06/10/2026
Hot take: your inbox is not an approval system.
It's a black hole where invoices go to wait while someone figures out who's supposed to sign off, why it got forwarded three times, and whether the person who approved it actually had the authority to do so.
Sound familiar?
Email-based AP approvals are quietly costing your team more than you think. This blog breaks down why, and what to do instead.
https://www.onphase.com/blog/trapped-in-the-inbox-how-email-forwarding-derails-ap-approvals