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How Agentic AI Affects Your Workforce
Understand how Agentic AI affects your workforce when 90% of work is automated and what it's actually like to work in a blended Agent/Human team.
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Agentic AI
Global Process Ownership
Global Business Services
Process Improvement
Stop Automating the Old Process: Why Agentic AI Demands a New Way of Thinking
Don't make the same mistakes twice! How processes should change to fully embrace Agentic AI.
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Agentic AI
Global Business Services
Autonomous Finance
How to Scale Agentic AI Without Things Breaking
Struggling to scale Agentic AI? CK Taneja, SVP Transformation, Northern Trust gives his expert advice on orchestration, technology and change management.
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Agentic AI
Global Business Services
Global Process Ownership
The GPO Is Now the Most Important Role in Your Agentic AI Transformation
Most organisations hand Agentic AI to IT and wonder why it fails. Discover why the Global Process Owner is the most critical role in any successful Agentic AI transformation.
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Agentic AI
Global Business Services
Why User Experience Is the Secret Weapon of High-Performing GBS Teams
Discover why user experience is critical to GBS success and how empowering every team member to shape daily interactions can drive better operations and strategic impact.
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Agentic AI
Global Business Services
Redesigning the Operating Model for Agentic GBS
Agentic AI transforms Global Business Services by requiring a redesigned operating model centered on end-to-end process ownership, structured and strategic work instructions, and strong knowledge governance to enable effective, consistent automation.
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AI
From Automation to Autonomy: Why GBS Is Hitting Its Next S-Curve of Innovation
AI pilots are stalling not because of technology limits, but because enterprises have yet to redesign GBS operating models for true agentic execution.
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Forbes
When AI Agents Become Your Co-Workers, Not Your Tool
Learn how to prepare your organization for AI co-workers through upskilling, governance, and trust-building strategies.
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Agentic AI
How AI Agents Are Transforming Global Business Services
Exclusive insights from Hypatos CEO Dr. Uli Erxleben in Handelsblatt's AI Special Edition.
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Agentic AI
AI Agents vs AI Assistants: When to Use What
Discover why AI agents and AI assistants might sound similar, but they're as different as day and night.
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Forbes
Agentic Process Automation: Beyond the 'Happy Path' Problem
Find out how APA adapts and drives results when routine automation hits a roadblock.
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Agentic AI
Accounting 2025 Summit Made Us Rethink Finance
Discover the key takeaways from the Accounting Summit 2025 with a focus on change management, innovation, and the human side of AI.
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Agentic AI
2025 Explainer: The IDP Landscape in the Agentic AI Era
Discover how agentic AI transforms IDP from reading paperwork into driving smarter business operations.
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Agentic AI
Your Sneak Peek: Hypatos at Gartner CFO & Finance 2025
See what’s in store for CFOs and finance leaders this year.
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Agentic AI
The Beat of Finance Transformation at Accounting Summit 2025
Get a glimpse of the future of accounting at this year’s summit.
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Agentic AI
How to buy Agentic AI in finance without vendor lock-in
Learn the signs of vendor lock-in, how Agentic AI offers flexibility and transparency, and what to ask before committing to a new AI solution.
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Agentic AI
Agentic AI vs Generative AI: 5 Key Differences
From prompt-based output to purpose-driven action, see how Agentic AI redefines what AI can do.
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Agentic AI
What Enterprises Really Asked About AI Agents at EY Lisbon
Enterprises want AI, but not at the cost of control. Discover what they really asked and why architecture matters more than ever.
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Agentic AI
2025 Gartner CFO & Finance Executive Conference: Our Recap
Leading through change means leading with AI. Discover the top insights driving finance transformation.
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Agentic AI
AI Agents: Build or Buy? A Roadmap for Enterprise Leaders
Discover why building AI agents is tougher than it seems and when buying or hybridizing makes smarter sense.
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Agentic AI
Forbes
The Strategic Shift From RPA To Autonomous AI Systems
Discover why leading organizations are moving beyond RPA and embracing AI agents for smarter, more flexible automation.
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Agentic AI
Agentic AI and the Future of Finance Automation at Rethink! 2025
Learn how Agentic AI is bridging the gap between automation hype and real operational impact.
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Agentic AI
How Autonomous AI Agents Are Redefining Financial Processes
Discover how AI agents offer a smarter, more adaptive approach to meet growing data and compliance demands.
