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Monk Adds Third-Party Portal Automation to Its AI Platform, Closing the Last Mile of Getting Paid by Enterprise Buyers

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August 14, 2026

Monk now submits and clears invoices inside the AP portals enterprise buyers require, including Ariba, Coupa, Bill.com, Tipalti, Workday, and hundreds more, so an invoice that used to sit unseen for months starts its payment clock the day it is issued.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Monk, the AI-native accounts receivable platform, today added third-party portal automation to its platform, with direct integrations to more than 600 corporate AP portals. The capability registers Monk as a vendor, submits each invoice into the buyer’s procurement system, and resolves the rejections, credential checks, and follow-ups that normally keep enterprise invoices from ever being accepted. Until now that work fell on a company’s finance team, one invoice and one portal at a time.

For companies selling to large enterprises, sending an invoice is no longer the same as delivering one. Most Fortune 500 buyers do not accept invoices by email; they require suppliers to submit through an AP portal they chose for their own accounts payable team. If the invoice is not in the portal, it functionally does not exist: the payment clock never starts, no reminder email will move it, and the receivable ages quietly. A supplier with 200 enterprise customers can end up maintaining logins and workflows across thirty or forty different systems just to get paid.

Monk uploads 87% of those invoices autonomously and handles the exceptions itself, so the manual submission work no longer lands on the finance team.

The manual burden behind that is well documented. As of 2026, 68% of finance teams still key invoices into their systems by hand, and fewer than a third have an automated process (DocuClipper, 2026). The cost shows up downstream: 43% of the total value of U.S. B2B invoices is now overdue and only 52% is paid on time, with another 5% written off entirely (Atradius, 2025). Portal submission is also becoming mandatory rather than optional. Across the more than $2 billion in receivables Monk manages, 92% of enterprise invoices must be submitted through a designated vendor portal or network rather than paid from an emailed invoice (Monk proprietary data). At least eight major economies mandate or expand B2B e-invoicing in 2026, and the global e-invoicing market is projected to grow roughly 28% a year through 2028 (Tungsten Automation, 2026). The number of systems suppliers must operate to get paid is rising, not falling.

“You cannot collect on an invoice that was never accepted into the buyer’s system,” said George Kurdin, Founder and CEO of Monk. “Our whole thesis is automating the path from invoice created to cash in bank, and portals are where that path breaks for enterprise sellers. It is high-volume, procedural, judgment-heavy work that everyone suffers from and no one puts on an RFP. That is exactly the kind of work an AI-native platform should absorb.”

Why portals are hard, and how Monk handles them

Portals involve hundreds of heterogeneous web apps, each with its own forms, validation rules, and failure states, so the automation surface is browsers, PDFs, emails, and verification phone calls rather than a clean integration. Monk built for that reality with an agentic approach paired with human-in-the-loop review, on three fronts.

Access comes first. Before a single invoice can move, Monk has to legitimately act as the vendor, which means credentials handled securely through the customer’s password vault rather than passed around in screenshots, and two-factor authentication solved structurally by routing codes out of dead phone numbers and personal inboxes into a channel a system can see. Monk integrates with 1Password service accounts and reroutes SMS 2FA into a shared channel so verification is not a dead end.

The long tail is next. Every portal has its own ways to fail: a purchase order off by ten cents, an invoice number flagged as already used, a rejection that notifies no one and simply ages. Monk runs a layered system: automation handles the volume, humans review the genuinely unusual cases in seconds, and every exception is captured in a knowledge base so the system never has to ask the same question twice.

Coordination is the third front, because roughly half of what stalls an invoice is not the seller’s to fix; an expired portal invite, the buyer’s IT queue, a missing PO on the buyer’s side. Monk tracks every blocker, escalates, and holds to one standard: an invoice is never sitting because of Monk. Because this is money-path work performed in the customer’s name and from the customer’s email domain, the accuracy bar is not “pretty good” but “a controller would sign off on it,” which is why human review is designed in rather than bolted on.

