Sage focuses AI collaboration with AWS on everyday financial workflows

Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), has set out how its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) is advancing AI for the financial work businesses rely on. The work focuses on processes such as handling supplier invoices, managing cash flow, processing payroll and meeting compliance requirements.

For a business, the value of AI in finance is not simply getting an answer to a question. It is having support through the steps of a process, with relevant information brought together and important decisions kept in view. In accounts payable, for example, an AI agent could gather...