Medius, a leading global provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, today announces the introduction of MediusGo to the United States market. MediusGo is the entry version of Medius’ best-of-breed AP invoice automation offering, designed to support SME businesses by enabling unprecedented efficiency and control throughout the entire accounts payable process.
Medius has been present in the US market for 10+ years serving mid- to enterprise-sized businesses with AP automation and spend management solutions. Now, Medius is broadening their market presence by introducing the small business solution with a strong track record of successfully supporting more than 1,400 SME’s and 100,000 users in the Nordics for the past 20 years.
“Introducing MediusGo to the US market marks another important milestone on the Medius growth journey,” says Per Åkerberg, CEO of Medius. “I am confident that the experience and expertise our team has built into the MediusGo AP automation solution throughout the years will truly help SME’s in the US rapidly gain efficiency and improve financial control in their day-to-day work.”
Removing paper, errors and hassle for small businesses
According to market research conducted prior to the MediusGo US entry, there is great opportunity for improvements amongst small businesses in the US when it comes to accounts payable automation.
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The research reveals that:
- 62% of SME invoices are paper-based, including email with PDF attachment
- 55% of SMEs surveyed use spreadsheets for accounting
- 39% of survey respondents report issues with lost or missing invoices
- 35% of businesses surveyed report high processing costs as a major challenge with traditional accounts payable methods
- Survey respondents report an average lead time of 30 days to process invoices from receipt to payment
“MediusGo will help SME’s in the US digitize, simplify and accelerate the entire accounts payable process,” says Anna Leo, VP MediusGo, North America at Medius. “And our simple cloud deployment model makes it economically feasible for SME companies to invest in digital transformation projects that address these highly labor intensive and error-prone business processes.”
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