“Automating one portal is easy. Automating hundreds of them, each with its own login, its own 2FA, and its own bespoke failure modes, at money-path accuracy, is the challenge. Solving it is our moat,” said Oat Wongsajjathiti, Founding Engineer at Monk. “Our approach is simple to say and hard to do: AI handles the volume, humans deal with the most pressing cases, and the system learns every exception so agents never ask twice. Today that gets us to 87% of portal invoices going up autonomously, with a person only on the ones that genuinely need judgment.”

What it changes for a finance team

The outcome is a shift from doing the work to supervising a system that does it for you. Invoices are delivered wherever the buyer requires, rejections are caught and fixed, follow-ups go out, and a person is pulled in only when judgment is genuinely needed. The finance team reviews one dashboard instead of thirty inboxes, and the ops work that used to scale linearly with every new enterprise customer stops growing with headcount.

Availability

Third-party portal automation is available on the Monk platform now. Monk integrates directly with more than 600 corporate AP portals and will stand up any other portal a customer needs as a managed, white-glove service, so getting onto a new portal is never the customer’s job. Monk customers see a 40% or greater average reduction in DSO, onboard in under a week, and see results in their first month, and Monk takes no percentage of the revenue it helps collect.

Learn more about portal automation, or book a demo to see it live.

About Monk

Monk is the AI-native accounts receivable platform that helps finance teams turn revenue into cash. Its agent, Julia, runs collections, cash application, and forecasting as one connected system. Monk resolves 90% of collections with zero human intervention, reaches customers with a 24% higher response rate than standard dunning, reduces DSO by more than 40%, automatically matches 80% of incoming payments with a full audit trail (rising to 95% with suggested rules), and gives finance teams back roughly 26 hours a month. Teams onboard in under a week and see results in their first month. More than $2 billion in receivables is managed on the platform, including for customers like Profound and ElevenLabs. Monk has raised $29 million and is based in New York.

Media contact: Kendall Warson • kendall@monk.com • +1 415-827-6585

Sources

DocuClipper, 59 Accounts Payable Statistics for 2026 — https://www.docuclipper.com/blog/accounts-payable-statistics/Atradius, B2B Payment Practices Trends, North America 2025 — https://group.atradius.com/knowledge-and-research/reports/b2b-payment-practices-trends-in-north-america-2025Tungsten Automation, Global E-Invoicing Mandates & Compliance Guide 2026 — https://www.tungstenautomation.com/learn/blog/global-e-invoicing-mandates-compliance-guide-2026Ardent Partners, Accounts Payable Metrics That Matter 2025 — https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/ardent-partners-accounts-payable-metrics-that-matter/

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Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK Begins Passenger Service at the World-Famous Efteling Theme Park

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August 15, 2026

ISTANBUL, Aug. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Developing advanced transportation solutions with its vision of staying one step ahead in the future of mobility, Karsan is further strengthening its global leadership in autonomous public transportation with another landmark project. As part of the project launched at the world-renowned Efteling theme park, Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK began carrying passengers on August 12, 2026, connecting Efteling’s main public transport hub with hotels, accommodation facilities and visitor amenities in the area. Commenting on the project, Karsan CEO Utku Ayyarkın said: “We are extremely proud that Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK has become the first autonomous bus to operate on public roads in the North Brabant region of the Netherlands. Following our operation at Rotterdam The Hague Airport, this second autonomous deployment in the Netherlands further strengthens our position in Europe with another important reference project. The fact that Autonomous e-ATAK has been selected for Efteling, a globally recognized destination welcoming millions of visitors every year, is an important testament to the maturity of our technology and the confidence our partners place in Karsan. At Karsan, we do not simply anticipate the future of mobility; we make our advanced technology solutions part of everyday life. Through autonomous projects implemented across different countries and use cases, we are turning the future of public transportation into reality today. We will continue to lead the wider adoption of autonomous public transportation, particularly across Europe and on a global scale.”

One of the pioneering brands driving the transformation of electric and autonomous public transportation in Europe, Karsan is adding another real-world deployment to its portfolio of advanced mobility solutions. Autonomous e-ATAK, which began operating at Efteling, one of the Netherlands’ leading tourist destinations, will serve a route of approximately 6 kilometers. The vehicle will carry passengers between Efteling Hoofdingang and Wonderhotel stops in mixed traffic using SAE Level-4 autonomous driving technology.

