AI accounting and bookkeeping for fintech companies

Fintech accounting.
Every account reconciled.

Fintech companies run money through more accounts than most businesses. Zeni's AI Accountant codes and reconciles every bank, card and payment account, and our finance team closes your books every month.
Monthly close by your Zeni team Β· SOC 2 certified
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Built by an accounting firm

Battle-tested on 1,000+ companies' books.

Zeni is an accounting firm too. More than 250 of our own accountants, bookkeepers and controllers use this platform every day to close the books for 1,000+ customers, with more than $20 billion in finances processed.ΒΉ

250+
accountants, bookkeepers and controllers on Zeni's team use the platform daily
1,000+
companies whose books close on Zeni every month
$20B+
in finances processed on the platform
2x
revenue for Zeni's own firm without adding headcount costs
We set it up. We run the AI agents.

Zeni connects your banks, cards, payroll and payment accounts, and our team manages the AI agents and reviews the work. With other AI accounting tools, keeping the agents working is your job.

βœ“ Set up by Zeni
βœ“ AI agents managed by our team
βœ“ Works out of the box
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Every account reconciled

Bank, card and payment accounts reconciled before month-end, with the statement balance and the books' balance side by side.

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Payouts and fees, coded

Stripe and PayPal payouts, processor fees and refunds coded with the AI's reasoning attached.

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Support for every number

Receipts matched to transactions and close tasks with owners, so diligence requests start from organized books.

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Security built in

Zeni is SOC 2 certified, and approval rules keep separation of duties in place.

Your fintech finance team's new teammates

An AI Accountant for the books.
An AI CFO for the answers.

The AI Accountant reconciles every account. The AI CFO turns the books into answers.

AI Accountant

Codes payouts, processor fees, software and payroll with its reasoning attached, routes low-confidence items to review, and reconciles bank and card accounts before month-end.

AI CFO

Answers questions on burn, runway and revenue from your live books and read-only Stripe, PayPal and Mercury data, and builds a 13-week cash forecast.Β²

Your month with Zeni

Connect your stack. Get closed books.

Zeni's AI and finance team handle the work in between. You review the numbers and ask the questions.

1
Setup

Connect your stack

Banks, cards and payroll, plus Stripe, PayPal and Mercury for the AI CFO. Your Zeni team handles the setup.

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Every day

Books stay current

The AI Accountant codes and reconciles transactions as they land.

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Month-end

Zeni closes the books

Zeni's finance team reviews the AI's work and closes the month.

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Any day

Answers for the board

Ask the AI CFO about burn, runway and processor fees from closed books.

October close87%
Transactions coded100%
Accounts reconciled94%
Receipts matched92%
Flux review62%
Drafted by the AI Accountant
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Fintech accounting

What is fintech accounting?

Fintech accounting is bookkeeping and financial reporting for companies that build financial products. It usually means reconciling many bank, processor and settlement accounts, tracking processor fees and refunds, keeping company revenue and expenses clearly separated from money moving through the platform, and reporting burn and runway to investors.

Numbers you can defend

Every entry comes with its reasoning.

Each AI suggestion arrives with its reasoning and confidence. Approval rules keep separation of duties, schedules wait for sign-off, and nothing changes in a closed period, so diligence questions have answers.

Built for review
"Show reason" on every AI categorization
Change history on every transaction
Journal entry schedules wait for approval
Created entries can be reverted
Submitters can never approve their own work
Two fintech leaders discussing bar charts on a board in a bright officeAI CFO Β· answers from live books
Advisory

A fintech CFO between board meetings.

Zeni's AI CFO answers questions on burn, runway, revenue and processor fees from your live books, shows how every number was calculated, and builds a 13-week cash forecast.Β²

From spreadsheets to real-time books

One finance workspace for a company that moves money.

Processor reports reconciled by hand
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Payouts and fees coded automatically
Account balances checked in five tabs
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Every account reconciled monthly
Diligence folders built from scratch
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Receipts and support on every transaction
Runway math in a spreadsheet
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Burn and runway from closed books

Zeni connects to your banks, cards and payroll, plus read-only Stripe, PayPal and Mercury data for the AI CFO. The AI Accountant keeps the books current, and your Zeni team closes each month.

