Akao, a French expert in flow automation and digitalization, joins Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technologies for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This sale, advised by Largillière Finance, enables Sage to strengthen its position in a market profoundly transformed by the arrival of electronic invoicing in September 2026.
- This acquisition positions Sage as one of the leading providers of end-to-end digital invoicing solutions
- A strategic decision aimed at helping French SMEs and mid-market companies prepare for the electronic invoicing reform scheduled for September 2026
Akao is a long-standing partner of Sage as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV), serving more than 2,700 SMEs and mid-market companies and processing over 100,000 invoices per day. The Akao solution covers the entire invoicing lifecycle, from receiving and processing supplier invoices to issuing customer invoices. It enables companies to simplify and digitalize their operations, strengthen their internal controls, and improve their productivity and the visibility of their financial process by leveraging a comprehensive workflow engine and document management capabilities.
As technological innovations accelerate and the electronic invoicing reform draws closer, companies must reach a critical milestone in their digital transformation. Indeed, according to a recent study by Sage, only one in four SMEs feels ready to tackle these changes, despite the significant impact expected on their financial processes. Akao’s AI-based SaaS solution provides a concrete response to these challenges by combining accounting automation, document digitalization, digital archiving, compliance, and comprehensive process management—offering companies a reliable and fully digitalized environment to manage their invoicing flows.
Fully integrated into Sage 100 and Sage FRP 1000 since 2020 under the names Sage Automatisation Comptable and Sage FRP 1000 Dématérialisation, the solution is now an integral part of the Sage Network, ensuring that customers benefit from a unified, compliant, and scalable platform.