Pivot Raises $40 Million to Rebuild Enterprise Procurement Around Agentic AI
Pivot announced a $40 million Series B round, bringing its total funding to $70 million, to accelerate its AI‑driven procurement operating system. The platform claims to unify sourcing, approvals, invoicing and payments while delivering real‑time spend visibility before financial exposure hits ERP systems. Pivot already processes roughly $3 billion in invoices each year across more than 25 countries, with enterprise customers such as DoorDash, Lemonade and Flix. Investors see procurement as a largely untapped AI frontier, positioning Pivot as a potential market leader.
AvidXchange and Centerbase Partner to Modernize AP Workflows for Law Firms
AvidXchange has been named the exclusive embedded payments partner for Centerbase, the legal practice management platform. The integration embeds AvidXchange’s Accounts Payable as a Service directly into Centerbase, allowing law firms to approve invoices, execute payments and reconcile transactions without...
From Automation to Execution: How Agentic AI Is Redefining the Role of Finance Teams
Sage is advancing finance from simple automation to agentic AI that can execute tasks within workflows, shifting finance teams toward exception handling and strategic oversight. The company emphasizes built‑in governance—transparent reasoning, human approvals, and audit trails—to ensure CFOs can trust...
Beyond Lift-and-Shift: The Public Sector Playbook for ERP Modernization
Public sector agencies are moving legacy ERP systems to the cloud, but traditional lift‑and‑shift migrations leave compliance and manual processes untouched. A new playbook emphasizes process‑centric transformation, automated identity management, modular functional packages, and AI‑driven governance. The Commonwealth of Virginia’s...
Beyond Go-Live: Why ERP Success Depends on Training, Adoption, and Continuous Learning
Enterprises are increasingly recognizing that ERP success hinges on more than technology; user adoption and ongoing training are now seen as decisive factors. Joanne Harrison of Optimum highlights that treating training as a late‑stage task creates gaps between system capabilities...
Cyber Security Moves Up the SMB Agenda as AI Adoption Exposes Operational Gaps
Small and medium-sized businesses are elevating cyber security to a top strategic priority as AI, SaaS, and third‑party integrations expand their attack surface. A new IDC‑sponsored study of 2,200 SMBs across North America, Europe and South Africa finds 60% plan...
Forterro Bets on Vertical Manufacturing Software as Industrial ERP Consolidation Accelerates
Forterro announced it will acquire German software vendor 3E, adding specialised ERP, production planning and machine‑interface tools for the windows‑and‑doors sector. The deal, slated to close in Q2 2026, expands Forterro’s portfolio of vertical manufacturing solutions that already includes Orgadata, BM...
ERP News Magazine May 2026 – Issue #60
ERP News Magazine released its May 2026 Issue 60, centering on the shift of cloud ERP from a simple hosting model to a platform that unites people, processes, applications, and intelligence. The edition emphasizes data sovereignty, AI‑driven execution, channel‑ecosystem strategy, CRM‑ERP...
Evergreen’s Pine Services Group Enters Australia with Stratus Consulting Group Acquisition
Evergreen’s Pine Services Group has entered Australia by acquiring Stratus Consulting Group, its 17th growth acquisition. Stratus, a mid‑market ERP integrator founded in 2017, has delivered over 700 projects on platforms such as MYOB Acumatica, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central...
UST Acquires Taciti Consulting to Expand SAP Capabilities Amid Rising ERP Services Demand
UST Global has purchased SAP‑focused consultancy Taciti Consulting, adding deep SAP expertise to its portfolio. The deal, whose financial terms were undisclosed, is aimed at strengthening UST’s ability to deliver large‑scale SAP S/4HANA transformations. The move reflects mounting demand for...
Channel Partners Redefined: Driving ERP Transformation Beyond Implementation
ERP channel partners are evolving from pure resellers to strategic advisors who guide customers through evaluation, implementation, extension, and long‑term optimization. Holly Oberbroeckling of Epicor highlights that partners must now deliver industry‑specific expertise, integration skills, and post‑go‑live support tied to...
AvidXchange Expands Embedded Payments Strategy with Ministry Brands Integration
AvidXchange has launched embedded payments within Ministry Brands’ accounting platform, which serves more than 90,000 churches and nonprofit organizations. The integration embeds the full accounts‑payable lifecycle—invoice capture, approval, and payment—directly into the existing software, eliminating the need for separate tools....
OpenGov Expands AI-Native Platform to Unify ERP, HCM, and Public Sector Operations
OpenGov announced a major upgrade to its Public Service Platform, merging its ERP system with human capital management (HCM) on a single data foundation. The AI‑native suite now includes OG Assist, an embedded assistant that guides users through tasks, data...
Dyna Software Achieves ServiceNow Elite Partner Status as Governance Demand Rises
Dyna Software has been elevated to Elite Partner status in the ServiceNow Partner Program, recognizing its deep technical expertise and enterprise‑scale delivery capabilities. The designation comes as organizations expand ServiceNow beyond ITSM into broader workflow and transformation initiatives, heightening the...
How RFID, ERP, and AI Work Together to Support Tracking in Manufacturing
Manufacturers are turning to a tightly coupled trio of RFID, ERP, and AI to achieve real‑time visibility and predictive decision‑making on the shop floor. RFID tags automatically capture material movements, feeding instant updates into modern, cloud‑based ERP platforms that serve...