BlackLine Launches Verity, Trusted AI Purpose-Built for the Office of the CFO
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) has unveiled Verity, a comprehensive AI suite specifically designed for finance and accounting teams. Built on BlackLine's Studio360 platform and powered by Snowflake, Verity introduces a digital workforce led by Vera, an AI team lead that coordinates specialized agents for financial operations.
The platform is built on three key pillars: a centralized AI control layer for governance and auditability, a unified platform serving as a single source of AI truth, and decades of process knowledge from 4,400+ customers. Verity's capabilities include agentic experiences for workflow management, intelligent insights for predictive analysis, next-generation process automation, and automated content generation.
Through a partnership with Google Cloud, BlackLine integrates Google's Gemini models to enhance financial operations efficiency and strategic decision-making.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) ha presentato Verity, una suite AI completa pensata specificamente per i team di finanza e contabilità. Sviluppata sulla piattaforma Studio360 di BlackLine e alimentata da Snowflake, Verity introduce una forza lavoro digitale guidata da Vera, un team lead AI che coordina agenti specializzati nelle operazioni finanziarie.
La piattaforma si basa su tre pilastri fondamentali: un livello centrale di controllo AI per governance e auditabilità, una piattaforma unificata che funge da fonte unica di verità sull’AI e decenni di conoscenze processuali maturate con oltre 4.400 clienti. Tra le capacità di Verity: esperienze agentiche per la gestione dei flussi di lavoro, insight intelligenti per analisi predittive, automazione dei processi di nuova generazione e generazione automatica di contenuti.
Grazie a una partnership con Google Cloud, BlackLine integra i modelli Gemini di Google per migliorare l’efficienza delle operazioni finanziarie e il processo decisionale strategico.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) ha presentado Verity, una suite integral de IA diseñada específicamente para los equipos de finanzas y contabilidad. Construida sobre la plataforma Studio360 de BlackLine y potenciada por Snowflake, Verity introduce una fuerza laboral digital liderada por Vera, una líder de equipo IA que coordina agentes especializados en operaciones financieras.
La plataforma se apoya en tres pilares clave: una capa central de control de IA para gobernanza y auditoría, una plataforma unificada que actúa como fuente única de verdad sobre la IA y décadas de conocimiento de procesos de más de 4.400 clientes. Entre las capacidades de Verity figuran experiencias agentivas para la gestión de flujos de trabajo, insights inteligentes para análisis predictivos, automatización de procesos de nueva generación y generación automática de contenido.
Mediante una alianza con Google Cloud, BlackLine integra los modelos Gemini de Google para mejorar la eficiencia de las operaciones financieras y la toma de decisiones estratégicas.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL)는 재무·회계팀을 위해 특별히 설계된 종합 AI 스위트 Verity를 공개했습니다. BlackLine의 Studio360 플랫폼 위에 구축되고 Snowflake로 구동되는 Verity는 재무 운영을 전문으로 하는 에이전트들을 조율하는 AI 팀 리더 Vera가 이끄는 디지털 인력을 도입합니다.
이 플랫폼은 세 가지 핵심 축에 기반합니다: 거버넌스와 감사 가능성을 위한 중앙 AI 제어 계층, AI의 단일 진실 소스 역할을 하는 통합 플랫폼, 그리고 4,400개가 넘는 고객사로부터 축적된 수십 년의 프로세스 지식. Verity의 기능에는 워크플로우 관리를 위한 에이전트형 경험, 예측 분석을 위한 지능형 인사이트, 차세대 프로세스 자동화, 자동화된 콘텐츠 생성 등이 포함됩니다.
Google Cloud와의 파트너십을 통해 BlackLine은 Google의 Gemini 모델을 통합하여 재무 운영 효율성과 전략적 의사결정을 향상시킵니다.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) a dévoilé Verity, une suite d’IA complète spécialement conçue pour les équipes finance et comptabilité. Construite sur la plateforme Studio360 de BlackLine et propulsée par Snowflake, Verity met en place une main-d’œuvre numérique dirigée par Vera, une cheffe d’équipe IA qui coordonne des agents spécialisés dans les opérations financières.