Designed to be accessible to passengers with disabilities and offered free of charge, the service will connect Efteling’s main public transport hub with hotels, accommodation facilities and visitor amenities in the surrounding area. In doing so, the project will support not only the advancement of autonomous technology but also a more accessible, inclusive and sustainable approach to mobility.

A Landmark Collaboration for Autonomous Mobility at Efteling!

The official launch of the project took place at Efteling on August 10, 2026. Representatives from Efteling, Arriva, Province of North Brabant, the Municipality of Loon op Zand, Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW) and Dutch Automated Mobility, attended the launch ceremony. Covered by Dutch national and trade media, the event brought together public authorities, technology companies and public transport operators for an important milestone in autonomous mobility. Implemented through the collaboration of Karsan, Arriva, the Province of North Brabant, the Municipality of Loon op Zand, SmartwayZ.NL, Dutch Automated Mobility, Applied Autonomy and ADASTEC, the project stands out as a compelling example of strong public-private cooperation shaping the future of autonomous mobility in Europe.

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5 Cloud Engineering Career Lessons The Apex Institute Teaches on “The 1% Move”

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17 minutes ago

August 15, 2026

Host Tayo Lusi, founder of The Apex Institute, breaks down the recurring lessons behind cloud engineering careers that pay $300K to $500K.

The five cloud engineering career lessons tech professionals take from The 1% Move podcast are: pick one high leverage skill, build proof instead of collecting certificates, describe your work in money rather than tools, understand that positioning sets the offer before the interview, and interview while you still have a job.

BOWIE, Md., Aug. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Plenty of skilled tech professionals sit at $120,000 to $150,000 for years. They are not bad at their jobs. Most are good engineers. But engineering and career positioning are two different skills, and almost nobody teaches the second one.

That gap is why Tayo Lusi started The 1% Move, a weekly podcast where he talks with cloud engineers, hiring managers and career coaches about what actually moves someone from a comfortable salary to a life changing one. The first episode releases Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Five lessons keep surfacing in these conversations. Here they are, in plain language.

What is the first career lesson for tech professionals?

Pick one high leverage skill, not five. The market does not pay for a long list of tools. It pays for depth in one area that costs a company real money when it breaks.

Most people collect. A certificate here, a course badge there, and eventually a resume full of logos with no real depth anywhere. Depth is what gets priced.

Right now that depth lives in cloud infrastructure. It is the layer everything else sits on top of, and when it fails the cost is immediate and expensive. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects continued growth in computer and information technology occupations through the decade, and the roles nearest the infrastructure are the hardest ones to fill.

The fix is easy to say and hard to do. Choose one lane and go twelve months deep before adding anything else. If you are not sure which lane, the free Cloud Engineering Career Path Roadmap lays out the four highest leverage options and what to learn in what order.

Why does proof beat certificates in a tech job search?

2. Proof beats certificates. A certificate says you studied something. A working project says you made decisions under pressure on a real system, which is what hiring managers are actually buying.

Hiring managers feel this difference even when they cannot explain it. Two candidates look similar on paper, and one of them still feels more trustworthy. The gap is almost always proof.

A built project that solved a real problem outweighs any badge, because it shows judgment rather than memory. The action step is direct. Build and document three real projects, and for each one write down the problem, the fix and the result. That is the difference between a resume that gets skipped and one that gets a callback. The free Cloud Project Portfolio Blueprint covers the five tests a project has to pass before it counts as evidence.

How should engineers describe their work to get paid more?

3. Talk about your work in money, not tools. Saying you used a tool tells a hiring manager almost nothing. Saying you cut deploy time and saved the team hours every week tells them everything.

This is where Tayo says most engineers lose the most value, and it has nothing to do with their skill level. One sentence is a tool name. The other is a business outcome. Companies do not hire tools. They hire outcomes.

The action step is to rewrite every resume line as an outcome with a number attached. Not what you touched. What changed because you touched it.

“The gap between a $150K engineer and a $350K engineer is usually not talent,” Tayo said. “It is proof and positioning. That is fixable in months, not years.”

Is the salary offer decided before the interview?

