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BILL

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Spend / APPSPFX / PayoutsLending

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 43 companies across 4 categories.

bill.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →Open Banking Tracker profile ↗
CategoriesSpend / AP, PSP, FX / Payouts, Lending
Rank#1 of 74 in Spend / AP
Buyers43 companies
HeadquartersPalo Alto, CA (now San Jose, CA)
Founded2006
FoundersRené Lacerte
Raised$347.1M (pre-IPO)
TickerNYSE:BILL
Market cap~$8B
IPO2019
Pre-IPO raised$430M

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Founders & story · from BILL’s own dossier

Founded in 2006 as cloud AP/AR for SMBs, BILL became the payments backbone of the accountant channel and, through white-labelled bank-portal deals, an embedded-finance supplier to banks. Intuit's June 2023 exit from a six-year QuickBooks Online embed showed the risk of depending on a platform partner that can build or buy a rival; BILL rebuilt distribution as 'Embed 2.0' (Paychex, NetSuite, Acumatica) while consuming embedded infrastructure itself: Cross River, WEX Bank and WebBank as card issuers with DivvyPay as program manager, WebBank for invoice financing, Column and IntraFi for the Cash Account, Modulr for UK/EU, Adyen for acquiring and issuing processing, Duffel for travel. Transaction fees are 73% of FY2026 revenue ($1.211B of $1.653B) and float another $148M, so BILL is a payments business wrapped in software. It now faces activist pressure (Starboard, Elliott), a ~30% headcount cut and reported take-private interest, as its peers were absorbed (Melio by Xero, AvidXchange by TPG and Corpay).

