BILL, Blackbaud Integrated Payment Tools for Nonprofits
Financial Edge NXT users can now access automated payment workflows to reduce manual processing time.
Updated on Oct. 12, 2026 in Financial Services
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BILL and Blackbaud have partnered to integrate the former's payment platform into Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. This collaboration aims to streamline accounts payable workflows for education and nonprofit finance teams.
Why it matters
Finance teams at nonprofits and schools often lose significant time to manual tasks, with nearly half of organizations spending 10 or more hours weekly on invoices. Automating these workflows through direct platform integration reduces the administrative burden on lean finance staffs.
BILL serves nearly 500,000 businesses and connects to a broader network of 9 million entities. Integration enables automated workflows for users currently facing high invoice processing overhead.
The players
BILL
A financial technology firm that provides a payments platform connecting a proprietary network of 9 million businesses.
Blackbaud
A software company focused on providing cloud-based solutions and financial management tools for the social good community.
The details
The new Payment Assistant feature embeds BILL's payment-processing capabilities directly into Blackbaud's existing accounts payable modules. The integration supports tiered approval processes, real-time payment tracking, and straight-through reconciliation to minimize manual entry. A phased rollout for U.S.-based Financial Edge NXT customers will begin with an early adopter program.
Timeline
2025: Institute of Financial Operations and Leadership report published.
October 12, 2026: Partnership between BILL and Blackbaud announced.
Market Landscape
This integration follows the industry trend toward embedding automated payment workflows within specialized vertical software platforms. It directly addresses inefficiencies cited in the 2025 Institute of Financial Operations and Leadership report regarding manual invoice processing.
Finance managers should monitor the early adopter program rollout to evaluate whether the integration meaningfully reduces their weekly invoice processing hours. Teams should compare the reconciliation features against their current manual workflows to determine if the transition lowers total administrative overhead.
The takeaway
Automating accounts payable is a critical lever for regaining lost operational time in high-volume finance departments. Finance leaders should audit their weekly invoice processing hours to identify if such platform integrations can offset current manual labor costs.
Further reading
For broader trends in back-office automation and payment software, see our coverage of Financial Services.
Source note: This article includes information reported by CPA Practice Advisor.
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