How SAP Taulia is Transforming Procurement Integration

Since SAP integrated Taulia directly into its user experience, companies have benefited from a single, streamlined platform for the entire procure-to-pay (P2P) process.

Procurement, treasury and accounts payable teams now work from one interface, with Taulia appearing inside SAP through an embedded iframe - eliminating the need for multiple logins and provides immediate access to analytics for working capital planning, supplier performance benchmarking and progress tracking.

For buyers, this integration means they can access Taulia’s analytical tools without leaving SAP. These tools allow teams to measure liquidity positions, plan data-driven working capital strategies and track their success over time.

All of this happens without extra credentials or separate searches, keeping procurement cycles tight and efficient.

Suppliers now benefit from the same one-login approach. They can view procurement documents, accept early payment offers and manage working capital decisions while carrying on with their standard operations.

This works well because most suppliers are already familiar with SAP, so adoption is straightforward and requires little to no retraining. This eliminates a common barrier in supplier onboarding and avoids the disruption that can come with introducing a new platform.

The approach gives SAP’s vast supplier base, already on the SAP Business Network, a direct route to Taulia’s payment and financing tools. This smooth transition strengthens supplier relationships by offering faster access to funds and improved payment predictability.

Integrating through the Cloud Integration Gateway

Behind this simplified user experience sits Taulia’s Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG), an integration-as-a-service tool connecting SAP, Taulia and other systems through a single managed gateway.

CIG removes the complexity of multiple connection points between ERP systems and supplier networks.

By standardising business process integration, CIG enables buyers and suppliers to connect faster, upgrade without lengthy change processes and adopt new capabilities as they appear.

Features include no-code tools for integration design, single sign-on access from SAP solutions and time-saving functions such as data transformation and validation. Automated upgrades ensure users can immediately benefit from the latest integration features.

The single gateway model helps reduce total cost of ownership and shortens the time to realise value from working capital initiatives.

For procurement leaders, this can mean freeing up cash for other projects sooner and enabling supplier programmes to go live faster.

Proven success in working capital optimisation

The integration builds on SAP’s own adoption of Taulia to manage group-wide liquidity.

SAP uses the platform to strike the right balance between price and payment terms, stabilise suppliers, and invest in its own growth. In 2024 alone, US$40bn in trade was funded, with suppliers paid an average of 48.7 days early. The potential trade accessible for financing stands at US$800bn.

Stephan de Barse, President, Global Business Suite at SAP, says: "In today’s economy, aligning financial strategies with the latest innovations and regulations is essential to drive efficiency, stability and speed.

"At SAP, we’re proud to see our customers transform faster, collaborate smarter, and drive real results with the SAP Business Suite. Now, we’re taking it even further with SAP Taulia."

He highlights benefits for customers such as instant supplier payments, end-to-end liquidity and new cash flow opportunities, citing the example of Telkom. The South African ICT provider implemented Taulia’s multifunder supply chain finance platform to unlock liquidity, automate payment processes and migrate all suppliers onto a single system. This released 1.9bn rand into their supply chain.

Telkom, a leading service provider in the ICT sector, needed an integrated finance and procurement platform to serve its diverse supplier base. Their challenge was twofold: maintain strong supplier relationships across a large and varied vendor network, and free up cash flow to reinvest in infrastructure and service delivery.

Many suppliers were smaller businesses with limited access to affordable financing, which often meant longer payment cycles could strain relationships and performance.

By implementing Taulia’s supply chain finance platform with multi-funder capability, Telkom could give suppliers the option to receive early payment on approved invoices at competitive rates. This flexibility meant suppliers could choose when to accelerate payment based on their own cash flow needs, without Telkom having to alter its standard payment terms.

Ben Van Zyl, Group Executive for Procurement and Contract Management at Telkom, describes it as "a huge success story for Telkom and SAP Taulia."

For Telkom, the platform was not just a finance tool but a procurement enabler, strengthening the supply chain’s resilience and ensuring continuity of service delivery.

Crucially, the platform integrated smoothly with Telkom’s SAP system, enabling procurement teams to manage supplier onboarding, credit approval and payment automation from one environment.

The migration of all suppliers onto this unified platform reduced manual processing, cut down on errors and provided full transparency over payment status for both Telkom and its vendors.

The results were substantial. Through the programme, Telkom unlocked added capacity to fund other strategic initiatives without taking on new debt. It also improved supplier satisfaction, as partners now had predictable payment schedules and access to faster funding when needed.