Latest round: IPO, December 2019
Key signals
  • Transaction fees are 73% of FY2026 revenue ($1.211B of $1.653B) and float adds $148.4M; subscription grew +8% against transactions +18%.
  • Card stack has three issuing banks (Cross River, WEX, WebBank) with DivvyPay, LLC as program manager and Adyen processing.
  • 'Embed 2.0' standardises embedded AP in Paychex Flex (2025-09-10), Oracle NetSuite (2025-10-07) and Acumatica (2025-10-22); management says not every legacy bank-channel relationship will carry forward.
  • Intuit ended BILL's six-year QuickBooks Online embed in June 2023 (about 12,000 of 400,000 customers, under 1% of FY23 revenue); Xero then acquired Melio for $2.5B (2025-10-15).
  • BILL Cash Account (2025-10-02): Column N.A. root account swept through IntraFi ICS.
Recent developments
  • 2026-05J.P. Morgan published a case study on BILL's use of J.P. Morgan Wallet (API sub-ledger with a virtual account per customer) across its Direct platform and Divvy card program. source ↗
  • 2026-08FY2026 results: revenue $1.653B (+13%), total payment volume $371.3B, 9.2M network members, ~479,300 businesses; FY2027 revenue guide $1.807–1.857B; $1.0B buyback authorised in May 2026. source ↗
  • 2026-05Leadership reorganisation: Michael Cieri named Chief Product Officer of a unified product organisation, Eric Chan CTO, John Rettig moved to Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. source ↗
  • 2026-05Workforce reduction of up to ~30% (709 roles) with a $30–60M charge. source ↗
Acquisitions
Divvy2021
Spend management and corporate charge cards; ~$2.5B in stock and cash, closed 2021-06-01. DivvyPay, LLC is card program manager for issuing banks Cross River, WEX Bank and WebBank.
Invoice2go2021
Invoicing and AR for micro-businesses, including the Invoice2go Money deposit account (TransPecos Banks); closed 2021-09-01 (announced ~$625M; $674.3M per the FY2026 10-K).
Finmark2022
Financial planning and forecasting for startups; closed 2022-11-16, price undisclosed. Reported to have been folded into BILL Cash Flow Forecasting in 2026.
Full dossier: BILL’s own stack, layer by layer →
In the press
embeddedfinancereview.com ↗
Coverage of BILL sourced from Embedded Finance Review — a content partner for this report. All articles are © their original authors; click any card to open the source.
◇ article2025-09-19
Gusto Launches Gusto Money: Payroll Provider Expands Into Embedded Finance With Credit, Bill Pay, and Invoicing
Gusto launches Gusto Money with embedded finance features: Payroll Bridge lending, bill pay via Melio, and invoicing. How payroll providers are expanding into fintech.
Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗
◇ article2024-09-09
A tax bill and funding round for a British banking-as-a-service provider
UK bank The Bank of London resolves tax dispute after CEO resignation and secures £42M funding in dramatic week. What this banking-as-a-service provider's turbulent timeline reveals.
Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗
◇ article2023-09-19
How embedded finance can turn partners into enemies: QuickBooks vs. Bill
QuickBooks launches QuickBooks Money and blocks Bill's API access, showing how embedded finance can shift partnerships into competition in B2B fintech.
Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗
Who uses BILL
43 companies disclose BILL in their stack
QuickenQBenchInvoice2go MoneySpikeballUKGIgnite Spot AccountingRilletOcusBetterRXOFXXeroMerchant e-Solutions+31 more
Buyer mix · 43 of 43 classified
Horizontal SaaS / Accounting · 11E-commerce / DTC brand · 5Vertical SaaS / Accounting · 3E-commerce / Retail · 2Horizontal SaaS / HR & Payroll · 2Infrastructure / Payments · 2Marketplace / Two-sided · 2Vertical SaaS / Healthcare · 2
US · 34EU · 3APAC · 2Canada · 2UK · 1
What the disclosures say
Quicken
“Quicken's support page at quicken.com/support/bill-pay-identity-verification-failed/ confirms identity verification is performed for Quicken Bill Manager users ('Quicken is mandated to gather specific data elements about customers using Quicken Bill Manager for the purposes of identity verification'), and the privacy p…”
QBench
“QBench's billing module handles invoice creation and payment application internally within the LIMS.”
Invoice2go Money
“Invoice2go Money Banking FAQs: 'ACH payments, powered by BILL'.”
Spikeball
“BILL publicly lists Spikeball as a customer (hint://BILL — known_customer_listings TIER 1).”
UKG
“UKG's product page for UKG Wallet explicitly names a 'UKG VISA payroll card' as part of the wallet offering, alongside EWA, bill pay, and savings features; the underlying issuer/program manager is not disclosed in the surfaced evidence.”
Ignite Spot Accounting
“ignitespot.com/partners explicitly names BILL (Bill.com): 'We are certified in Bill.com and have extensive experience in setting up and maintaining the platform.' BILL's own case-study page (bill.com/case-study/customer-success-story-ignite-spot-accounting) confirms Ignite Spot uses BILL AP, AR, and Spend & Expense.”
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What BILL runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers BILL itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose BILL.
PSP
Adyen
Sponsor Bank
Cross RiverWEX BankWebBankColumnTransPecos Banks
BaaS
ModulrColumnTransPecos BanksJPMorgan
Card Issuing
Adyen
Card Network
MastercardVisa
Ledger
J.P. Morgan Wallet
Lending
WebBank
FX / Payouts
Airwallex
Treasury Management
IntraFiIntraFi Cash Service network of program banksColumn
Accounting API
Apideck
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Alternatives to BILL

Other Spend / AP providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Brex39 buyers →Ramp28 buyers →Tipalti19 buyers →Pleo16 buyers →Findity11 buyers →Melio10 buyers →Pliant9 buyers →Soldo9 buyers →
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BILL — frequently asked

Which companies use BILL?

43 companies disclose BILL in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including Quicken, QBench, Invoice2go Money, Spikeball, UKG, Ignite Spot Accounting, Rillet, Ocus, BetterRX, OFX and 2 others.

What does BILL do?

BILL is an embedded-finance provider in Spend / AP, PSP, FX / Payouts and Lending. It ranks #1 of 74 Spend / AP providers by disclosed buyers.

Is BILL publicly traded?

Yes. BILL trades as NYSE:BILL, listed since 2019.

What are the alternatives to BILL?

The most-disclosed Spend / AP alternatives to BILL are Brex (39 buyers), Ramp (28 buyers), Tipalti (19 buyers), Pleo (16 buyers), Findity (11 buyers) and Melio (10 buyers).

Who founded BILL?

BILL was founded by René Lacerte and is founded in 2006, headquartered in Palo Alto, CA (now San Jose, CA).

How much funding has BILL raised?

BILL has raised $347.1M (pre-IPO) in total.

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