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Vinay Pai, senior vice president of engineering at Bill.com, goes under the hood of artificial intelligence to explain what it is, what it does, and what it means for the profession.

This much-anticipated and often-controversial listing identifies the thought leaders, change-makers, regulators and other leaders who are shaping the profession, and the issues that they face as they chart the future of accounting.

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Despite advances in technology, too many companies are still wasting time and money with manual bill pay and paper checks. Accounting firms are in a unique position to help these companies, but many firms fail to recognize that handling payments represents a prime opportunity to generate new revenue, offer a differentiated service and help clients save time.

Memes aren’t the typical source for wisdom surrounding artificial intelligence, but one of the Internet’s new favorite memes gives us an effective AI-101. In the meme, people force a bot to watch thousands of hours of a TV show, only to have it spit out a script of nothing but stereotypical phrases stitched together. Voilà! A (very watered-down) explanation of AI....

The Financial Technology Report is proud to announce and celebrate the exceptional women who are playing leading roles at the companies shaping the financial technology sector. The awardees of 2019 were selected based on a detailed review of their professional background and career accomplishments. Their positions range from Presidents and COOs to VPs and CEOs. These...

Cloud-based finance software Bill.com can now facilitate international payments in 106 currencies and 137 countries, the company announced in a press release on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

Now this certainly isn’t the first time I have looked at Bill.com. In fact, we have probably written about this company and their software more than almost any other (with the exception of Intuit and QuickBooks) over the entire lifetime of Insightful Accountant. It seems that Renė Lacerte, the CEO of Bill.com, and his team are...

Palo Alto-based Bill.com said that it hired Josh Goines as senior vice president of strategic partnerships, working with key partners that include Intuit and some of the nation’s largest financial institutions.

It’s 3 p.m. on a Tuesday, and a staff member of my firm, MOD Ventures, approaches me. According to her, a client mentioned that he’s getting too busy to handle his multiple responsibilities at his small business. As an office manager, he takes care of everything from HR to business development to accounting and bookkeeping. Time is at a premium; it’s something he doesn...

The 2019 AICPA Engage conference covered a number of topics important to today's accounting profession, ranging from updates on complex tax rules to digital transformation. In addition to giving platforms to thought leaders who are spearheading changes, it also covered some basics, including how to make sure your clients don't fire you.

Payments automation provider Bill.com has debuted a new business payments platform that leverages artificial intelligence for end-to-end financial workflow automation. Bill.com’s Intelligent Business Payments Platform comes during a time when AI is fueling new accounting technology at breakneck speed, with tech having reached a stage of usability that makes it ripe for...