Skip to main content

Winter ‘25: AI Adoption Insights and Product Showcase

Learn how AI can make your finance work faster, clearer, and more efficient in 2026. This recap breaks down why most teams struggle with AI, shows how native AI Agents remove manual work, and walks through the key Winter 25 updates that help you stay in control while everything runs smoother.

Payhawk Webinar Finance Tech featuring Andrew Rudchuk (Head of Finance Systems at Starship Technologies

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn:

  • What makes AI usable (and what kills adoption) across both finance and non-finance teams.
  • How to keep every request & booking compliant and in policy
  • How AI Agents work in real scenarios to book travel 93% faster
  • How AI agents wipe out month-end chasing, saving hours and even days of "nudging"
  • Live demos of agents running finance tasks to give teams back more time for strategy and collaboration

Meet the speakers

Tsvetina Yancheva, Director of Product Marketing at Payhawk
Tsvetina Yancheva

Product Marketing Director

Since joining Payhawk in 2020, Tsvetina has driven the global positioning of its finance solutions across industries and markets. She works closely with product, sales, and customer success teams to bridge customer needs with innovation, launching new product categories and scaling go-to-market strategies. She helps turn complex features into business value, with a focus on the evolving role of AI in finance.

Pavel Hadzhiev, Senior Product Manager, Payhawk
Pavel Hadzhiev

Senior Product Manager, Payhawk

Pavel joined Payhawk in 2022 and helps lead the development of Accounts Payable and Procurement, shaping the entire expense lifecycle from submission to reconciliation. He is currently driving the Procurement Agent and Intake-to-Pay experience, simplifying complex processes with intelligent workflows, and leveraging a strong background in software engineering and agile leadership.

Pavel Hadzhiev, Senior Product Manager, Payhawk
Boris Angelov

Principal Product Manager at Payhawk

Boris joined Payhawk in 2020 as employee number 15 and has since become a key force behind the company’s Spend Management product area. His career started with launching Elevate, the first university accelerator at AUBG, before moving into fintech product development and global payments programs. Today, he’s focused on transforming travel management with Payhawk’s enterprise-ready AI Travel Agent

Pavel Hadzhiev, Senior Product Manager, Payhawk
Farah Rouassi

VP Finance & Strategic Partnerships, Paradox

Farah shapes Paradox’s financial direction and plays a key role in structuring the company’s growth drivers. She belongs to a new generation of finance leaders who use AI and automation to make Finance a real business partner and an active driver of growth.