Tipalti Features
Expense Reports (7)
Ease of Creating Expense Reports
Creation of expense reports takes little time and is intuitive for new users
Bank / Credit Card Integration
Can easily pull in receipts from all credit card statements
Smart Categorization
Automatically assigns categories/accounts based on past entries and credit card statements
Digital Receipt Management
Provides various methods to easily capture receipts digitally and can automatically parse receipts to create expenses report entries. Methods may include mobile photos, desktop drag and drop, etc.
Employee Reimbursement
Functionality to reimburse employees directly to their bank account or can easily integrate with payroll system
Currency Conversions
Enables easy entry of expenses in other currencies and converts to expense report currency
Credit Card Integration
Integrates with corporate or personal credit cards (import or bi-directional)
Travel Management (4)
Ease of Booking
Can book Flights, Hotels, and Rental cars directly from software.
Itinerary Management
Creates travel itineraries based on booking
Trip Notifications
Integrates to calendaring systems and/or provides notifications of upcoming flights, hotels, rental cars, etc.
Advanced Integrations
Allows advanced integrations to travel systems like Uber, airline ticketing systems, hotels, etc.
Client Invoicing (3)
Invoice Creation and Delivery
Ability to create and send printable or electronic invoices. Includes standard invoice style library that can be customized/branded.
Electronic Payments
Accepts electronic payments from clients
Project Accounting / Revenue Recognition
Provides adequate reporting and/or can integrate to AP systems to recognize revenue appropriately
Mobile (3)
Receipt Capture
Can easily capture receipts, parse receipts and convert/assign them to a report from mobile device
Mileage Tracking
Allows users to track mileage from mobile device using maps or GPS.
Travel Itinerary and Flight Status Updates
Mobile application can store travel itineraries, electronic documents, and updates user of travel delays/changes
Administration (6)
Business Tool Integration
Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems
Workflow
Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer
Automated Reminders
Sends automatic reminders to employees that have not completed expenses reports and/or timesheets
Policy Compliance Management
Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies
User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
PCI Regulation Compliant
Complies with PCI security standards
Platform (8)
Reporting
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.
APIs / Integration
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Internationalization
Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
Performance and Reliability
Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Mobile User Support
Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.
Offline
Provides users ability to create and access expense reports/timesheets while not connected to internet.
Embedded AI / Machine Learning
Offers embedded AI/machine learning
Complex Approval Workflow
Provides workflow for complex approval structures
Payment Methods (3)
ACH
Automated Clearing House (ACH) is an electronic network that processes large volumes of financial transactions, including B2B payments.
Credit and Debit
Corporate debit and credit cards used specifically for B2B payments
Wire Transfer
Electronic fund transfers between entities
Payment Processing (7)
Batch Processing
Payments can be processed by batch without manual intervention
Payments Scheduling
Ability to schedule payments at predefined dates and times
Automated Workflows
Workflows to manage every stage of the payment process
Self Service
Self-service portals and mobile apps to submit invoices for processing
Reconciliation
Match invoices, payments, and bank statement information
Settlements
Clearing of electronic payments to transfer funds from customers to suppliers
Payment Tracking
Track each stage of the payment process and manage payments history
Security and Compliance (5)
P2PE
Point-to-point encryption to convert sensitive financial information into indecipherable code
Fraud Management
Features to protect companies from attempts to steal sensitive information like credit card details
SSL Encryption
Secure Sockets Layer is the standard security protocol for encryption of electronic data
SOX
Comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to protect companies and the public from accounting erros and fraud
SOC
Ensure compliance with Association of International Certified Professional Accountants standards for cloud vendors SOC1 and SOC 2
Integration (17)
Agnostic Integration
The software can be integrated with any other products
Reporting Consolidation
Reports are generated using financial data from multiple sources
Plugins and APIs
The vendor provides pugins and APIs that customers can use to create custom integrations
Accounting
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
Payment Integration
Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software
ERP
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Accounting
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
Payments
Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software
ERP
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Account Sync
Sync with company accounts to transfer payments for approved invoices
Accounting
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
Payments
Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software
ERP
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Procurement
Allow integration with procurement software, such as Procure To Pay, RFP and Spend Management
Accounting
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
Payments
Integrates with other payments software
ERP
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Data Management (5)
Consolidation
Consolidate information from multiple sources or multiple entities
Classification
Classify information by category, supplier, or supplier
External Sources
Integrate with external sources for market intelligence
Integration
Integrates with ERP systems general ledgers for transfering of AP transaction data
Cleaning
Ability to cleanse and consolidate AP data
Analytics (14)
Benchmarking
Provide benchmarking options for comparison with peers
KPIs
Include standard spending KPIs that can be customized
Compliance
Deliver reports for compliance purposes
Errors
Analysis that identifies errors in AP processes such as duplicate payments, anomalies, and fraud
Due Dates
Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments
KPIs
Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments
Due Dates
Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments
KPIs
Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments
Payment Tracking
Track different types of payment such as deposits or partial payments
Visibility
Improve visibility into procurement activities across the company.