4. Mostly, yes. Positioning, referrals and how you showed up early in the process quietly set the range before anyone says a number out loud. Negotiation usually moves the final ten percent, not the whole offer.

This one surprises people the most, because it means the highest leverage work happens before the calendar invite exists. It happens in the relationships you built and the proof you carried into the room.

That does not make negotiation optional. The last ten percent of a $300,000 offer is $30,000, and most people leave it on the table because they freeze on the call. The free Tech Salary Negotiation Scripts give you word for word language for every stage of that conversation.

Why should you interview when you do not need the job?

5. Because desperation prices you low. Most people only interview after they lose a job or cannot stand the current one. Interviewing while employed gives you real market data instead of a guess.

Take two interviews a quarter, even while employed, even while happy. Not to leave. To learn what someone with your skill set is worth this quarter, rather than finding out once a year during a review written by someone with a fixed budget.

If you do not know your number going in, start with the free Cloud Engineering Salary Benchmark, which shows you where to pull your real range from primary sources in about thirty minutes.

What do these lessons look like on the podcast?

Each episode is one guest and one real story. Tayo sits down with a cloud engineer, hiring manager or career coach and walks through how one of these lessons played out in their own career, and what changed after.

The format stays simple on purpose. No panels, no filler. One person, one turning point, and the specific decision that moved their income.

“Every guest on the show says a version of the same thing,” Tayo said. “The money moved when they changed how they talked about their own work.”

Where can you listen to The 1% Move?

The 1% Move releases new episodes weekly starting Tuesday, August 18, 2026, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Episodes cover cloud engineering career growth, the modern AWS career path and practical tech career advice from people who have lived it.

Listen to the podcast now: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

Take the next step

Know your number before your next review. Get the free Cloud Engineering Salary Benchmark and see what your skills are worth on the open market.

Ready to move faster? Book your free career strategy call

About The Apex Institute

The Apex Institute is a career accelerator that trains professionals in cloud engineering and AI infrastructure skills. The program is led by founder Adetayo Ibijemilusi, known online as Tayo Lusi, a certified cloud engineer and career coach. Students have reported more than $11 million in job offers to date across 41 people. Individual results vary and are not typical. Learn more at apexedu.io.

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Meant Launches as LegitScript-Certified GLP-1 Telehealth Platform with Included Coaching and Supplement Kit

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August 15, 2026

MANASSAS, Va., Aug. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Online weight-care programs are everywhere right now, and it isn’t always easy to tell which ones have real clinical oversight behind them. Meant enters that space as a LegitScript-certified telehealth platform, pairing GLP-1 treatment with clinical evaluation, ongoing coaching and a supplement kit – all part of one program.

How Telehealth Is Changing Access to Weight Care?

Telehealth makes it easy to see a provider without leaving home, and that convenience is a big reason more people are exploring GLP-1 treatment. But convenience alone isn’t enough – people also want support that continues after the first visit, which is where Meant’s program comes in: an assessment, a provider review, treatment for those who qualify, a Care Coach and a supplement kit, all built into one plan.

Clinical decisions are handled by OpenLoop Health, whose licensed providers review each patient’s history, decide who qualifies and hold the final call on whether to prescribe. Nothing here is automatic, and treatment isn’t guaranteed for every applicant. That review is only one part of the program – Meant pairs it with coaching for the parts of a weight-care journey a prescription alone doesn’t cover.

What’s Included in the Program?

Personalized Clinical Evaluation: An online health assessment, reviewed by a licensed provider, to help determine whether GLP-1 treatment may be a fit.Ongoing Care Coaching: A private Care Coach who stays with patients throughout the program for guidance and support.Integrated Wellness Support: A supplement kit included with every plan, alongside medication and coaching when clinically appropriate.

Where to Learn More?

Anyone curious about how the assessment works, what the coaching looks like, or how the program is put together can find more details at Meant.

About Meant

Meant is a health and wellness technology company built around personalized GLP-1 weight-care support, delivered through telehealth. The platform brings together an online clinical assessment, licensed oversight through OpenLoop Health, ongoing Care Coach support and supplemental wellness resources. Meant itself does not diagnose or prescribe – that side of care is handled by its clinical partners.

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