Order.co, an AI-powered procurement platform and Workday Innovation Partner, has launched Purchasing Copilot, a new app for Workday Procurement customers. Co-developed with Kainos, the app is now available on the Workday Marketplace. Purchasing Copilot operates through three AI agents: a Shipment Tracking Agent that monitors orders across suppliers and locations, a Savings Agent that analyses purchasing activity to identify cost optimisation opportunities, and an Alerts Agent that notifies users of order exceptions and delivery issues. The app works alongside Order.co's existing Workday Design Approved app, enabling buyers to manage the entire purchasing process without leaving Workday. Founded in 2016 and based in New York City, Order.co has raised $70 million from investors including Stage 2 Capital, Rally Ventures, and 645 Ventures.

Finance and procurement play critical roles in shaping an organization’s financial health and operational efficiency. This series shapes a five-phase approach to aligning finance and procurement.Using technology to bridge the Finance-Procurement gapOnce a well-defined technology adoption strategy is established in the ‘collaboration’ phase, organizations can move to the next step: leveraging technology to bridge the finance-procurement gap.Technology is a powerful enabler of finance-procurement collaboration, bridging gaps in spend visibility, cost control and data integration. Without the right tools, procurement’s contributions to financial strategy can remain disconnected from budgeting, forecasting and risk management.By leveraging automation, AI-driven analytics and integrated source-to-pay (S2P) solutions, organizations can streamline workflows, improve financial accuracy and enhance procurement’s role in decision making. The following sections explore how technology enables better finance-procurement integration, the key considerations for selecting the right solutions and how digital transformation drives efficiency, compliance and long-term financial impact.The importance of integrating procurement and finance systemsA major challenge for organizations is siloed procurement and financial systems which separately manage critical processes, such as spend tracking, budget planning and supplier risk assessment. Without integration, finance teams struggle to track procurement-driven savings, while procurement lacks visibility into financial planning and liquidity management.To resolve this, companies need to do the following:1. Ensure procurement data is linked to financial dashboards

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