BlackLine has acquired WiseLayer, a New York-based company focused on a digital workforce of AI-powered agents for finance and accounting, as BlackLine moves to strengthen its AI capabilities and advance its plan for an AI-powered finance and accounting platform. The company said the transaction will accelerate its vision for a unified platform serving the Office of the CFO. Terms were not disclosed.
BlackLine said the deal will extend its automation capabilities by embedding WiseLayer’s AI agents directly into the BlackLine Verity suite. The combined offering is intended to convert complex, time-consuming manual accounting work into intelligent automated workflows, with initial use cases focused on accruals and payroll accounting. BlackLine said the goal is to help finance and accounting teams reduce risk, increase accuracy, and accelerate the close while shifting effort toward review and higher-value strategic guidance.
WiseLayer’s agents are positioned for complex, judgment-based processes where automation has historically been challenging to implement. BlackLine described the integration as adding embedded, auditable AI capabilities, aligning with its effort to deliver a single unified platform for the future of financial operations.
BlackLine also said it is reaffirming its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 guidance.
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“We are committed to building the most intelligent platform for the Office of the CFO,” said Owen Ryan, CEO of BlackLine. “By incorporating WiseLayer’s AI agents into our Verity suite, we are adding significant new capabilities and value to our platform, providing customers with embedded, auditable AI. This is a key part of our vision to deliver a single, unified platform that powers the future of financial operations.”
Owen Ryan, CEO Of BlackLine
“WiseLayer was founded to give finance and accounting teams their most valuable resource back: time. But it’s about more than just speed; it’s about enabling confidence and trust in the numbers,” said Josh Stein, Co-Founder and CEO of WiseLayer. “By embedding our technology into BlackLine’s market-leading platform, we can empower finance and accounting professionals to operate with a new level of assurance and focus on the strategic insights that matter most.”
Josh Stein, Co-Founder And CEO Of WiseLayer
“Joining BlackLine gives us an incredible opportunity to scale our technology by integrating with a platform already trusted by thousands of the world’s leading companies,” said Vikram Bellapravalu, Co-Founder and CTO at WiseLayer. “We share a common vision and could not be more excited to help build the future of accounting and finance together.”
Vikram Bellapravalu, Co-Founder And CTO At WiseLayer
