Case Study: Large Ceramic & Glass Manufacturing Company achieves 75% faster approvals and digitized AP with Bottomline

Ow Manufacturers Make Use of Paymode-x to Improve Accounts Payable Performance

Bottomline’s Paymode‑X worked with three manufacturers — ceramic & glass, biotech equipment, and agricultural machinery — that were struggling with manual, check‑based accounts payable. Common challenges included poor AP visibility, slow and error‑prone processes, difficulty integrating with ERPs, missed early‑payment discounts, and an inability to scale to invoice and payment volumes.

By digitizing AP workflows, automating supplier onboarding and payment authentication, and enabling electronic payments, Paymode‑X improved efficiency and scaled throughput. Clients saw major KPI gains — up to >75% faster approvals, >75% fewer check payments, >50% reductions in processing cost, increased ACH adoption (>40% in one case), fewer late payments and errors, and more early‑payment discounts and cash‑back rebates.