La plateforme repose sur trois piliers clés : une couche centrale de contrôle IA pour la gouvernance et l’auditabilité, une plateforme unifiée servant de source unique de vérité sur l’IA, et des décennies de connaissance des processus issues de plus de 4 400 clients. Les capacités de Verity incluent des expériences agentives pour la gestion des flux de travail, des insights intelligents pour l’analyse prédictive, l’automatisation des processus de nouvelle génération et la génération automatisée de contenu.
Grâce à un partenariat avec Google Cloud, BlackLine intègre les modèles Gemini de Google pour améliorer l’efficacité des opérations financières et la prise de décisions stratégiques.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) hat Verity vorgestellt, eine umfassende KI-Suite, die speziell für Finanz- und Buchhaltungsteams entwickelt wurde. Auf der Studio360-Plattform von BlackLine aufgebaut und von Snowflake unterstützt, führt Verity eine digitale Belegschaft ein, die von Vera geleitet wird – einer KI-Teamleiterin, die spezialisierte Agenten für Finanzprozesse koordiniert.
Die Plattform ruht auf drei zentralen Säulen: einer zentralen KI-Steuerebene für Governance und Prüfpfade, einer einheitlichen Plattform als einzige Vertrauensquelle für KI sowie jahrzehntelangem Prozesswissen aus über 4.400 Kunden. Veritys Fähigkeiten umfassen agentenbasierte Workflows, intelligente Einblicke für prädiktive Analysen, prozessorientierte Automatisierung der nächsten Generation und automatisierte Inhaltserstellung.
Durch eine Partnerschaft mit Google Cloud integriert BlackLine die Gemini-Modelle von Google, um die Effizienz der Finanzabläufe und strategische Entscheidungsfindung zu verbessern.
- Integration with Google Cloud's Gemini models enhances AI capabilities
- Built on established platform serving 4,400+ customers
- Comprehensive control layer ensures auditability and governance
- Unified data platform powered by Snowflake provides single source of truth
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BlackLine's new Verity AI suite represents a strategic competitive advantage in the financial software market with trusted, purpose-built AI capabilities.
BlackLine's launch of Verity marks a significant strategic expansion in the financial software market, positioning the company at the intersection of two critical business needs: AI innovation and financial governance. The new AI suite is purpose-built for finance and accounting teams, with a critical differentiator being its foundation on BlackLine's existing Studio360 platform and unified data layer.
What makes this launch particularly noteworthy is BlackLine's emphasis on trusted AI for financial operations—an area where concerns about accuracy, auditability, and governance have limited AI adoption. By focusing on what they call the "Control Layer for AI," BlackLine is addressing enterprise requirements for centralized governance and transparency, essential features for financial applications where errors can have significant compliance implications.
The partnership with Google Cloud to leverage their Gemini models adds technical credibility to BlackLine's AI capabilities. This collaboration suggests BlackLine's solution will benefit from Google's advanced AI research while BlackLine provides the specialized financial process knowledge and governance layer.
Strategically, Verity represents BlackLine's effort to transform from a financial close management vendor into a comprehensive financial operations platform with embedded AI. The introduction of Vera, described as an AI team lead that coordinates specialized agents, indicates BlackLine is moving toward agentic AI systems that can handle complex financial workflows with human oversight—potentially addressing labor-intensive processes in accounting departments.
This product launch aligns with the broader enterprise software trend of embedding AI capabilities into specialized business applications rather than deploying general-purpose AI tools. BlackLine's approach of building on two decades of financial process expertise from 4,400+ customers creates a moat against both general AI platforms and newer competitors without domain expertise.
Verity delivers a suite of trusted AI capabilities—from agentic experiences to intelligent insights—to create a new digital workforce for the Office of the CFO
"Many are asking how generative AI will impact business software. Our answer is clear: its power is unlocked only when it's built on an uncompromising foundation of data integrity and trust," said Owen Ryan, co-CEO and Chairman of the Board at BlackLine. "What truly separates BlackLine is our unwavering commitment to that principle, which uniquely positions us to lead the AI revolution in finance. With Verity, we are giving finance professionals AI they can trust—powerful, transparent, auditable, and purpose-built for the demands of the office of the CFO."
