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Basware's Innovative Approach to Financial Process Digitization with Tableau
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Edge Analytics
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Cement
- Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions
- Procurement
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Leasing Finance Automation
- Supply Chain Visibility
The Challenge
Basware, a global provider of SaaS solutions, helps businesses digitize their financial processes to drive compliance, facilitate better process automation, and optimize overall data quality. The company supports over 2,500 customers across more than 175 countries. However, the challenge was to provide these customers with a complete overview of their financial data, from procurement-to-payment (P2P), via a single, central platform. The goal was to enable customers to make faster, more informed decisions and streamline payment processes. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic further emphasized the need for organizations to have complete visibility of both direct and indirect spending, making accurate analytics essential.
About The Customer
Basware's customers are businesses looking to digitize their financial processes to drive compliance, facilitate better process automation, and optimize overall data quality. They are spread across more than 175 countries, with the company supporting over 2,500 customers. These businesses range from small to large scale, operating in various industries. They require a comprehensive overview of their financial data, from procurement to payment, and need to make quick, informed decisions to streamline their payment processes. The customers also need complete visibility of both direct and indirect spending, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Solution
Basware chose Tableau embedded analytics to power its Basware Analytics solution. This innovative P2P solution consolidates and automates finance and procurement functions across large IT environments, providing 100 percent visibility to customers on where their spend is going and exactly who they are doing business with. Basware Analytics is fully integrated into Basware’s P2P suite, utilizing Tableau embedded analytics to provide customers with vital business intelligence in key operational areas. These include ‘spend insights’, ‘process insights’, and ‘financial insights’. Recent features added include a ‘payment performance analysis’ dashboard and ‘committed spend analytics’, all curated through a single Tableau dashboard, providing a unified view that helps finance teams understand their ongoing currency exposure and cash reserve needs.
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