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#440 How AI is Fixing Late Payments: Fabio Fleitas on Automating Cash Collections
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“Reducing the amount of time to receive cash unlocks working capital and fuels business growth. AI is transforming this process like never before.” – Fabio Fleitas
In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, we dive into the world of fintech and AI-driven financial operations with Fabio Fleitas, Co-Founder and CTO of Tesorio. Tesorio is revolutionizing cash flow automation, helping businesses collect payments faster and optimize financial operations with AI.
We discuss:
• The biggest pain points finance teams face in accounts receivable and cash collections
• How Tesorio uses AI to automate collections, predict payments, and improve cash flow
• The impact of AI and automation on financial operations
• The challenges of integrating fintech solutions with banking systems
• How startups and enterprises can leverage AI to streamline financial workflows
🚀 Key Takeaways
✅ AI is revolutionizing cash collections by automating invoices, follow-ups, and reconciliation
✅ Tesorio helps reduce payment delays by analyzing financial data and predicting when invoices will be paid
✅ Businesses lose millions in bad debt write-offs—AI-driven automation can significantly cut these losses
✅ Even enterprise finance teams remain understaffed, making automation essential for scalability
✅ The rise of AI agents and operators is making financial workflows more efficient than ever
🎯 What You’ll Learn
🔹 Why late payments are a major financial bottleneck for businesses
🔹 How AI-powered tools like Tesorio improve cash flow predictability
🔹 The importance of automating financial workflows to scale without increasing headcount
🔹 How neobanks and fintech innovations are changing the financial landscape
🔹 Insights into how AI is being used in fintech beyond generative models
🎙️ About Fabio Fleitas
Fabio Fleitas is the Co-Founder & CTO of Tesorio, a fintech platform transforming how businesses manage cash flow. He started the company while studying at the University of Pennsylvania and later went through Y Combinator in 2015. Over the past decade, he has led Tesorio’s evolution from a startup to a key player in AI-powered financial automation.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabiofleitas/
⏳ Episode Highlights (Timestamps)
📌 [00:02:00] – What is Tesorio? The problem it solves for finance teams
📌 [00:04:30] – Fabio’s startup journey: from university to Y Combinator
📌 [00:06:50] – The pain points in finance and why late payments are a major issue
📌 [00:10:00] – How Tesorio automates cash collections and integrates with financial systems
📌 [00:14:30] – Addressing objections: Why companies still need specialized fintech tools
📌 [00:18:00] – AI-powered automation: How businesses can reduce cash flow risks
📌 [00:21:00] – Banking and fintech evolution: What’s changed in the last decade
📌 [00:28:00] – AI’s growing role in predicting payments and automating financial decisions
📌 [00:33:00] – The future of AI in fintech and Fabio’s take on rapid AI advancements
📌 [00:45:00] – How AI agents can now fully automate invoice submissions
📌 [00:50:00] – Advice for fintech entrepreneurs: How to build impactful AI solutions
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