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Coupa’s September 2026 release adds agentic sourcing and autonomous spend capabilities

Coupa announced its largest product release to date with more than 250 updates, introducing AI agents that can autonomously source, pay, and orchestrate spend workflows using real-time market intelligence.[10] New capabilities such as Autonomous Sourcing Event Creation and Navi-g

Business Wire

Enterprise AdoptionAug 21, 2026

Kimberly-Clark Touts AI-Powered Coupa Procurement Rollout as Foundation for Automation and Connected Digital Capabilities

In an earnings presentation highlighted by Supply Chain Dive, Kimberly-Clark’s leadership emphasized that its enterprise-wide Coupa deployment provides a **single global AI-powered procurement solution** supporting automation and connected digital capabilities across the supply c

Supply Chain Dive

PartnershipsAug 20, 2026

Vertice and RSM form alliance to help mid-market enterprises optimize AI and SaaS procurement spend

Vertice, an AI-powered procurement platform focused on software and AI spend, announced a strategic alliance with consulting firm RSM US to help middle-market enterprises identify avoidable SaaS and AI consumption costs, support vendor negotiations and accelerate procurement cycl

PR Newswire

Enterprise AdoptionAug 19, 2026

Kimberly-Clark completes global rollout of Coupa end-to-end procurement platform

Kimberly-Clark has finished a global installation of an end-to-end procurement software platform from Coupa, unifying its procurement processes across regions and deploying an AI agent to boost productivity in its manufacturing network.[7] This marks one of the larger named-enter

Supply Chain Dive

Product LaunchesAug 18, 2026

Glass reintroduces G-Commerce, adding AI-powered product search and spend analytics for public-sector buyers

Glass relaunched its G-Commerce marketplace with **AI-powered product search and discovery**, allowing buyers to describe needs in natural language and receive tailored recommendations, alongside improved dashboards and analytics for tracking purchasing activity and spending patt

GlobeNewswire

Product LaunchesAug 17, 2026

Ivo launches Ivo Collaborate, expanding AI-native contract orchestration for enterprises

Ivo, an AI contract intelligence platform used by enterprises such as IBM, Meta, and Canva, launched **Ivo Collaborate**, an AI-native orchestration workspace covering the full pre-signature contract lifecycle from intake through approval, negotiation, and signature.[4] The new p

PR Newswire

Product LaunchesAug 16, 2026

Monk adds automated corporate AP portal integration to its AI platform, closing procurement-system onboarding for suppliers

Monk, an AI-native accounts receivable platform, released third-party portal automation that directly integrates with more than 600 corporate AP portals to register suppliers, submit invoices into buyers’ procurement and AP systems, and resolve rejections and credential checks.[7

PR Newswire

Product LaunchesAug 15, 2026

Raiven launches Raiven 2.0 with patented Best Value sourcing for building-trades procurement

Raiven released Raiven 2.0, embedding its patented Raiven Best Value sourcing engine directly into the platform to automate supplier quote collection, comparison, and sourcing decisions for contractors, extending capabilities out to the field to handle complex many-to-many contra

PR Newswire

Product LaunchesAug 13, 2026

GME Supply Launches Gearcor PRO, a Digital Procurement Platform Unifying B2B Purchasing Across Three Brands

GME Supply introduced Gearcor PRO to unify purchasing across three brands on a single digital procurement platform. The launch points to continued investment in consolidated buying experiences and procurement workflow digitization.

PR Newswire

Product LaunchesAug 12, 2026

The Cyber Exchange Launches Structured Sourcing and Guided RFP Platform for Cybersecurity, IT, and OT Services

The Cyber Exchange introduced a structured sourcing and guided RFP platform aimed at cybersecurity, IT, and OT services procurement. The release indicates a new procurement startup/product entry focused on complex services sourcing.

PR Newswire

ResearchAug 11, 2026

AI's Dual Role in Procurement Transformation

SAP published a procurement-focused article on how AI is changing procurement workflows. The piece is an analyst-style thought leadership item rather than a product launch, but it reflects current vendor positioning around AI-enabled procurement transformation.

SAP News

ResearchAug 10, 2026

AI-First Procurement: 2026 Research and Insights

Ivalua published research framing AI-first procurement as a model built on connected data, standardized workflows, and governance before agents can be trusted with real work. The piece is relevant analyst-style research for enterprise procurement teams evaluating AI adoption.

Ivalua

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