Case Study: InvestCorp achieves 50% AP capacity increase and 75% headcount cost avoidance with Tungsten Automation

Investcorp Prepares for Multi-Billion-Dollar Growth with Accounts Payable Automation

Investcorp, a global manager of alternative investments pursuing rapid growth to double assets under management, faced a scaling challenge in its Bahrain-based accounts payable (AP) function. Heavy reliance on manual scanning, basic OCR and re-keying risked errors, inefficiency and a large increase in headcount as invoice volumes rose with expansion into markets such as India and Southeast Asia.

To address this, Investcorp deployed Coupa’s procure-to-pay platform integrated with Kofax ReadSoft Online to automate capture and processing of digital and paper invoices. The new workflow halved human touches—effectively doubling AP capacity—avoided an estimated 75% increase in AP headcount, improved complex tax-data capture for jurisdictions like India, and freed staff to focus on higher‑value work, enabling scalable, compliant international growth.

InvestCorp

Ayman Al-Arrayed

Principal, Investment and Corporate Accounting