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Agentic AI
Finance of the Future: How CFOs are Leveraging AI
Explore how AI is reshaping finance; streamlining operations, enabling smarter decisions, and giving early adopters a competitive edge
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Forbes
Could Agentic AI Be The Superhero Of Sales Order Processing?
Learn how AI is reshaping sales order workflows—faster, smarter, and error-free.
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Agentic AI
Hypatos AI Coworkers: Smarter Back Office Automation
Discover, how unlike AI copilots that assist, Hypatos AI agents take full ownership of back-office workflows, delivering accuracy, efficiency, and true end-to-end automation.
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Agentic AI
AI Agents and the 2025 Shift in Business Automation
AI Conference 2025 Level Up! revealed how intelligent agents are transforming businesses, automating workflows, and creating a competitive edge.
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Employee Journey
Meet Katerina Waiz our Learning & Development Specialist
Meet Kate, who followed her instincts into Learning & Development and built a thriving career, proving that a gut feeling can lead to meaningful impact.
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Agentic AI
Agentic AI for Accounts Payable: From Cost to Value Creation
Learn how agentic AI transforms Accounts Payable into a profit center by cutting costs, optimizing payments, and driving revenue.
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Agentic AI
What to Know Before Licensing an Agentic AI Solution
Learn how to critically assess agentic AI solutions by verifying autonomy, architecture, security, learning, and proof of value for your business.
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Employee Journey
Meet Rita Péter our Finance Manager
Meet Rita, who discovered her gift for finances and built a successful career, proving that passion and talent can lead to incredible achievements
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
Why Agentic AI in Order Management Isn't Just Another Trend
Find out how agentic AI eliminates inefficiencies in order management and transforms financial operations.
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
Agentic AI Makes 2025 the Year of the Chief Value Officer
In this article, you’ll discover why 33% of enterprise software will soon integrate agentic AI and what that means for CFOs stepping into a more strategic, value driven role.
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Autonomous Finance
Accelerating AI Adoption: Key Insights from PwC's GenAI Day
Catch the key insights from PwC’s GenAI Day where industry leaders discussed how companies can effectively adopt and scale generative AI.
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Product Updates
Common Security Concerns About AI Document Processing—And How Hypatos Resolves Them
Discover how Hypatos enhances AI security, protecting data privacy and model integrity while ensuring trustworthy and compliant document processing.
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Employee Journey
Meet Jieying Yan our Team Lead Cognitive AI
Explore how Jieying transitioned into a leadership role, overcoming challenges, driving innovation, and embracing the collaborative culture at Hypatos.
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Accounts Payable
Agentic AI
Accounts Payable Reinvented: From Back Office to Strategy
Discover the future of Accounts Payable with Hypatos AI. Automate tasks, optimize operations, and unlock data-driven growth.
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Agentic AI
Discover the key differences between OCR and Agentic AI and how they impact automation, accuracy, and efficiency in finance.
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Agentic AI
AI
Agentic AI Order Management: Accurate, Scalable, Smart
Dive into how Agentic AI improves order management, outpacing OCR in automation and increasing efficiency for businesses and finance teams.
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Agentic AI
AI
End-of-Month Reconciliation? Call Your AI Assistant
Discover how AI simplifies intercompany reconciliation, solving inefficiencies and empowering smarter finance operations.
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Product Updates
Our autumn updates are here: smarter e-invoicing, improved collaboration features, and seamless integrations.
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Agentic AI
AI
How Agentic AI Is Changing Order Management: Webinar Recap
In this review, uncover how Agentic AI revolutionizes order management with unmatched accuracy and efficiency.
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
From automation to autonomy: Agentic AI in accounting
This article explores how agentic AI is transforming accounting by enabling autonomous, intelligent solutions for complex tasks like tax assessments and e-invoicing.
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AI
Autonomous Finance
Intercompany Reconciliation? AI Agents Got This
Explore how AI agents are revolutionizing intercompany reconciliation, turning reactive fixes into proactive solutions and transforming financial operations worldwide.
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Employee Journey
Meet Wai Cheung our Product Manager
Meet Wai, our Product Manager. His six-year journey at Hypatos reflects growth, adaptability, and curiosity. Let’s dive into his story!
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Agentic AI
AI
Avoiding AI Pitfalls in Finance: The Key Role of High-Quality Data
Discover why quality matters more than quantity in AI-driven projects and how bad data can cost your business millions.
