple clients?

Yes. The multi-application / multi-tenant SDK is specifically built for BPO environments. Multiple client workflows run on a single platform instance. Infrastructure cost does not scale with client count.

How do we justify the investment internally?

We scope ROI during the assessment based on your current invoice volume, manual processing cost, and exception rate. Customers like Uvex and Holcim documented efficiency and processing time gains from deployment. Most AP automation investments at this scale recover within 12 months — the assessment is where we model that for your specific operation.

AP automation that stays in your infrastructure. Up to 80% lower cost.