{
  "id": 5066686,
  "title": "Marcura launches Procure-to-Pay: A new end-to-end solution connecting procurement, invoice processing, financial controls and payment in one governed workflow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/marcura-launches-procure-to-pay-a-new-end-to-end-solution-connecting",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T10:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/marcura-launches-procure-to-pay-a-new-end-to-end-solution-connecting-procurement-invoice-processing-financial-controls-and-payment-in-one-governed-workflow/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Marcura launches Procure-to-Pay: A comprehensive end-to-end solution designed to streamline maritime procurement, invoice processing, financial controls and payment in a controlled workflow. This innovative platform addresses the ever-increasing risks and complexities of maritime trade, integrating procurement, supplier collaboration, compliance, fraud checks, and payment execution into one unified system. The solution, developed by the network best acquainted with the supplier base, aims to eliminate costly gaps in the existing fragmented systems that often leave procurement, compliance, and finance teams working from disconnected data without a shared audit trail. Marcura's Group CEO, Henrik Hyldahn, highlights the significant cost savings achieved by closing these gaps end-to-end. The maritime industry's largest e-commerce platform, with over 11,000 vessels connected, ShipServ, is ideally positioned to introduce this solution. By closing a persistent gap that has hindered efficiency and added financial burdens for years, Procure-to-Pay offers a unified supplier onboarding process, AI-powered invoice validation, compliant embedded payments, and a full audit trail. Every step from purchase order to settled invoice is meticulously logged, timestamped, and made available for compliance review. Payments are processed in over 130 currencies, with a 99% success rate on the first attempt. With a strong compliance record of preventing $14 million in fraud since 2014, Marcura's solution is already operational on a 120-vessel fleet and will be showcased to core customers at an exclusive event during SMM Hamburg 2026 before its wider release.",
  "summary": "In a volatile world, maritime trade is exposed to ever greater risks and complexity. Conditions change by the hour, transactions require extra validation, and the journey from procurement to payment is riddled with gaps that can prove costly. Marcura’s answer is Procure-to-Pay: a single place for maritime professionals to onboard suppliers, validate invoices and pay ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}