Expensify Features
Expense Reports (8)
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Ease of Creating Expense Reports
Creation of expense reports takes little time and is intuitive for new users
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Bank / Credit Card Integration
Can easily pull in receipts from all credit card statements
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Smart Categorization
Automatically assigns categories/accounts based on past entries and credit card statements
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Digital Receipt Management
Provides various methods to easily capture receipts digitally and can automatically parse receipts to create expenses report entries. Methods may include mobile photos, desktop drag and drop, etc.
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Employee Reimbursement
Functionality to reimburse employees directly to their bank account or can easily integrate with payroll system
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Currency Conversions
Enables easy entry of expenses in other currencies and converts to expense report currency
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Corporate Card
Manage and track credit cards that are distributed to employees to use for authorized business expenses
Credit Card Management
Financial system that helps create and manage physical/digital credit cards and track transaction activities
Travel Management (26)
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Ease of Booking
Can book Flights, Hotels, and Rental cars directly from software.
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Itinerary Management
Creates travel itineraries based on booking
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Trip Notifications
Integrates to calendaring systems and/or provides notifications of upcoming flights, hotels, rental cars, etc.
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Advanced Integrations
Allows advanced integrations to travel systems like Uber, airline ticketing systems, hotels, etc.
Online Booking
Book meetings and appointments through a website or digital platform
Credit Card Management
Financial system that helps create and manage physical/digital credit cards and track transaction activities
Booking Management
Create, update, and manage bookings, itineraries, and reservations
User Management
Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks
Restriction Management
Establish limitations based on certain conditions
Reservations Management
Manage the entire lifecycle of a reservation, from the initial booking to the actual service or event
Reimbursement Management
Manage compensation for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by an employee, client or another party
Vendor Management
Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.
Travel Management
Promotions Management
Design, communicate, and distribute incentives to perform a specific action
Workflow Management
Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks
Receipt Management
Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database
Supplier Management
Manage all supplier data and operations
Compliance Management
Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier
Policy Management
Create, manage, and track policies and procedures within an organization
Invoice Management
Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes
Real-Time Notifications
Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs
Third-Party Integrations
Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes
Timesheet Management
Track the amount of time spent on a job or task
Invoice Management
Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes
Reimbursement Management
Manage compensation for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by an employee, client or another party
Real-Time Notifications
Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs
Client Invoicing (5)
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Invoice Creation and Delivery
Ability to create and send printable or electronic invoices. Includes standard invoice style library that can be customized/branded.
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Electronic Payments
Accepts electronic payments from clients
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Project Accounting / Revenue Recognition
Provides adequate reporting and/or can integrate to AP systems to recognize revenue appropriately
Biometric Recognition
Facial or other physical recognition to confirm identity
Optical Character Recognition
Ability to recognize printed or written text within digital images or scanned documents
Mobile (5)
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Receipt Capture
Can easily capture receipts, parse receipts and convert/assign them to a report from mobile device
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Mileage Tracking
Allows users to track mileage from mobile device using maps or GPS.
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Travel Itinerary and Flight Status Updates
Mobile application can store travel itineraries, electronic documents, and updates user of travel delays/changes
Expense Tracking
Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred
Real-Time Updates
Receive system updates as soon as any changes are made
Administration (17)
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Business Tool Integration
Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems
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Workflow
Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer
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Automated Reminders
Sends automatic reminders to employees that have not completed expenses reports and/or timesheets
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Policy Compliance Management
Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies
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User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Timesheet Management
Track the amount of time spent on a job or task
Payroll Management
Manage employee salary processes, data, taxes, and records administration efficiently
Employee Management
Track employee schedules, availability, and performance across projects and tasks
Invoice Management
Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes
Calendar Management
Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar
Workflow Management
Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks
Task Management
Create, manage and track all task activities and progression
Mobile Access
Access software remotely via mobile devices
Mobile Access
Access software remotely via mobile devices
Workflow Management
Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks
Compliance Management
Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier
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PCI Regulation Compliant
Complies with PCI security standards
Platform (20)
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Reporting
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.
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APIs / Integration
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
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Internationalization
Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
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Performance and Reliability
Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
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Mobile User Support
Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.
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Offline
Provides users ability to create and access expense reports/timesheets while not connected to internet.
