Lili Launches Accountant AI to Help Small Businesses Manage Their Finances

The Generative AI Chatbot Will Provide Instant, Informed Answers to Business Owners' Financial and Accounting Questions

NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lili, the financial platform designed for small business owners, today announced the launch of a new generative AI tool — Accountant AI — which harnesses businesses' financial data and the latest industry information to provide business owners with personalized, instant recommendations about their businesses' finances.

Business owners, particularly those running smaller-sized operations, often manage their own finances with no outside help, such as an accountant or bookkeeper. Not only is this approach time-intensive, but it can also put businesses at risk of costly mistakes. With Accountant AI, small business owners will now have access to an AI-powered business advisor at their fingerprints, enabling them to make more informed business decisions and become more profitable. 

"Nearly eighty percent of business owners handle their own accounting and finances, which can be a heavy burden to bear on top of managing all the day-to-day operations of a business," said Lilac Bar David, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lili. "Accountant AI will revolutionize the way business owners interact with their financial data by providing them with quick and more affordable answers to all of their accounting and financial questions. For business owners who cannot afford an accountant or more expensive accounting tools, Accountant AI is a game changer."

Accountant AI responds to queries using its extensive training and the latest tax and accounting information, but unlike other AI chatbots on the market, it generates insights from both the owner's business and similar businesses on Lili's platform, makes recommendations based on the latest tax policy updates and leverages human accounting expertise. Lili also partnered with Amazon Bedrock to ensure Accountant AI has robust privacy and security measures to keep businesses' data safe from potential leaks or misuse.

Accountant AI is the next generation of Lili AI, the first AI accountant designed specifically for small business owners, which launched last August. The first phase of Lili AI introduced predictive transaction categorization for Lili's smart bookkeeping, helping business owners spend less time manually classifying transactions for their taxes.

About Lili
Founded in 2019 by financial and tech industry veterans Lilac Bar David and Liran Zelkha. Lili is a financial platform designed specifically for businesses, offering a combination of advanced business banking with built-in accounting and tax preparation software to help business owners better streamline and simplify their finances. Backed by Group 11, Foundation Capital, AltaIR Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Torch Capital, Target Global and Zeev Ventures, Lili is headquartered in New York and serves customers in all 50 states. Banking services are provided by Choice Financial Group Inc. and Sunrise Banks, N.A., Members FDIC. To learn more, visit lili.co.

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