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How SaaS and AI Companies Benefit from SOC 2 Examinations
How SaaS and AI Companies Benefit from SOC 2 Examinations (600 x 314 px)

How SaaS and AI Companies Benefit from SOC 2 Examinations

Key takeaways: Strengthening Security, Governance, and Trust Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping how companies develop software, deliver services, and engage with clients. For AI developers and providers, rapid innovation comes with heightened responsibility to ensure systems are secure, reliable, and well-controlled. SOC 2 examinations help organizations respond to customer and stakeholder expectations for validated security […]

Watch How Boston Senior Home Care Reduced Claim Denials by 90% — A Live Client Webinar
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Watch How Boston Senior Home Care Reduced Claim Denials by 90% — A Live Client Webinar

Boston Senior Home Care slashed monthly claim denials from $65,000 to just $6,000 by automating one of the most time‑consuming, risk‑prone processes in their organization. Watch how this transformation delivered real‑time visibility, restored staff capacity, and created a proactive model any Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) can replicate. Speakers include Vassilis Kontoglis, Partner, AI Digital […]

Start Small to Scale Smart with Automation
Start Small to Scale Smart with Automation

Start Small to Scale Smart with Automation

The idea of automation often arrives with fanfare—promises of transformation, efficiency, and sweeping change. But for many organizations, especially those already stretched thin, the prospect of overhauling core business processes may feel impractical. Automation does not have to begin with large-scale disruption. A focused, manageable start often leads to more effective outcomes. Starting with one […]

Building an Innovation Mindset for Automation Success
Building an Innovation Mindset for Automation Success

Building an Innovation Mindset for Automation Success

Organizations often approach automation as a technology upgrade—an efficiency project, a cost-saver, a way to modernize operations. But even the best-designed systems can falter without a culture that is ready to change. Resistance does not always sound like “no.” It may take the form of quiet hesitation, skepticism, or the reversion to old habits once […]

Accounting Today Spotlights AAFCPAs’ Ryan Wolff on AI and Innovation
Accounting Today Spotlights AAFCPAs’ Ryan Wolff on AI and Innovation

Accounting Today Spotlights AAFCPAs’ Ryan Wolff on AI and Innovation

AAFCPAs’ Senior AI and strategic innovation consultant Ryan Wolff shared his perspective in Accounting Today’s 2025 roundup of top apps for accountants. Wolff emphasized the growing role of AI and automation in streamlining workflows and improving efficiency across client environments. Ryan Wolff applies his combined background in accounting and technology to help clients streamline operations […]

There Are Automation Opportunities in Your Everyday Operations
There Are Automation Opportunities in Your Everyday Operations

There Are Automation Opportunities in Your Everyday Operations

Most organizations are busy enough just keeping up with daily responsibilities. When operations rely on habit and deadlines, it is easy to overlook the quiet drag of manual tasks, i.e. the form re-entered in three systems, the spreadsheet passed around for approvals, the weekly report that takes hours to compile. These inefficiencies often remain hidden […]

Ryan Wolff Took National Stage to Present on AI and Audit Innovation at DCPA 2025
Ryan Wolff Takes National Stage to Present on AI and Audit Innovation at DCPA 2025

Ryan Wolff Took National Stage to Present on AI and Audit Innovation at DCPA 2025

AAFCPAs’ Ryan K. Wolff, MBA, Senior AI and Strategic Innovation Consultant, presented at Digital CPA (DCPA) 2025, hosted December 7–10 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Washington, D.C. Ryan co-presented alongside Danielle Supkis Cheek, CPA, CFE, CVA, Senior Vice President of AI, Analytics & Assurance at Caseware International. Their session, […]

Six Ways to Regain Time Without Overhauling Your ERP/GL System
Six Ways to Regain Time Without Overhauling Your ERP/GL System

Six Ways to Regain Time Without Overhauling Your ERP/GL System

Some decisions are delayed not because they are unimportant, but because they are uncomfortable. For many finance teams, the thought of changing systems or introducing automation falls into that category—too expensive, too complex, too disruptive. But staying the course has its own cost. Hours spent maintaining spreadsheets, tracking deadlines manually, or entering transactions line by […]

Practical Applications for AI, Automation in Healthcare Finance

Practical Applications for AI, Automation in Healthcare Finance

AI is reshaping healthcare finance and creating opportunities for providers to improve efficiency and financial performance. With government funding shortages, rising claim denials, and a competitive labor market, automation is becoming an essential tool. Third-party payors are already leveraging AI for claims processing, and providers may benefit from similar technologies. Consider just a few of […]