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
AI
Learn about AI Agents’ role in intercompany reconciliation with EY
Uncover insights from EY advisors on the role of Agentic AI in intercompany reconciliation.
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Agentic AI
AI
Autonomous Finance
Exploring Agentic AI and Process Mining with EY Mexico
Discover how process mining and AI automate finance tasks, ensuring accuracy and compliance while freeing teams for strategic work.
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Agentic AI
AI
Autonomous Finance
Learn everything about the Agentic Approach to eInvoicing
In this piece we uncover the full scope of Agentic AI in eInvoicing—from language translation and data enrichment to regulatory compliance and error reduction.
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AI
Agentic AI
Explore the EU AI Act and how Hypatos is committed to aligning its solutions with it.
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Agentic AI
AI
Forbes
Managing The Human/Machine Transition To A Hybrid Workforce
Curious why a human-machine hybrid workforce is the key to success? Discover how blending human expertise with AI can transform efficiency and drive results.
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Autonomous Finance
Agentic AI
Revolutionizing Intercompany Reconciliation with AI Agents: A CPA's Journey
Discover why the future of intercompany reconciliation hinges on blending AI agents with human expertise for smarter, faster solutions.
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AI
Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
Agentic AI for Smarter Intercompany Reconciliation
Discover how Agentic AI automates intercompany reconciliation, streamlining finances and enabling real-time insights for faster decisions.
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
AI
Debunking Common Myths About eInvoicing: What Is It Really, And Why Do You Need It?
There are many myths about eInvoicing: it’s too complex, expensive, and no different from sending a PDF by email. So, what’s the truth?
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AI
Autonomous Finance
Key takeaways from the Digital Finance Forum 2024
In this piece, we explore how the Digital Finance Forum 2024 revealed that AI and digital transformation thrive when people are empowered and processes are reimagined.
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
From Routine to Strategy: How AI is Transforming the Future of Finance
By embracing AI-driven automation, finance teams are transforming from task executors to strategic decision-makers. This shift is revolutionizing the finance industry.
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Employee Journey
Meet Christiane Tetzner our Account Director
Discover Christiane's journey, our Account Director who is motivated by challenges and sees uncertainty as opportunity.
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
Why Global Business Trusts Agentic AI for eInvoicing
Explore how Agentic AI is revolutionizing eInvoicing for global businesses, from improving efficiency to tackling international standardization challenges.
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
Smarter eInvoicing Starts with Agentic AI
If your business is dealing with complex invoicing workflows or struggling to keep up with compliance, have a look at this piece.
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Employee Journey
Meet Agniva Banerjee our Senior Data Scientist
Join us as we chat with Agniva, Senior Data Scientist at Hypatos, who is at the forefront of developing next-generation AI models.
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Autonomous Finance
Agentic AI
Hypatos Leads the AI Finance Wave at Accounting Summit 2024
Catch all our highlights from the Accounting Summit 2024 and discover how Hypatos is leading finance AI-driven automation.
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Product Updates
Check out our summer product updates, featuring everything from enterprise-grade capabilities to out-of-the-box solutions.
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
Agentic AI in action: Meet Hypatos at Accounting Summit 2024
Join Hypatos at the Accounting Summit 2024 in Düsseldorf to discover how Agentic AI is revolutionizing finance operations.
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Agentic AI
Autonomous Finance
AI At Work: Here’s What It Means For Employers And Employees
AI tools help humans deliver higher quality work. Companies should be exploring ways to successfully integrate AI tools in their current workforce.
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Employee Journey
Meet Adam Pogorzelski our Team Lead QA
Meet Adam, our new QA Team Lead. He combines technical skill with empathy to ensure top-notch, user-friendly software. Let’s get to know him!
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Agentic AI
Hypatos AI Agent for Sales Orders: Precision Meets Power
In time for a well-deserved summer breather, we closed July with the launch of our new product – the AI Agent for Sales Order Processing.
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Autonomous Finance
Agentic AI
What Is Agentic AI & Is It The Next Big Thing?
What is Agentic AI? How does Agentic AI differ from Generative AI, and what is its potential for transforming shared services and finance?
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Employee Journey
Meet Lucía Ferreiro Martínez our Senior Customer Success Manager
Today, we’re sitting down with Lucía, our stellar Senior Customer Success Manager who makes sure our clients are nothing short of thrilled with our tech.
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AI
Sales Order Automation: Enhancing O2C Performance
In this article, we’ll dive into the key aspects of sales order automation and its crucial role in the success of the order-to-cash (O2C) process for large organizations.
