Quadient has launched AI-powered cash dashboard tools in its Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable software, giving finance teams a single, real-time view of cash flow and working capital.
The dashboard combines accounts payable and accounts receivable data that many finance departments still manage in separate systems. The aim is to give Chief Financial Officers and finance teams a clearer picture of liquidity, cash position, and forecast cash flow through one interface.
The product is being introduced to existing users of Quadient's AP and AR software. It brings together information often split across teams and workflows, allowing users to track payables, receivables, and available working capital in one place.
The software includes an AI assistant that summarises metrics selected by finance teams, including total payables, total receivables, and available working capital. Users can also ask natural-language questions about forecasts, payment activity, and working capital trends.
The launch reflects a broader push by software suppliers to add artificial intelligence to finance tools as companies seek faster access to operational data and tighter control over cash. Working capital management has become a greater priority for finance leaders looking to spot pressure points earlier and decide where cash is tied up in the business.
By linking incoming and outgoing payment data, the dashboard is intended to help users identify potential cash flow risks and improve forecasting. It can help businesses see whether funds are being delayed in collections or committed in payables, and whether capital can be released for other uses.
Finance visibility
Quadient positions the dashboard as a way to shift cash management from a reactive process to a more continuous one. Instead of requiring finance teams to chase separate figures across AP and AR systems, the software presents a combined view to support day-to-day monitoring and planning.
Lilac Schoenbeck, Senior Vice President of Digital Products at Quadient, outlined the rationale for the launch.
"The modern business landscape demands flexibility and clarity, with CFOs and finance teams needing a constant, clear and reliable understanding of cashflow without the need to chase numbers," said Schoenbeck.
"By highlighting data and insights from across accounts payable and accounts receivable, these new cash dashboard capabilities provide the complete financial picture organizations need to turn cash management from a back-office task into a strategic growth driver," Schoenbeck added.
The addition also shows how suppliers are trying to make finance software more conversational. Instead of relying only on preset reports, users are being offered tools that can answer direct questions about account status, forecast changes, and collection patterns.
This approach is aimed at finance teams that want faster access to information without relying on specialist analysts to produce reports. In practice, the effectiveness of such tools will depend on data quality, integration across systems, and the extent to which finance teams trust automated summaries.
Customer response
One customer cited by Quadient said the AI features could change how collections staff review account data and prioritise work. The comments came from eClinicalWorks, which uses Quadient's software.
"The AI assistant for account analysis and more customer-specific prompts is an absolute game-changer for how our collections team will work," said Rob Gagne, Finance Information Systems Manager at eClinicalWorks.
"It allows our team to quickly uncover insights, identify priority accounts, and drill into the data behind key trends. Having that level of visibility and analysis in one place helps us make more informed decisions and operate more efficiently," Gagne added.
Quadient operates in business automation software covering financial processes, customer communications, and mail and parcel management. The company is listed on Euronext Paris and is part of the CAC Mid & Small and CAC Technology indexes.
The launch adds to competition in software for finance departments, where providers are increasingly trying to connect back-office functions that were historically bought and managed separately. For users, the appeal lies less in the novelty of AI than in whether a single dashboard can provide a dependable view of available cash, what is due out, and what is still to be collected.
The new cash dashboard is available to customers using Quadient's Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable products.