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CFOs are moving past early AI experiments, and the next step is harder: scaling the tools across the business. "The first mile is a very quick mile with AI," Lilac Schoenbeck, senior vice president of Quadient Digital, told CFO Dive. Finance teams must decide whether to buy AI tools or build their own. Buying suits some processes, she said, while bespoke tools can work better where data and rules are unique to a company. Cost is another test. AI expenses often differ from what CFOs expect, so budgeting and tracking resource use are critical to the value gained, Schoenbeck said. She also sees an untapped use for AI in finance offices, which often hold a lasting customer relationship. AI could show how CFO interactions affect upsell, churn, and customer sentiment.

Quadient is selling its global parcel locker business following a strategic review. The company has agreed to sell its UK network of around 3,000 lockers to IDS Holdco Limited for €65 million. The lockers will join Royal Mail's out-of-home network, with the transaction expected to complete before the end of the 2026 financial year. Quadient has launched a sale process for its remaining operations in Japan and North America. Its smaller European private network will be retained by the company's mail business. The global lockers operation has grown from around 2,000 lockers and €6 million revenue in 2018 to 27,700 lockers worldwide. The business generated €114 million in FY 2025, up 22.4% year on year. The divestment will allow Quadient to focus on digital operations and remove approximately €120 million of planned capital expenditure over five years.

easy software and TRAFFIQX(R) enter into a strategic partnership for international e-invoicing. Essen / Kaiserslautern, September 16, 2026 - End-to-end technology instead of siloed solutions: easy software and TRAFFIQX(R) are joining forces to address the growing internationalization and regulation of electronic invoicing processes, which present cross-industry challenges. With the growing obligations regarding e-invoicing in Europe and in numerous other countries worldwide, the demands on companies to map cross-border invoicing processes efficiently and in compliance with the law are increasing. In addition to the processing of structured invoice data, networks such as Peppol and international compliance requirements are gaining in importance. Many companies have so far viewed the introduction of e-invoicing primarily as a compliance project. In fact, however, e-invoicing is increasingly evolving into a strategic infrastructure for international business processes. Anyone who wants to manage different national regulations, Peppol networks, and electronic invoicing standards in the future will need more than just the ability to send or receive e-invoices. What is needed are integrated end-to-end processes that combine compliance and automation. To this end, easy software AG and the TRAFFIQX(R) Network are announcing a strategic partnership for end-to-end e-invoice processing in an international context. The focus is on the integration of the TRAFFIQX(R) e-invoicing platform from b4value.net into the easy invoice processing solution. This integration significantly reduces the effort required for digitization for customers. In the future, companies will benefit from a holistic solution that brings together electronic invoice exchange, regulatory compliance, and the automated processing of incoming invoices into a single integrated process chain. The TRAFFIQX(R) platform provides international e-invoicing standards and network connections, while easy invoicehandles the automated processing, verification, and forwarding of invoices to downstream business processes. Thanks to this integration, companies can handle different e-invoice formats and country-specific requirements without having to fundamentally change existing processes. "The requirements for electronic invoicing processes are becoming increasingly international and complex. That's why customers are looking for comprehensive solutions that take the burden off them. Together with TRAFFIQX(R), we enable our customers to meet regulatory requirements simply and reliably while further automating their invoice processing," says Andreas Zipser, CEO of easy software AG. "TRAFFIQX(R) is an internationally oriented e-invoicing network that interacts with other networks and ensures secure, compliance-compliant document and data exchange. "The partnership between easy and TRAFFIQX(R) opens up powerful automation opportunities for invoice processing, thereby creating tangible added value for our mutual customers," says Jens Fiege, TRAFFIQX(R) Network Manager. The collaboration deliberately goes beyond mere technology integration. The plan is to engage in close cooperation to support companies in their transition to modern e-invoicing processes. This includes joint customer projects, webinars, informational events, and other campaigns focused on e-invoicing, compliance, and process automation. With this planned partnership, easy and TRAFFIQX(R) are strengthening their position in the growing market for electronic invoice processing and laying the foundation for future-proof, international, and legally compliant handling of digital invoicing processes. About TRAFFIQX(R) TRAFFIQX(R) is a network of independent providers serving various core segments to make digitalization accessible to every business. Bundesdruckerei, DATEV, RICOH, SGH, Quadient, b4value.net, and other renowned specialists have joined forces on a common technological foundation to form a unique business network for the exchange of business documents. The technological platform for Germany's leading provider network was developed by b4value.net beginning in 2004 and enables the fast, secure, and error-free exchange of business documents, e-invoices, and other transaction documents between senders and recipients - completely independent of their respective system environments. A redundant network architecture ensures process security and scalability. Since March 2024, DATEV has been the majority shareholder of b4value.net, further strengthening the stability and reliability of the TRAFFIQX(R) network.