On treasury, data, AI and building a company
We are building AI for treasury and finance teams, and sharing the journey openly: articles with the lessons and tips we pick up along the way.
Written by Jan-Willem, Philip and Musa,the team building NineAnts.
Ten questions for Sumati, our new AI intern
Sumati Johri joined Automation Boutique as our AI intern. Ten questions about computer science, hackathons, AI agents and a first look at treasury.
Jan-Willem Attevelt · · 4 min readReadAll articles
We got accepted into Claude for Startups
We've been accepted into Anthropic's Claude for Startups program. Here is how we already use Claude, and what the program brings us.
We have a new office
Automation Boutique has moved into Dotslash Utrecht. Desks, good coffee, and a community of builders. Come by and see what we're working on.
67% less manual categorisation
Our categorisation engine learned a treasury team's own logic from 181,031 historical transactions and cut their manual categorisation work to about a third.
Don’t wait till it’s perfect.
A visit to ASML reminded us why we put our AI cash flow forecasting in front of clients and peers early, instead of waiting until it is perfect.
Why SFTP Still Rules the Finance World
Most treasury data still moves through SFTP. Musa explains why this file-based standard holds up for bulk bank data, and what that means before you start on AI.
Introducing NineAnts: data automation for treasury and finance
Treasury teams spend too much time moving data between bank portals, TMS and spreadsheets. NineAnts automates that data flow, the foundation for AI forecasting.
Building Automation Boutique: Weekly Reflections - 2025 Week 44
Every morning everyone in our team shares a Goal of the Day. The one thing that, if done, makes the whole day count. Some days we hit it, some we don’t. This week, I added a new ritual: a reflection…
Building Automation Boutique: Weekly Reflections - 2025 Week 45
Every morning our team shares a Goal of the Day. The one thing that, if done, makes the whole day count. Some days we hit it, some we don’t. This week’s reflection is packed: tighter security, fresh features, a bank…
Building Automation Boutique: Weekly Reflections — 2025 Week 46
Every morning our team shares a Goal of the Day. The one thing that, if done, makes the whole day count. Some days we hit it, some we don’t. Every week I try to summarise what happened. This week’s reflection…
Introducing our new solution: API Boutique
We’re excited to officially launch API Boutique, our new subscription-based platform that gives companies on-demand access to their financial data, right where they need it most: in Excel and Power BI. Built for finance and treasury teams, API Boutique also…
Excel for the Modern Corporate Treasury
Why Excel still matters in corporate treasury, where Excel processes break, and how to make your forecasting and reporting models automated and auditable.
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