Reinventing Accounts Payable: Introducing the Payables Agent in Dynamics 365 Business Central

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With 12+ years of experience as a Microsoft Certified Dynamics 365 Consultant, including my role as COO and Co-founder, I've led over 30+ end-to-end implementations and played a key role in developing and designing three innovative products.

06/11/2025
10:14 am

Business Value

Manual Accounts Payable (AP) tasks like retrieving invoices, verifying data, and creating purchase entries are time-consuming and prone to error. With the new Payables Agent in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (public preview from July 2025), organizations can now automate and accelerate these AP processes—giving accounting teams more time to focus on high-value financial analysis.

At Square International Technologies Consulting, we see this as a game-changer for finance teams across the UAE and beyond.

What is the Payables Agent?

The Payables Agent is your new virtual AP assistant inside Business Central. It:

Sources vendor invoices from email or SharePoint
Uses Azure Document Intelligence and OCR to read and extract data from PDF attachments
Creates purchase invoices automatically, referencing your past purchase history or financial policies
Supports overhead expense management like utilities, rent, phone bills, and subscriptions

Key Capabilities in This Release

Smart Invoice Sourcing Pulls PDF invoices directly from Microsoft 365 inboxes or SharePoint, imports them to Business Central, and archives the originals—no more manual downloading!

OCR-Powered Document Processing Azure Document Intelligence + OCR ensures all invoice data is accurately captured, while a revamped viewer lets you verify it effortlessly.

Automated Invoice Creation Leverages your company’s accounting setup and transaction history to pre-fill purchase invoices—ready for approval and posting.

Future Expansion Coming soon: e-invoice support (via PEPPOL), supply chain expense handling, and custom rule-based processing to match open POs and support native API integrations.

Why It Matters to UAE Businesses

In a fast-paced, compliance-heavy region like the UAE, automating financial operations is not just a convenience—it’s a necessity. The Payables Agent is designed to:

Minimize human error
Reduce invoice processing time
Improve financial transparency
Enable scalability in finance teams

Are you ready to modernize your payables workflow with AI? Let Square International Technologies Consulting help you unlock the full potential of Business Central.