Accounting Integration
Integrate with a third-party accounting system
QuickBooks Integration
Integrates with QuickBooks
Real-Time Reporting
Active reporting of data and metrics
Third-Party Integrations
Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes
Payroll Integration
Facilitates integration with multiple third-party payroll systems
Accounting Integration
Integrate with a third-party accounting system
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Embedded AI / Machine Learning
Offers embedded AI/machine learning
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Complex Approval Workflow
Provides workflow for complex approval structures
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Conversation Editor
Allows business to edit conversations to meet the unique needs of one's business.
Integration
Gives users the ability to update systems, like CRM, based on conversations.
Human-In-The-Loop
Allows users to maintain and observe the accuracy and viability of Intelligent Virtual Assistants.
Drag & Drop Editor
Editing tool that allows users to drag and drop images, icons, widgets, or other components
Human-in-the-loop (HITL)
Agents pause for human input at key steps and hand off tasks when beyond their confidence or authority.
Setup (4)
Vehicles
Manage various types of vehicles used for business travel such as company cars or cars owned by employees.
Employees
Identify the employees that use vehicles for business travel.
Travel Types
Define and manage different travel types such as business or personal.
Locations
Assign locations to employees, such as the office address or customer locations.
Tracking (3)
Mileage
Track traveled distances by employee, vehicle, location, or time period.
Logs
Ability to automatically generate IRS compliant travel logs.
Automation
Define travel start and stop times to track miles automatically.
Reimbursement (3)
Reimbursement
Define reimbursement rules and how many cents per mile employee should receive.
Expenses
Allow employees to track expenses related to business travel such as gas bills.
Workflows
Provide business rules for calculating reimbursements per employee.
Expense Reporting (6)
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Expense Automation
Captures data using scanned receipts and electronic invoices and automatically aligns invoices and expenses
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Integration
Integrates seamlessly and securely into IT ecosystems
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Compliance
Set regulations set forth by each company and keeps travel and reimbursement policies in compliance
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Mobile Functionality
Snaps receipts, capture and approve expense on the move, and track travel through GPS
Accounting Integration
Integrate with a third-party accounting system
Third-Party Integrations
Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes
Approval (3)
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Rules
Incoporates company travel restrictions and guidelines to help stay in compliance and on budget
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Workflows
Creates a path of tasks that need to be completed and assigns approval tasks to individuals
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Submit
Allows users to submit travel requests and expense reports directly to the correct approvers
Responses (4)
Personalization
Provides personalized responses to interlocator based on segmentation or past responses.
Route To Human
Has tools (e.g. dashboards and reports) to better understand conversations Intelligent Virtual Assistants have had.
Natural Language Understanding (NLU)
Can have a natural, human-like conversation with an interlocator.
Multi-Language
Manage and support multiple languages
Generative AI (2)
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Platform - Mileage Tracking (2)
Reporting
Able to access dashboards and download logs and expenses in report format by managers or administrators filed by employees manually or automatically. Helps in documenting and filing.
Customer Support
Assist users with questions and concerns to ensure a smooth sailing experience for monitoring and generating reports.
AI - Travel Management (7)
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Personalization
Uses AI to offer highly personalized experiences by analyzing data from previous travel patterns, preferences, and behaviors
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Predictive Analytics
Uses ML and AI to analyze historical data to identify trends and make predictions for travel costs, peak travel times, weather conditions, or flight cancellations
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Cost Savings
Uses AI and ML to automate tasks such as booking, expense reporting, and itinerary management, to reduce admin costs
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Efficiency
Uses AI and ML to analyze spending patterns to identify cost-saving opportunities, such as recommending alternative travel options of similar quality at lower prices
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Real-Time Assistance
Provides AI guided chatbots to provide real-time assistance to travelers, answering questions, providing updates, and offering support 24/7
Reporting/Analytics
View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data
Real-Time Analytics
Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time
Automation - AI Agents (7)
Sales Follow-Up
Allows users to automate responses to customer inquiries across various channels.
Customer Interaction Automation
Allows users to automate responses to customer inquiries across various channels.
Lead Generation
Allows users to automate the process of generating and qualifying sales leads.
Document Processing
Allows users to automate the handling, processing, and management of documents.
Feedback Collection
Provides users the ability to automate the collection and analysis of feedback from customers, employees, or other stakeholders.
Natural Language Processing
Process and analyze human language in text or audio form
Simulation and Scenario Generation
Generative AI can generate synthetic data and simulate scenarios for training and testing purposes.
Autonomy - AI Agents (4)
Independent Decision Making
Allows the AI agent to learn from interactions and adapt its responses accordingly.
Adaptive Responses
Allows the AI agent to learn from interactions and adapt its responses accordingly.
