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WRITTEN BY: GEORGIA COLLINS

COUPA ACQUIRES ROSSUM FOR AUTONOMOUS SPEND MANAGEMENT

Coupa is revolutionising autonomous spend management by acquiring AI-leader Rossum. Announced at Inspire 2026, this deal integrates specialised transactional LLMs to automate complex invoicing across the source-to-pay process.

The goal? Helping global enterprises slash costs and achieve their next US $ 300bn in savings through agentic AI.

18 June 2026