Dext, the leading bookkeeping automation platform for accountants, bookkeepers and businesses, today announces the launch of Payments, a fully integrated payment solution that enables businesses and advisers to manage, approve and make payments directly within Dext.
The launch marks the delivery of Dext’s most requested feature to date, responding directly to long-standing customer demand to bring payments into the same platform they already trust with their financial data.
Dext Payments embeds payments into Dext’s trusted, intelligent platform, allowing users to move seamlessly from invoice capture to approval, payment and reconciliation, all in one place.
During the three-month beta period, customers processed nearly £800,000 in payments through Dext, validating demand for an integrated, end-to-end payments workflow ahead of general availability.
With Payments now live, UK users of Xero can pay supplier invoices directly from Dext, either individually or in batches, and make employee expense payments with the same workflow. Payroll payments will be introduced in Q1 2026, enabling users to run payroll payments directly from Dext.
Additional functionality, including spend cards and invoice payments links, will be introduced throughout 2026.
“Payments has been the single most requested feature we’ve ever had,” says Sabby Gill, CEO of Dext. “Our customers already trust Dext with some of the most important financial data in their business, and they’ve been clear that they want to manage payments in the same place. By delivering Dext Payments, we’re acting on that feedback – removing friction, reducing risk and giving accountants, bookkeepers and businesses confidence that every transaction is handled accurately and securely, without switching systems or adding complexity.”
Accountants, bookkeepers and businesses already trust Dext to process over 350 million documents every year with industry-leading accuracy. Until now, paying suppliers has remained one of the most fragmented parts of the finance workflow, spread across disconnected banking portals, spreadsheets and manual approval chains. Payments in Dext changes this by delivering a complete end-to-end supplier payment workflow in one place, from invoice capture through to approval, payment and reconciliation.
“Automating invoices with AI solved one of the biggest problems in bookkeeping, but payments remained fragmented and manual,” says Stephen Edginton, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Dext. “Dext Payments completes that workflow, from invoice capture through to payment and reconciliation, without forcing accountants or businesses to rely on multiple systems. Building on the AI capabilities customers already use within Dext, it is purpose-built for real-world practice workflows and already proven in production, with close to £800,000 processed before launch.”
Payments supports advisers who want to deepen client relationships and deliver more value without adding complexity or risk. By bringing approvals, controls and payments into a single workflow, accountants and bookkeepers can manage payments across multiple clients, reduce time spent chasing approvals or fixing errors, pay suppliers and employees with confidence, and offer payments as a value-added service to clients.
For businesses, Payments in Dext brings control and clarity to supplier payments. From invoice upload through to approval, payment and reconciliation everything is managed in one place, helping businesses save time, reduce errors and gain full visibility over every payment. Plus, robust built-in security checks and verification mean businesses can pay with confidence every time.
Payroll and expense payments – among the most critical and sensitive financial processes for businesses – will soon be supported within Dext. Once released, payroll capabilities will allow users to upload payroll files, create payment runs and pay employees directly from Dext, with clear visibility, reduced errors through automatic validation of file structure and duplicate payments, controlled handling of sensitive data, full audit trails, and customisable, payroll-specific approval flows. Employee expense payments are similarly streamlined, helping businesses reimburse staff quickly while maintaining control and accuracy.
Early users are already seeing the benefits.
“Before Payments, I could keep clients’ ledgers up to date. But actually getting invoices paid often meant reminders, chasing, and extra admin,” says Jane Rasquinha, founder of Digital Advisory Bookkeeping, who participated in the Payments beta trial. “Now I can initiate payments as part of my weekly workflow, with clients still in control through simple approvals. It reduces complexity, saves time, and gives both me and my clients real reassurance that everything is paid properly; and suppliers stay informed too.”
Security and compliance are built into every stage of Payments in Dext. Through its partnership with Airwallex, Payments operates under an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence, meeting strict regulatory requirements for safeguarding customer funds. Built-in fraud detection, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), role-based permissions, full audit trails and automatic reconciliation ensure every payment is accurate, secure and approved by the right people.
Payments launches first for UK Dext customers using Xero, with support for additional general ledger platforms already in development and international expansion planned as part of the ongoing rollout.
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