Task Execution
Provides the AI agent the ability to execute tasks without requiring constant user input.
Problem Solving
Allows the AI agent to identify and resolve issues without user intervention.
Agentic AI - Expense Management (2)
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Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
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Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Agentic AI - Travel Management (2)
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Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
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Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Mileage Tracking (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Data Classification
Grouping log entries based on similar attributes.
Sustainability & Reporting (4)
Sustainability Reporting
Generates reports on travel-related environmental impact for ESG tracking
Green Travel Recommendations
Suggests lower-emission travel options such as alternative routes or transportation modes
Carbon Emissions Tracking
Calculates and reports carbon footprint for flights, hotels, and other travel components
Real-Time Reporting
Active reporting of data and metrics
Employee Risk Management (6)
Emergency Assistance Integration
Connects travelers to emergency services and support providers during incidents
Policy Enforcement & Compliance
Enforces company travel policies at the time of booking to prevent out-of-policy spend
Traveler Tracking
Monitors traveler locations in real time for safety, compliance, and emergency response
Risk Alerts & Safety Notifications
Sends real-time alerts about geopolitical risks, weather disruptions, or safety threats
Expense Tracking
Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred
Real-time Alerts
Receive notification of issues as soon as they occur
Generative AI - Expense Management (3)
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Image-to-Text
Converts images into a textual description, identifying key elements.
Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Additional Functionality (130)
API
Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases
Dashboard
Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics
Approval Process Control
Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval
Financial Analysis
Evaluate units, projects, budgets, and other finance-related data to gauge their performance and potential risk
Dashboard Creation
Creation and customization of dashboards
Billing & Invoicing
Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers
Expense Claims
Attaching relevant receipts or supporting documents to submit expenses for reimbursement
Budget Control
Manage and monitor spending to align with the financial constraints or goals
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Reminders
Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity
Electronic Payments
Electronically collect payments for goods or services
Activity Dashboard
Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities
Multi-Currency
Manage and handle various international currencies
Real-Time Updates
Receive system updates as soon as any changes are made
Multi-Language
Manage and support multiple languages
Customizable Reports
Alter the layout and content of reports
Spend Control
Set allowances and ensure employees don't spend more than the allotted amounts
Reporting & Statistics
Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns
Mobile Access
Access software remotely via mobile devices
Spend Analysis
Review and uncover trends in spending activity
Categorization/Grouping
Organize and group data or items based on various criteria
Real-Time Data
Receive data and information in real time
Single Sign On
Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Employee Self Service
Gateway through which employees can access the system
Audit Trail
A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.
Secure Data Storage
Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Approval Process Control
Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval
Data Import/Export
Import and export data to and from software applications
Duplicate Detection
Compare new data with existing records to detect duplicate entries
Expense Claims
Attaching relevant receipts or supporting documents to submit expenses for reimbursement
Budgeting/Forecasting
Create budgets based on historical data and future projections
Customizable Fields
Customize data fields to support various needs and use cases
Spend Control
Set allowances and ensure employees don't spend more than the allotted amounts
Customizable Templates
Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements
Access Controls/Permissions
Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems
Reporting & Statistics
Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns
Automated Receipt Matching
Match digital receipt images or data with corresponding expense entries
Mobile Receipt Upload
Scan and upload receipts to a central database using a mobile device
Billable & Non-Billable Hours
Track billable hours and/or non-billable expenses for work performed
Financial Analysis
Evaluate units, projects, budgets, and other finance-related data to gauge their performance and potential risk
Categorization/Grouping
Organize and group data or items based on various criteria
Single Sign On
Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once
Activity Dashboard
Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities
Multiple User Accounts
Allow multiple users with individual logins and varying permissions to use the same account, software, portal, or service
Mileage Tracking
Log miles driven for tax deduction or reimbursement purposes
Direct Deposit
Digitally deposit correct payroll amounts into individual employee's bank accounts
GPS
System to support the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) measurements of an object or individual
Corporate Card
Manage and track credit cards that are distributed to employees to use for authorized business expenses
Compliance Management
Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier
Time Tracking
Measure and track time including hours worked and paid time off (PTO)
Spend Analysis
Review and uncover trends in spending activity
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Location Tracking
Identify the physical location of an individual, asset, device, etc.