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Autonomous Finance
LLMs and RAG Redefine Intelligent Document Processing
If you’ve heard about RAG before but aren’t sure of its business application or relationship with language models – keep reading!
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Employee Journey
Meet Max Geigis our VP Product Management
Today, we’re grabbing a virtual coffee with our very own Max, who’s just earned a well-deserved promotion to VP of Product Management at Hypatos.
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Autonomous Finance
From O2C & H2R to ESG our SSOW Europe 2024 Recap
Our key takaways from SSOW Europe 2024: reshaping shared services and GBS with automation within O2C, H2R, ESG.
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AI
Forbes
Decoding ESG Reporting: Navigating The Puzzle With AI Assistance
Effective ESG reporting hinges on robust data collection. This post highlights the difficulties companies face and explores how AI assistants can revolutionize the process.
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AI
The new European Data Act: Overview
The European Commission's recent initiative, the European Strategy for Data, represents a significant step towards creating a unified market for data within the EU.
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AI
Shared Services & GBS Transformation for Everyone at SSOW Europe 2024
SSOW Europe 2024 is the event for you and your team to enjoy exceptional learning and networking opportunities, regardless of how far along you are in your shared services journey or how mature your GBS organization is already. With events like SSOWomen Leadership Day, the GBS Certification Course, and Focus Days on HR Shared Services, Global Process Ownership (GPO), and AI & Generative AI, among others, SSOW provides you with the knowledge and resources you need to succeed in your company's operations.
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Accounts Payable
Unlock Accounts Payable auto-posting in SAP with AI Assistants
As a financial professional you are already aware of the benefits of autonomous finance, especially when it comes to accounts payable (AP). You know autonomous finance can lead to increased efficiency, reduced operational costs by minimizing manual intervention, and improved accuracy in financial decision-making driven by advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence.
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AI
Shared Services Giants: Industry Icons & F1 Legend Take Center Stage at SSOW Lisbon 2024
The Shared Services and Outsourcing Week (SSOW) ignites this year with a lineup that's more than just informative – it's electrifying.
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Forbes
Demystifying Prompt Engineering For Finance Teams (Hint, Anyone Can Do It)
This article explores the art of instructing AI assistants effectively, demonstrating its application in finance. While AI automates repetitive tasks, human input remains crucial.
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AI
Four Key Reasons Why You Shouldn't Miss SSOW Lisbon 2024
The Shared Services and Outsourcing Week (SSOW) is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated weeks of the year for industry professionals. This is where the magic happens for those who strive to stay ahead in the dynamic landscape of shared services and outsourcing.
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Forbes
AI
How Much Can You Trust Your AI Assistant? As Much As The Rest Of Your Team
Whether you're managing finances or tackling complex workflows, this article equips you to unlock the true potential of AI assistants within your team.
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AI
SSOW 2024 is where innovation meets expertise, and the future of shared services and outsourcing unfolds before your eyes. As participants gear up for an enriching experience, let's explore what awaits attendees at this year's event and how they can maximize their journey through the world of SSOW.
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Forbes
Uli Erxleben Joins Forbes Finance Council
Forbes Finance Council is an invitation-only community for executives in accounting, financial planning, wealth and asset management, and investment firms.
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AI
Top 5 SSON Orlando 2024 Keynote Speakers You Can’t Miss
Are you ready to unlock the secrets to operational excellence, streamline processes, and revolutionize your business strategies? Look no further than the Shared Services and Outsourcing Week (SSOW), where industry leaders converge to share insights, innovations, and best practices. While there are countless reasons to attend SSOW, today, we're shining the spotlight on the crown jewel of the event: the SSOW 2024 Trailblazers and Leading Practitioners.
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AI
Shared Services and Outsourcing Week (SSOW) stands as a pivotal event in the calendar of industry professionals seeking to stay ahead in the dynamic landscape of shared services and outsourcing.
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Accounts Payable
The Ultimate Assistant: Your AI Agent for Accounts Payable
In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, the finance function is undergoing a profound digital transformation, and the accounts payable process (AP) is no exception.
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Product Updates
Empowering Your Workflow with Innovative Enhancements
We are thrilled to announce a series of feature releases that are set to elevate your experience with our platform. These enhancements are designed to streamline your processes, boost efficiency, and provide you with even more control over your data. Let's dive into the latest updates:
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AI
Why CFOs Should Have AI On Their Minds
In the contemporary landscape, the role of a CFO demands a heightened level of strategic acumen and forward-thinking, almost transforming them into the Chief Future Officer.
