IDC Research: The Business Value of Zip Procure-to-Pay

Before Zip, the organizations IDC interviewed paid 42% of their invoices late. After Zip, it’s just 3%.

Purchase approvals that took 19.7 days take 9.0, while new vendors onboard in 3.5 days instead of 7.0. Finance and AP teams process the same invoice volume with 4.2 fewer people, and 55% of invoices clear AI scanning with no manual entry.

IDC interviewed seven organizations across software, financial services, business services, and technology consulting, then built a three-year model from what they reported. The full IDC white paper shows where the value came from, function by function, and what these teams were doing before.

What's inside

• IDC's full three-year ROI model, including the discounted cost and NPV calculations
• The benefit breakdown across procurement, finance and AP, security and risk, and IT
• Before-and-after numbers on approval cycles, vendor onboarding, invoice handling, and late payments
• What changed for compliance and audit teams, including policy adherence rising from 66% to 89%
• Direct quotes from procurement and finance leaders at software, financial services, business services, and technology consulting organizations
• IDC's methodology and per-category calculations

Source: IDC Business Value White Paper, sponsored by Zip, The Business Value of Zip Procure-to-Pay, doc #US54527026-BVWP, August 2026.