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Inside the close

Your fintech month-end close, in one workspace.

Zeni Transactions screen with AI-suggested categories pending reviewThought process on every AI call
TRANSACTIONS

Coded, with the reasoning attached.

Every payout, processor fee and refund gets a category, class and vendor, plus an explanation of how the AI decided.

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Zeni Journal Entries screen with AI-created schedules pending reviewPrepaid schedule drafted, waiting on your approval
JE SCHEDULES

Schedules waiting for sign-off.

Prepaid, fixed-asset and accrual schedules are proposed against your capitalization threshold and post only after approval.

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Zeni Receipts screen listing transactions missing receiptsReceipt matched to its charge, on the record
RECEIPTS

Receipts matched.

Missing receipts are flagged and matched automatically when they're forwarded or uploaded.

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Zeni Flux Analysis screen comparing October and September spend by vendorAI CFO explains the spike: up 167% from September
FLUX ANALYSIS

Flux before you ask.

Month-over-month variances by vendor, category and class, with an AI summary of what changed.

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Zeni Reconciliation screen for a company bank accountFound 3 statement transactions missing from the books
RECONCILIATIONS

Every account reconciled.

Bank and card accounts are reconciled to statements, with missing transactions flagged and entries suggested.

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Zeni Task Checklist with close tasks, owners and due datesEvery close task has an owner, a due date and time tracked
TASK CHECKLIST

Close tasks with owners.

Assign owners, priorities and due dates to every close task, so you see who owns what while the month is open.

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Beyond the close

Run more of your fintech finance work in one place.

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Fractional CFO support

Add fractional CFO support for budgets, board decks and fundraising when you need it.

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Bill pay

Pay vendors with multi-level approvals and invoices read automatically.

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Commenting

Comment on any transaction, @mention a teammate and keep the answer on the record.

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Questions you'll ask

What fintech founders ask. What the AI CFO answers.

Every month
"What's our net burn and runway?"
"How much did we pay in processor fees last quarter?"
After close
"Which vendors grew fastest this year?"
"Why did refunds rise in September?"
Planning
"Build a 13-week cash forecast."
"Model burn if we add two engineers."
Who it's for

Built for the people who run fintech finance.

A fintech team working together in a modern open officeYour team, plus an AI Accountant and AI CFO

Fintech founders and CEOs

Founders who need investor-ready numbers without a full finance team.

  • Burn and runway any day of the month
  • Every account reconciled monthly
  • Diligence-ready records

Finance leads and controllers

Finance leads who own the close and want the transactional work done first.

  • Close tasks with owners and due dates
  • Approval rules and separation of duties
  • Flux and reconciliations drafted for review
Built for fintech companies

Move money. Keep the books right.

See the AI Accountant and AI CFO on a fintech company's books.

Review by design
Reviewed by Zeni's finance team
Reasoning on every AI call
Approvals before anything posts
Separation of duties
SOC 2 certified
FAQ

Fintech accounting and AI bookkeeping FAQs.

What is fintech accounting?+
Bookkeeping and reporting for companies that build financial products: reconciling many bank and processor accounts, tracking fees and refunds, and reporting burn and runway to investors.
How does AI bookkeeping work for a fintech company?+
Zeni's AI Accountant codes payouts, processor fees and refunds with its reasoning shown, matches receipts and reconciles every bank and card account. Your Zeni team reviews the work and closes the books each month.
Does Zeni connect to Stripe, PayPal and Mercury?+
Yes. They connect alongside your banks and cards, and the AI CFO reads them with read-only access.
Is Zeni secure enough for a fintech company?+
Zeni is SOC 2 certified, and the AI CFO runs on models under enterprise agreements, with no training on customer data.
Which ledger does Zeni use?+
QuickBooks Online. Zeni reads and writes to it as your ledger of record.
Who sets up and manages the AI agents?+
Zeni does. Our team deploys the platform, manages the AI agents and reviews the work, and you approve what needs your sign-off.
Can the AI make mistakes?+
Yes. Lower-confidence transactions go to a review queue instead of posting, your Zeni team reviews the close, and the AI CFO is in beta, so check anything important against the books.
Sources and notes
  1. Zeni internal figures, October 2026.
  2. AI CFO is in beta and can make mistakes; check anything important against the books.