Connector empowers customers to migrate to SAP Cloud ERP and future-proof accounts payable
CHARLOTTE, NC, May 6, 2026 - Basware, the global leader in Invoice Lifecycle Management (ILM), today announced that its Connector for SAP Cloud ERP Private has earned SAP Clean Core certification, making the company among the first AP solution providers worldwide to meet SAP's highest standards for clean, upgrade-safe integration.
With SAP’s 2027 maintenance deadline pushing thousands of companies toward SAP Cloud ERP (S/4HANA), keeping AP automated through the transition has become a top priority for finance leaders. The elite Clean Core certification, which Basware is among the first AP solution providers worldwide to achieve, means the Basware connector works side-by-side with SAP without touching the core system, so organizations avoid the custom code and workarounds that make future upgrades expensive and risky.
“With the 2027 deadline looming, Basware is among the first AP providers to earn Clean Core certification, proving our connector meets SAP's integration standards,”
said Jon Stevens, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Alliances, Basware.“This certification validates that when our customers migrate to SAP Cloud ERP, AP accelerates, compliance headaches vanish and the core stays clean.”
Consistent with the principles of a clean core strategy, the Basware Connector for SAP Cloud ERP (S/4HANA) Private keeps invoice processing and AP automation running continuously, during the migration and after go-live, so finance teams don’t lose a day of productivity. Instead of building custom integrations that break with every SAP update, organizations get a pre-built, SAP-certified connection that plugs Basware Invoice Lifecycle Management (ILM) solutions directly into the SAP Cloud ERP ecosystem, enabling Basware’s invoice-centric AI to help automate routine invoice work, reduce manual rework, and keep invoices moving during and after migration.
Global enterprises running SAP Cloud ERP need a specialist AP layer to realize its full potential: touchless processing across complex invoice variability, compliance with 60+ e-invoicing mandates, AI-powered processing, and a unified supplier network. And Basware ILM delivers it.
More than 650 SAP customers already run Basware as part of their SAP landscape. And their strategy is paying off, with many organizations seeing double-digit millions in savings, with automation reducing manual effort and unlocking working capital benefits.
Take KION Group. The company implemented Basware’s ILM solutions to automate AP, and has cut its cycle time by 50% while enabling reliable cash-flow forecasting during the S/4HANA transition. According to Taryn Challenger, Process Owner for Invoice Management AP, KION, Basware’s solutions have also been a “huge help” in driving a smooth transition to SAP Cloud ERP, noting that the company uses them to “tidy up our accounts so we do not take inaccurate things from one system and put them into another,” she said.
“The companies getting the most from their SAP investments are the ones that refuse to let AP go dark during migration,” Stevens said. “Our customers already running Basware alongside their ERP are processing invoices faster, capturing early-payment discounts, and giving their CFOs clean AP data from day one, not six months after go-live.”
To learn more about the Basware Connector for SAP Cloud ERP Private and how it can help your organization optimize AP before, during, and after your SAP Cloud ERP migration, click here.
Basware is how finance leaders in global enterprises can finally automate their complex, labor-intensive invoice processes and stay compliant with regulatory change. Our AP automation and invoicing platform helps you achieve a new level of efficiency – in a matter of months – while reducing errors and risks. We bring a unique combination of true automation, complete coverage, and deeper expertise to make it all just happen for our customers. That’s why the world’s most efficient AP departments at thousands of companies rely on Basware to handle over 220 million invoices per year. Basware. Now it all just happens.™
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Abs Hassanali
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