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Autonomous Finance
Unlocking the Future of Business with Autonomous Finance
This article outlines the advantages of autonomous finance, as well as the difficulties CFOs encounter while implementing this novel strategy.
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AI
EU AI Act Greenlit: Comprehensive Guide to the Artificial Intelligence Regulations in Europe
At Hypatos, we offer enterprise-ready AI agents for high document throughput and are aware of our responsibility. Protecting our customers is important to us, which is why we generally welcome the new regulations.
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Partnerships
Partner spotlight: ScaleHub and their Collective Intelligence solutions
At Hypatos, we’re proud of the tech we’ve created. The AI that powers our solutions does much more than get us past the 85% accuracy ceiling of OCR; it’s made it possible for us to provide the highest data accuracy and fastest processing speed for our customers. But the smallest amount of errors are still errors, which is why we’ve entered into a strategic partnership with ScaleHub. With their Collective Intelligence solutions and crowdsourcing as a managed service, our fellow disruptors’s offering in the intelligent document processing (IDP) world perfectly complements ours—and together we offer unparalleled accuracy, speed and scalability. We asked Susanne Richter-Wills, ScaleHub’s VP of Partnerships EMEA, to explain more:
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Partnerships
Stop duplicate invoices early with Celonis in Hypatos
Celonis and Hypatos have joined forces to tackle the longstanding issue of duplicate invoice payments through the integration of AI technologies. The Celonis Duplicate Checker, now incorporated within Hypatos, serves as a powerful tool to prevent duplicate invoices from reaching the ERP system.
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Partnerships
Extended Partnership: Hypatos embedded in Cloudworx REEDR
We are thrilled to share the exciting news about the extended partnership between Hypatos and cloudworx, integrating Hypatos' Document AI into the core of REEDR.
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Accounts Payable
Hypatos has earned recognition as a 'Representative Vendor' in the 2023 Gartner "Market Guide for Accounts Payable Invoice Automation Solutions." This acknowledgment highlights Hypatos' expertise in the global financial automation and B2B Finance SaaS sectors, demonstrating its commitment to enhancing secure payment capabilities for large multinational enterprises.
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Autonomous Finance
6 key tips to get the most from generative AI in finance and accounting
Don’t worry if you missed our AccountingGPT webinar in June because we took the time to break it down to its key insights and included some of questions viewers posted live. If you are a financial-, accounting- or a shared service center leader and are anxious to find the most seamless way to leverage the latest in AI and turn your operations into a truly no-touch workflow - keep reading! Here are the 6 things to consider for a successful APAI work frame.
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Autonomous Finance
AccountingGPT revolutionizing AP automation with next-gen AI
Processing financial documents is a crucial aspect of an organization's back office operations. This typically entails sorting through documents, manually inputting data, and conducting accounting tasks, as well as managing payment approvals. However, this manual process can be time-consuming, error-prone, and inefficient. As a result, many companies have turned to rule-based automation solutions like OCR and workflow automation, but the results have been mixed.
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Autonomous Finance
Press Release: Hypatos Unveils AccountingGPT to Revolutionize Finance Operations
Berlin, Germany - Hypatos, a leading provider of next-generation AI for finance, has announced the launch of AccountingGPT which automates accounts payable processing from data capturing to posting with transformative results.
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OCR
Best OCR in 2019: In-depth data extraction benchmark
What is the difference between data extraction and OCR? How can we determine the best data extraction solution? What is the most accurate data extraction solution? Are there other criteria that could affect a companies’ procurement decision? What are the areas where data extraction solutions fail?
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AI
Data extraction: First step to automated document processing
What is data extraction? Why is data extraction important now? What are the alternatives to automated data extraction? What is the performance of data extraction solutions? How can you automate data extraction at your company?
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AI
Document AI: Combining NLP & machine vision for top results
How were documents processed before the advance of modern AI? What are modern AI approaches for document processing? What is Hypatos’ approach of using AI in document processing?
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OCR
OCR & RPA: In-depth guide to data extraction with RPA
A survey of public RPA case studies revealed that more than half of all processes automated with RPA involve documents. Augmenting your RPA tool with specialized, deep learning based data extraction tools reduces development effort, enabling faster delivery and increases automation level...
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