Performance
Monitor the performance of procurement operations
Spend
Analyze procurement spending and identify future trends.
Due Dates
Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments
KPIs
Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments
Invoice Management (6)
Capture
Provide features to capture invoices such as import or scanning
Supplier Portal
Allow suppliers to submit invoices using an online portal
Repository
Deliver a central repository of AP documents, such as POs and invoices
Capture
Provide features to capture and record invoices, such as import or scanning
Supplier Portal
Allow suppliers to submit invoices using an online portal
Repository
Deliver a central repository of AP documents, such as POs and invoices
Invoice Processing (12)
Matching
Ability to match AP invoices to POs, contracts, or payments
Payments
Identify incomplete or late supplier payments
Workflows
Include workflows for approvals and invoice processing
Tax Compliance
Comply with local and global tax regulations for collections
Approvals
Include workflows for approvals of invoices or payments
Batch Processing
Process multiple invoices without human intervention
Match Invoices
Match invoices with purchases and sales orders, as well as with payments
Matching
Ability to match AP invoices to POs, contracts, or payments
Payments
Identify incomplete or late supplier payments
Workflows
Include workflows for approvals and invoice processing
Tax Compliance
Comply with local and global tax regulations for collections
Submittal
Electronically submit invoices to buyers
Invoice Generation (3)
Templates
Provide standard invoice templates that can be customized by users
Digital Invoices
Ability to convert invoices to digital formats such as PDF
Recurring Invoices
Automatically generates invoices at pre-defined time intervals
Management (4)
Approval
Use criteria to add or remove suppliers to/from approved lists.
Communication
Manage communications with suppliers on multiple channels such as phone or email.
Documents
Capture and maintain documents related to suppliers and their products or services.
Receipt of Goods
Compare goods received with purchase orders and document variations
Planning (4)
Processses
Manage workflows and business processes for procurement.
Contracts
Provide standard procurement contracts that can be customized.
Content
Maintain a repository of content such as catalogs and other documents.
Requisition
Define requisition rules for various types of procurement
Supplier Management (3)
Evaluation
Allows users to evaluate supplier performance using standard and custom KPIs.
Selection
Provide features to compare suppliers and choose the best option for various activities.
Risk Management
Identify potential issues and how they may impact relationships with suppliers.
Execution (3)
Sourcing
Identify and assess suppliers for different products and services.
Purchasing
Electronically create and manage purchase orders for products and services.
Invoicing
Include features for procurement invoicing and e-invoicing.
Supplier Information (3)
Profiles
Create and manage supplier profiles that include contact and pricing information.
Qualifications
Identify the services and products provided by suppliers, as well as certifications.
History
Track history of all interactions and business transactions with suppliers.