The Foundation for Trusted AI
Verity—from the Latin for "truth" —is differentiated by three foundational pillars:
- The Control Layer for AI: BlackLine provides the centralized governance, auditability, and transparency that enterprises require to run AI models safely—a critical feature for financial operations.
- A Unified Platform as the Single Source of AI Truth: Unlike siloed point solutions, BlackLine's Studio360 platform and its unified data layer powered by Snowflake serve as the single source of AI truth. This gives Verity a comprehensive view across the entire F&A landscape, enabling more confident and intelligent decision-making.
- Decades of Process Knowledge as the AI Blueprint: BlackLine has codified over two decades of leadership and best practices from 4,400+ customers into the core logic of its AI. These blueprints serve as the industry's reference model for financial operations, giving BlackLine's AI an unmatched intelligence that makes its automation smarter and more effective than any generalized tool.
The New Digital Workforce for Finance
Verity represents BlackLine's comprehensive suite of artificial intelligence capabilities, embedded across the Studio360 platform and record-to-report and invoice-to-cash solutions. Designed to deliver practical, trusted, and auditable AI, Verity automates complex processes, uncovers deep analytical insights, and empowers finance and accounting professionals by freeing them from repetitive work.
At the heart of this new digital workforce is Vera, the AI team lead, who directs and coordinates a team of specialized agents. Vera acts as the single point of contact for finance and accounting professionals, enabling them to orchestrate complex workflows, assign tasks, and review the work of their entire agentic team. More than just an interface, Vera is the supervisor for your digital workforce, making the collaboration between humans and AI seamless, strategic, and fully auditable.
Verity delivers intelligence across a comprehensive suite of capabilities, creating a new digital workforce for the office of the CFO:
- Agentic Experiences – Deploys an agentic workforce to manage complex, end-to-end workflows, acting as an extension of the finance team. These digital workers are directed and managed through Vera, with users maintaining full oversight and control.
- Intelligent Insights & Proactive Analysis – Transforms raw financial data into forward-looking guidance, from predictive forecasting to proactive risk detection.
- Next-Generation Process Automation – Enhances BlackLine's core solutions with a new layer of intelligence to tackle high-volume, complex processes with greater speed and accuracy, such as AI-powered matching and intelligent data capture.
- Automated Content Generation & Summarization – Streamlines manual effort by drafting narratives and distilling large volumes of financial data and documents into clear, actionable outputs.
"BlackLine's differentiation lies in providing the essential application and control layer that makes powerful AI auditable, trustworthy, and indispensable for the enterprise," said Jeremy Ung, Chief Technology Officer at BlackLine. "Our vision is to deliver future-ready financial operations through agentic AI that goes beyond automation—empowering customers to anticipate, decide, and act faster. With trusted partners like Google Cloud, we are combining Google's leading Gemini models with our unmatched governance and process expertise."
"We are excited to partner with BlackLine to accelerate innovation with Google Cloud's generative AI," said Rodrigo Rocha, Managing Director for Global ISV Partnerships at Google Cloud. "By bringing Google's AI capabilities to BlackLine's platform, joint customers can close their books faster with greater confidence and unlock the strategic insights within their financial data."
Leading the Future of Trusted AI
BlackLine is creating a new world of work where humans and AI operate as a single, unified team. BlackLine's uncompromising commitment to data integrity provides the trusted foundation for this new digital workforce, ensuring it is orchestrated and audited with the same rigor as any team member. This empowers finance and accounting professionals to command their financial operations with strategic insight, building a future of unparalleled accuracy and control.
To learn more about BlackLine's AI capabilities and how they support future-ready financial operations, visit https://www.blackline.com/why-blackline/blackline-ai/.
About BlackLine
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL), the future-ready platform for the Office of the CFO, drives digital finance transformation by empowering organizations with accurate, efficient, and intelligent financial operations.
BlackLine's comprehensive Studio360 platform addresses mission-critical processes, including record-to-report and invoice-to-cash, enabling unified and accurate data, streamlined and optimized processes, and real-time insight through visibility, automation, and AI. BlackLine's proven, collaborative approach ensures continuous transformation, delivering immediate impact and sustained value. With a proven track record of innovation, industry-leading R&D investment, and world-class security practices, more than 4,400 customers across multiple industries partner with BlackLine to lead their organizations into the future.
For more information, please visit blackline.com.
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