--- title: "Spring'25 Edition: AI office of the CFO" slug: "spring-25-edition-ai-office-of-the-cfo" description: "Explore Payhawk's Spring '25 Edition: purchase order review, budget enhancements, SEPA XML payment runs, card audit logs, Dynamics 365 FO, and Payhawk Labs." updated: 2026-10-20T06:58:26Z published: 2026-10-20T06:58:26Z canonical: "payhawk.com/spring-25-edition-ai-office-of-the-cfo" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://payhawk.com/help/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Spring'25 Edition: AI office of the CFO We are introducing powerful new capabilities across our platform and opening the door to our product's future. With the AI Office, we're sharing our vision for how Finance teams can drastically increase productivity while maintaining complete control. Through Payhawk Labs, we're partnering with customers to reimagine spend management, offering early access to cutting-edge features—and so much more. ## Purchase order enhancements If you're assigned as a purchase reviewer, you can now review and manage purchase details submitted by employees. From the **Purchases** > **Review** tab, you can verify key information, update suppliers, edit purchase details, and approve or delete purchases for better control and accuracy. - [New review step and updated lifecycle for purchases](/help/reviewing-requests) ## Budgets enhancements Payhawk now offers enhanced budget tracking with support for multiple budget dimensions, amortization-based expense tracking, and recurring purchases among other improvements. - [Reusing templates for new forecasts](/help/managing-your-forecasts) - [Downloading existing budgets](/help/managing-your-budgets) - [Support for multiple dimension values](/help/managing-your-budgets) - [Amortization reflected in utilized and committed spend](/help/overview-of-budgets) - [Support for editing budgets](/help/managing-your-budgets) ## SEPA XML payment run files Payhawk has launched SEPA XML exports to simplify bulk payments across Europe and make paying expenses through your main bank faster and easier. Select expenses, generate a file in seconds, and process payments effortlessly through your bank while improving efficiency, minimizing errors, and maintaining full control over your financial workflows. - [Paying outside of Payhawk](/help/overview-of-deposits-and-payments-in-payhawk) - [Manually adding external bank accounts to Payhawk](/help/manually-adding-external-bank-accounts-to-payhawk) ## Card activity and audit log The new **Cards** > **Activity** tab provides detailed updates for each card, including limit changes, transactions, and available funds. It also tracks card status updates, balance adjustments, and PIN resets for better visibility and control. - [Viewing cards activity](/help/viewing-card-activity) ## Pre-order cards You can now issue unassigned physical Payhawk cards in bulk, allowing employees to receive them first and have them assigned to them after providing a Payhawk administrator with the last four digits of the respective pre-order cards. - [Issuing physical cards in bulk](/help/issuing-physical-cards) - [Assigning pre-order cards](/help/assigning-pre-order-cards) ## Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations integration Unlock the full potential of your finance operations with the powerful, direct integration between Payhawk and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance. This seamless connection automates the import of master data, streamlines expense and payment exports, and simplifies bank reconciliation, giving your Finance team complete visibility and control over data exchange between platforms. - [Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations integration](/help/microsoft-dynamics-365-finance-operations) ## Payhawk Labs for early access and Beta testing We’re introducing Payhawk Labs, Payhawk's new program that gives customers early access to Beta features, allowing them to test, provide feedback, and help shape product development before a wider release. With early access through Payhawk Labs, Payhawk administrators can explore and enable new features, provide feedback to shape improvements, and access support directly from the web portal. Payhawk Labs is available to all customers, with all communication being available in English only. As this programs put you, the customer, in direct connection with our product team, we want to ensure smooth communication in a language we share. - [Payhawk Labs program for Beta testing, early access, and research](/help/payhawk-labs-for-beta-testing-early-access-and-research) ### Financial Controller Agent (CLOSED BETA) You can now simplify your company's expense management with Payhawk's Financial Controller Agent, integrating Slack for receipt reminders and real-time updates. Automated document analysis ensures accuracy, while a comprehensive dashboard enhances visibility and control, thus improving efficiency and allowing users to stay informed, approvers to act quickly, and Finance teams to oversee workflows. - [Financial Controller Agent: An overview](/help/financial-controller-ai-agent) ### Expense Reports (OPEN BETA) Efficient expense management is essential for any business, ensuring smoother processes and greater financial accuracy. Expense reports simplify expense management by grouping related costs, reducing manual work, and streamlining approvals and expense tracking like never before. - [Expense Reports: An overview](/help/enabling-expense-reports-and-defining-the-expense-report-type) ### Workflow Automations (CLOSED BETA) With Payhawk's latest workflow automations, you are empowered to integrate with external tools like Jira or Zapier without any engineering effort. External approvals trigger actions based on predefined rules and keep processes aligned with company operations, while stakeholders can continue using familiar tools. - [Workflow Automations: An overview](https://payhawk.document360.io/shared/36498f26-ad1b-4533-bc38-8f3c38b8ab67) ### Smart Expense Note (OPEN BETA) Payhawk’s Smart Expense Note saves employees time by automatically generating expense notes based on past data and uploaded documents. By eliminating manual input, it streamlines expense management, reduces errors, and boosts efficiency. Smart, seamless, and hassle-free - AI does the work, so your team doesn’t have to. - [Smart Expense Note: An overview](/help/enabling-the-smart-expense-note) ## Notes on help center localization and availability - Help articles for Beta features are available in English only. - Help articles for generally available features are provided in all supported languages.