Bill Generation (3)
Templates
Provide standard invoice templates that can be customized by users
Digital Billing
Ability to convert invoices to digital formats such as PDF
Recurring Billing
Automatically generates invoices at pre-defined time intervals
Bill Processing (3)
Consolidation
Allow users to consolidate multiple invoices into one
Batch Invoicing
Ability to create multiple types of invoices
Management
Manage invoicing for different types of products or services
Payment Types (2)
AP Automation
Manages large volumes of invoices and financial transactions between a company and its suppliers
E-Commerce
Facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions
Risk (3)
Analysis
Reduces future risks through root cause analysis and process improvement
Identification
Reduces frequency of errors, identifies risk and improves efficiency
Scoring
Scores suppliers and employees based on risk factors
Recovery (4)
Recoup
Identifies and recoups funds and prevents errors from happening again
Reporting
Offers reporting to aid in minimizing future lost profits and process breakdown
Historical payments
Approve, reject, or query historical payment transactions to identify anomalies
Overpayments
Recover overpayments, duplicate payments, or unused credits from suppliers
Audit (4)
Filters
Includes a library of audit-tested filters to identify AP outliers that are outside company policy
Post Audits
Conducts a post-audit analysis of large volumes of data to identify historical payment errors and automatically generate claims
Overpayments
Detects and prevents a wide range of overpayment errors
Duplicates
Detects and prevents a wide range of duplicate payments
Fraud (3)
Vendor Checks
Enables automatic checks of new vendors being set up in the system to combat potential billing schemes
Data Generation
Generates comprehensive data needed to conduct a thorough investigation
Monitoring
Provides continuous, proactive fraud monitoring across multiple systems and data formats
AP Data Processing (3)
Workflows
Constantly evaluate AP transactions to optimize workflows
Transparency
Improves management oversight by reconciling external data against internal transaction data
Controls
Strengthens process controls by using analysis to proactively reduce errors before they happen and detect fraud risk
Platform Basics (2)
Performance
Performs and secures payments efficiently on both the user and the consumer ends
Portal
Contains a portal to facilitate contractor access to payments
Platform Administration (3)
Integrations
Integrates with third-party HR software, such as systems for payroll, time & attendance, or core HR.
Compliance
Maintains compliance with payroll regulations.
Reporting
Provides analytics tools that reveal payment metrics of contractors over time
Platform Payment Content (3)
Document management
Manages necessary information of contractors for ease of visibiltiy and access.
Invoicing Tool
Generates invoices from HR departments for managing freelance, contract, and extended workforce.
Wage access
Gives employees the ability to view, manage, and withdraw earned wages before payday.
Agentic AI - Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis (1)
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Purchasing (2)
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Billing (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Agentic AI - Expense Management (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Agentic AI - Invoice Management (3)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - AP Automation (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment (1)
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Transaction Monitoring - Financial Fraud Prevention (3)
Payment monitoring
Monitors both incoming and outgoing payments to detect fraud, such as fake payees, bank accounts, or unathorized users.
Real-time risk monitoring
Reviews every transaction in real‑time using rules, pre-defined criteria or a combination of signals to block, flag, or allow transactions.
Threshold Management
Allows configuring custom rules/thresholds and adjusting sensitivity for different types of transactions.
Identity & Authentication - Financial Fraud Prevention (2)
Identity Verification
Uses documents, biometrics, or device fingerprinting to verify that a user is who they claim to be.
MFA
Detects unusual login or credential usage and requires additional authentication when a risk is present.
Behavioral & Analytics Detection - Financial Fraud Prevention (2)
Behavioral Analytics
Builds behavioral baselines to detect deviations in transactions and device usage.
Bot Detection
Monitors and blocks automated fraud bots, such as creating fake accounts.
Audit & Compliance - Financial Fraud Prevention (2)
Audit Trail
Tracks actions of users, rule changes, and other system events in secure logs
Reporting
Generates customlizable reports for regulatory requirements and ongoing compliance.
Generative AI - Expense Management (3)
Image-to-Text
Converts images into a textual description, identifying key elements.
Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Technology Glossary Features
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