Reporting & Statistics
Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns
Alerts/Notifications
Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges
Customizable Reports
Alter the layout and content of reports
Mobile Access
Access software remotely via mobile devices
Vehicle Management
Track and monitor how vehicles are used
Receipt Management
Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database
Payment Processing
Accept, record, and reconcile financial transactions
Transaction History
Record of all transactions such as purchases, deposits, withdrawals and transfers within a specific period
Policy Creation
Create new policies or alter existing policies
User Management
Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks
Fuel Tracking
Monitor and track fuel consumption and costs
Itinerary Creation
Planning and organizing a detailed schedule or plan of activities for a particular event, trip, or project
Approval Process Control
Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval
Data Security
Protect sensitive data for digital privacy
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Cloud Backup
Process of backing up of files and applications to cloud-based remote servers for protection of data
Expense Tracking
Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred
Reimbursement Management
Manage compensation for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by an employee, client or another party
Activity Dashboard
Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities
Third-Party Integrations
Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes
API
Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases
Agent Collaboration
Multiple agents work together, share tasks, and coordinate to achieve common goals.
Data Governance
Collection of processes, policies, and standards to manage the storage & usability of enterprise data
Prompt Engineering
Process of carefully designing and constructing prompts or input instructions to achieve desired behaviors or outputs from AI models
Feedback Management
Collecting, analyzing, and utilizing feedback from users or customers to improve a product or service
For No-Code Development
Build applications without the use of code
Version Control
Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions
Role-Based Permissions
Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals
Dynamic Modeling
Model the varying behavior of a system over time through diagrams
API
Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases
Memory Management
Store and save retrievable data
Monitoring
Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user
Scalability
Manage a growing amount of work to meet increased demand without compromising performance
Cost Management
Manage budgets, track and optimize spending and align capacity to workload demand
Scheduling
Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources
Natural Language Interface
Interact with agents using conversational language
Access Controls/Permissions
Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems
Multiple LLM Models
Ability to interact with various large language models, such as GPT-4, Claude 3, Gemini, Llama 3, and more
Integration Management
Identify which applications need to exchange data and enable these data connections
Customizable Frameworks
Flexible architecture allowing tailored configurations
Pre-built Templates
Pre-defined templates within a library for common cases such as contracts, websites, emails, and more
Analytics
Tools for the systematic analysis of various types of data or statistics
Intent Recognition
Helps understand a user's intentions/actions
Contextual Guidance
Interprets what a user is doing based on context and helps guide them through the process.
Rules-Based Workflow
Automates and streamlines business processes by creating a sequence of predefined rules and actions that govern the flow of work
Attended Automation
Bots that work alongside humans on tasks that cannot be fully automated
Drag & Drop
Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components
For Sales/Marketing
Used as a promotional or demonstration tool in sales and marketing presentations
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Business Process Automation
Helps automate and manage information, tasks, and procedures by establishing routines and patterns associated with processes
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Third-Party Integrations
Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes
Multi-Channel Communication
Allows communication with customers or users via multiple channels such as phone, email, live chat, etc.
Sentiment Analysis
Categorize emotions expressed in written text or images and identify if they are positive, negative or neutral
Deep Learning
Artificial neural networks using multiple layers of processing are used to extract progressively higher level features from data.
Code-free Development
Assemble applications and bots from pre-made building blocks without having to write software code or knowing a programming language
Compliance Management
Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier
Automated Responses
Automatic reply functionality for incoming messages
Knowledge Management
Gather, organize, share, and analyze knowledge in terms of resources, documents, and people skills
Transfers/Routing
Transfer queries and organize messages between agents
Personalization
Adjust communications based on previous interactions or personal preferences
Activity Dashboard
Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities
Customer Experience Management
Track and understand a customer's overall satisfaction with a product or service to identify areas of improvement.
Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA)
Program systems that assist users with their daily administrative responsibilities
Chatbot
AI-based platform which conducts a conversation via auditory or textual methods
Speech Recognition
Train your system to interpret and transcribe voice messages
Reporting/Analytics
View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data
Task Management
Create, manage and track all task activities and progression
Customer Engagement
Initiate interactions with customers by proactively starting conversations or providing informational content
AI/Machine Learning
Software program that continuously adjusts its behavior based on observed data
Configurable Workflow
Configure existing workflows to meet your organization's needs
Unattended Automation
Automate processes from start to finish without human assistance
Conversation Intelligence
Recording, transcription, and analysis of sales calls for the purpose of training and generating insights
Workflow Automation
Streamlining repetitive tasks and activities through automated and predefined workflows
Proactive Error Detection
Managing and resolving errors that occur during program execution to maintain stability
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