S4 | E17 | The Future of Finance Teams in an AI-Driven World with Deepak Bapat @ Tabs

About this episode

The episode discusses the integration of AI in finance teams and the challenges they face in automating workflows.

Today, we’re getting into where AI actually fits in the finance stack and why most teams are getting it wrong. I’m joined by Deepak Bapat, CTO and co-founder of Tabs, an AI-native platform automating contract-to-cash end-to-end. We cover: The difference between AI-native vs AI-layered products Why finance has near-zero tolerance for AI errors The technical challenge of automating contract-to-cash workflows Integrating AI into fragmented ERP ecosystems What finance teams may look like in the next 3–5 years as AI agents take over operational workflows A really interesting conversation around where AI creates real operational leverage, and where the hype still outweighs the reality.

People in this episode

Guest: Deepak Bapat

Topics covered

• AI in finance
• finance teams
• contract-to-cash automation
• AI-native products
• ERP integration
• operational workflows

Keywords

• AI
• finance
• automation
• contract-to-cash
• ERP
• operational leverage
• AI errors

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Organizations: Tabs

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