Basware's Trustpair acquisition extends B2B fraud management coverage. Meng Liu, Principal Analyst Aug 26 2026 Generative AI (genAI) is changing the economics of B2B fraud. It enables criminals to create convincing supplier communications, impersonate executives, fabricate documents, and personalize business email compromise attacks faster and at lower cost. Agentic AI can push this further by automating multistep activities, such as researching targets, generating messages, and adapting outreach at scale. The threat is already escalating. Seventy-seven percent of fraud professionals reported an increase in deepfake social engineering over the previous two years, while 75% saw growth in genAI document fraud and forgery. Only 7% considered their organizations more than moderately prepared for AI-fueled fraud. This is the context for Basware's acquisition of Trustpair that was announced this week - the deal responds to an increasing need to validate more than the invoice itself, including supplier identity and payment details. Trustpair adds supplier and payment validation to Basware's controls. Traditional AP controls focus primarily on whether an invoice is legitimate, accurate, approved, and free from duplication. But a fraudster doesn't necessarily need to alter an invoice: By impersonating a legitimate supplier and changing its bank details, an attacker can redirect an otherwise valid payment. Trustpair addresses this risk by verifying supplier identity and bank account ownership during onboarding and account changes, continuously monitoring supplier data and checking payment files before funds move. Its platform supports supplier and account validation across more than 190 countries. That extends Basware's controls beyond invoice integrity into supplier and payment validation. Basware has historically focused on areas like duplicate payments, overpayments, pricing errors, missed discounts, refunds, and other forms of financial leakage. Trustpair adds controls around who's being paid and where the money is going. The value will depend on how well Basware combines the data. The acquisition also creates an opportunity to connect different types of fraud signals. Basware has processed more than 2.5 billion invoices across a network of more than 20 million suppliers, while Trustpair brings more than 10 million validated supplier-to-bank-account pairs and nine years of fraud history. Connecting invoice behavior with supplier identity and payment-destination data can improve fraud detection. For example, unusual invoice activity may carry more significance when paired with a recent bank account change or inconsistencies in supplier identity. But the size of the combined datasets by itself won't determine the value of the acquisition. Basware will need to show that it can translate those signals into accurate and explainable fraud decisions without creating excessive false positives or adding unnecessary friction to legitimate payments. Trustpair's independence may help preserve its platform-neutral role. Basware plans to keep Trustpair operating independently while cross-selling it to its own customers. This matters because Trustpair already integrates with procurement, enterprise resource planning, and treasury platforms, including Coupa, Ivalua, Kyriba, and SAP. Its partnership with Coupa was expanded in April 2026. Maintaining independence reduces concerns that customers must select Basware across the entire procure-to-pay process to access Trustpair. An enterprise could continue using Coupa for procurement, for example, while adopting Trustpair for supplier and payment validation. For that model to remain credible, Basware will need to provide customers - and partners on competing platforms - with comparable product access, integration support, and roadmap commitments. If it does, Trustpair can remain a cross-platform fraud control layer while also giving Basware another capability to offer its existing customers. Forrester dives deep into B2B fraud management in its AP invoice automation reports, such as The Forrester Wave(TM): Accounts Payable Invoice Automation Software, Q2 2026 and Top Agentic AI Use Cases For AP Automation In 2026. Forrester clients can read these reports to learn more about the trends and receive guidance on the related product capabilities. Forrester clients can set up an inquiry or guidance session to discuss these topics with i2Chain, Inc.. See meng Liu at: Forrester Forum Singapore August 19, 2027, Singapore AI, buying networks, revenue growth - master it all. 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Kyriba and Viewpost partner to eliminate paper checks for enterprise finance teams. Integrated service will help Kyriba customers convert residual checks to electronic payments, reduce payment costs, and generate incremental rebate revenue without changing banks, payment providers, or AP workflows Redação Portal ERP Aug 11, 2026 T | Fonte: 18px Kyriba, the global leader in cloud treasury and finance solutions, today announced the integration of Viewpost Check Optimization as an embedded service within Kyriba. The service will help finance teams convert remaining paper check payments to electronic alternatives while preserving existing banking relationships, treasury operations, and AP workflows. What this means for CFOs and Treasurers: * Reduces the remaining paper checks that continue to drive printing, postage, reissuance, reconciliation, and escheatment costs * Converts more supplier payments to electronic delivery without changing AP workflows, banking relationships, or payment providers * Creates opportunities to generate incremental rebate revenue from payments that historically produced no financial return * Activates through Kyriba with minimal effort and no custom technology project * Preserves existing treasury operations while accelerating payment modernization "Many of our customers have already transformed most of their payment operations, yet paper checks continue to represent unnecessary cost and risk," said Bruno Ferreira, Chief Revenue Officer. "Our partnership with Viewpost gives them a practical way to address one of the last remaining barriers to payment modernization, using the infrastructure they already trust. It's another example of how Kyriba extends value with solutions that deliver measurable financial impact." "Large enterprises have already modernized most of their payment operations. The remaining challenge is not the ability to process electronic payments; it is reaching and enabling the suppliers that are still being paid by check," said Max Eliscu, CEO of Viewpost. "Together with Kyriba, we have given finance teams a practical way to close that gap, converting residual checks to electronic payments while preserving the banks, payment providers, and AP workflows they already rely on." Despite significant investments in payment modernization, many enterprise organizations continue to rely on paper checks for a portion of their supplier payments, creating unnecessary cost, fraud exposure, and operational complexity. By activating Check Optimization, eligible payments that would otherwise be printed and mailed can be converted to electronic delivery based on supplier enrollment and payment preferences. Viewpost manages supplier outreach, enrollment, and payment optimization, helping customers continuously reduce the number of paper checks they issue. As a leader in optimizing residual check payments, Viewpost helps many of the world's largest organizations convert paper checks into electronic payments without requiring changes to banking relationships or payment operations. Viewpost Check Optimization will be available through Kyriba later this year. Customers interested in activating the service can contact their Kyriba representative to learn more. Redação Portal ERP. Editorial Team