Adapt IT, a software provider focused on vertical market applications and digital business services across Africa, has signed a partnership with bookkeeping automation company Dext to expand access to automated finance workflows across the continent.
The agreement extends Adapt IT’s Finance Professionals business, which serves more than 20,000 users across Africa, into bookkeeping automation as accounting firms, finance teams and public sector organizations face increasing pressure to process larger volumes of financial data with fewer manual workflows.
The rollout centers on Dext’s bookkeeping automation platform, which automates document capture, coding and reconciliation across multiple input channels, including mobile devices, desktops, email, WhatsApp and supplier integrations. The platform also connects with accounting software platforms such as Xero, QuickBooks and Sage, while integrating with more than 11,500 banks, suppliers and marketplaces.
The partnership targets finance teams dealing with large volumes of invoices, receipts and transaction records, where document processing remains heavily manual. Adapt IT said the technology will be introduced across both accounting practices and enterprise finance functions as organizations look to scale financial operations without increasing administrative overhead.
“Finance professionals across Africa are under pressure to do more with less, while still delivering accurate, timely and trusted financial information,” said Christiaan Brink, Managing Director, Finance Professionals, Adapt IT. “Our partnership with Dext provides our customers access to a globally recognised automation platform that fits directly into the future of accounting: less manual processing, better data quality and more time for meaningful client and business advisory.”
Dext, a bookkeeping automation company used by more than 12,000 accounting and bookkeeping firms and 700,000 businesses worldwide, said its platform processes 31.4 million receipts and invoices each month. According to the company, its AI models have been trained on more than 2 billion documents and deliver accuracy rates above 99%, while reducing document processing time by more than 90% compared with manual handling.
The companies said the partnership reflects growing demand for finance infrastructure that can operate across fragmented markets where businesses often combine traditional banking systems, digital channels and local payment methods. Adapt IT will handle implementation support, product education, customer engagement and sales enablement activities across the region.
“Africa represents a significant and fast-growing opportunity for bookkeeping automation, and we’re excited to bring Dext’s capabilities to this market through a partner that truly understands it,” said Sabby Gill, CEO of Dext. “Adapt IT’s depth of relationships and sector expertise in the finance community makes them the ideal partner to drive adoption of smarter, more efficient bookkeeping workflows across the continent.”
Dext said it already serves more than 400 accounting and bookkeeping firms and over 13,000 businesses directly across Africa and will continue maintaining those customer relationships while using the partnership to expand its reach into additional markets.
