Beyond Automation: Why Intake-to-Procure Is the Strategic Engine of 2026

Intake-to-procure is the fastest-growing segment in procurement technology

It’s redefining how organizations control cost and risk. Join Lionfish Tech Advisors’ CEO and Vertice’s VP of Customer Success for a fireside chat on why legacy workflows no longer work and how AI-enabled orchestration is reshaping the future of procurement.

Drawing on Lionfish’s independent analysis of 9 leading intake-to-procure platforms, they’ll explore how modern solutions are moving beyond process automation to deliver real strategic impact.

What You’ll Learn:

• The 2026 Market Shift: Why Intake-to-Procure is poised to grow at a rate of 15% by 2030 and why it has become urgent for enterprise cost control and compliance.

• From "No-Code" to "Auto-Code": How the next evolution of procurement uses workflow insights to proactively recommend adjustments, rather than just waiting for you to build them.

• The Power of Context: How to stop "maverick spend" by using AI to interpret user intent at the point of intake and route approvals based on risk, spend, and context.

• Who the 'Category Front-Runner' is: An inside look at who Lionfish named as the leader for ease-of-use and service excellence.