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As a direct result of our dedication to our customers, Lightyear has been named as the Gartner Software Advice Front Runner for Accounts Payable every year since, far outstripping the competition. We were unbeaten by a large margin in terms of usability, value for money and customer support.
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About us
Lightyear is a global Software as a Service (SaaS) business focused on developing and building cutting edge fintech products for businesses and accountants and bookkeepers. Lightyear was founded in 2017 by successful fintech entrepreneurs Chris Gregg & Roger Gregg. With offices in Australia and the United Kingdom, Lightyear's Payables & Procurement Platform is available in more than 40 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC.
Lightyear has developed its own data extraction technology which delivers best in class speed and accuracy, removing all data entry and errors from data processing. Our Procurement and Accounts Payable platform is revolutionising an archaic business process. As of January 2021 we are processing more than 7 Billion USD of invoices per annum for Businesses around the world.
Good software shouldn't be difficult. The Lightyear approach is simple: Build great products, great teams and always respect our customers.
The features that power Lightyear
Purchase Orders
Create, approve and send PO's to your suppliers for immediate ordering. Match your POs with your deliveries and invoices for 3-way matching.
Intelligent Data Extraction
Extract all the line items from your suppliers invoices, credit notes and statements. Extract data from receipts too!
Automated Bookkeeping
Set bookkeeping automation rules for GL coding, tracking categories and supplier tax rates. Set rules based on supplier or Invoice specific criteria.
Approvals
Multi-tiered approvals process to approve your supplier invoices for payment and purchase orders. Get up to 5 levels of approval.
Auto-Reconcile Statements
Touchless Supplier statement reconciliation. Lightyear will Automatically reconcile your supplier statements and flag variances for review.
Integrations
Integrate your data with your Accounting, ERP and Inventory softwares. With our cloud API integrations you can sync your data 2 way in one click.
Trusted by 7,500+ businesses globally
Servicing accountants and businesses is what we do best. We have over a decade of experience working with businesses just like yours. We've helped finance teams reduce their invoice processing by up to 90% and save thousands annually.