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Leigh Celones

Director, Product and Content Marketing

Leigh Celones, MBA, is Product & Content Marketing Director at Basware with 25+ years of B2B marketing experience across technology, professional services, and finance. She specializes in product marketing, account-based marketing, AI-driven strategies, and executive alignment. Before Basware, she held senior marketing roles at RSM US LLP, leading initiatives that supported multimillion-dollar pipelines. Leigh is a recognized thought leader who regularly shares insights on enterprise AI adoption, modern marketing, and driving business growth.

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Market Insights

Accounts payable is no longer a process problem. It is a control problem.

Accounts payable has shifted from a process problem to a control problem. Here are the four forces driving it, and what the 2026 Forrester Wave shows.

AI and digital transformation

From AI to ROI: Unlock Value with AI Agents by Turning Insight into Action

Discover how agentic AI transforms accounts payable, streamlines finance operations, and turns insights into action—safely and at scale.

AP Automation

Top AP Automation Trends 2026: What Do Finance Teams Need to Prepare for Now?

Discover the top AP automation trends shaping 2026, from AI-driven optimization and e-invoicing mandates to stronger controls, cash visibility, and ERP-aligned AP strategies.

Accounts payable

Proven Results With Basware’s InvoiceAI: Start Asking The Questions That Matter

Discover how Basware’s InvoiceAI agents help finance teams shift from reactive to strategic, freeing up time to ask the questions that really count.

From Chaos to Clarity: Rethink Non-PO Invoice Handling with AI

Turn non-PO invoice chaos into strategic advantage with AI-powered InvoiceAI—boost control, clarity, and efficiency in your AP team’s operations.

Accounts Payable

From AI to ROI: CFOs Reveal the Smartest AI Investments in AP

Discover how CFOs use AI in accounts payable to cut costs, boost efficiency, and deliver ROI, based on insights from Forrester and Basware’s recent webinar.

Accounts Payable

Smarter, Not Just Faster: Win the AP Automation Race with InvoiceAI

Transform your accounts payable, work smarter with Basware's InvoiceAI. Embedded, purpose-built AI. Learn how 85% of AI investors in AP have seen significant ROI.

Accounts Payable

How Basware Insights is Transforming Financial Decision-Making with AI-Driven Insights

Transform AP processes with Basware Insights: AI-powered analytics, real-time insights, and benchmarking tools for smarter, data-driven decisions.

AP Automation

How to Eliminate Duplicate Payments and Drive Efficiencies in your AP Function

Eliminate duplicate payments & boost AP efficiency with automation, best practices & strategic measures. Enhance financial integrity & operational efficiency.

Accounts Payable

Transform your Accounts Payable (AP) Function into a Profit Center by Boosting Loss Prevention and Recovery 

Transform Accounts Payable into a profit center by boosting loss prevention and recovery through automation, data analytics, and strategic supplier management.

Leigh Celones

Accounts payable is no longer a process problem. It is a control problem.

From AI to ROI: Unlock Value with AI Agents by Turning Insight into Action

Top AP Automation Trends 2026: What Do Finance Teams Need to Prepare for Now?

Proven Results With Basware’s InvoiceAI: Start Asking The Questions That Matter

From Chaos to Clarity: Rethink Non-PO Invoice Handling with AI

From AI to ROI: CFOs Reveal the Smartest AI Investments in AP

Smarter, Not Just Faster: Win the AP Automation Race with InvoiceAI

How Basware Insights is Transforming Financial Decision-Making with AI-Driven Insights

How to Eliminate Duplicate Payments and Drive Efficiencies in your AP Function

Transform your Accounts Payable (AP) Function into a Profit Center by Boosting Loss Prevention and Recovery

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Accounts payable is no longer a process problem. It is a control problem.

Transform your Accounts Payable (AP) Function into a Profit Center by Boosting Loss Prevention and Recovery 