Everest Group research defines Finance Risk Intelligence as a new standard for continuous, proactive financial risk management across the enterprise
ATLANTA, Jan. 27, 2026 -- Oversight, the global leader in AI-powered spend monitoring and financial audit technology, today announced its alignment with new research from Everest Group. The report, Finance Risk Intelligence (FRI): Defining the Future of Risk Management in Finance and Accounting (F&A), identifies FRI as a critical evolution beyond traditional, retrospective financial controls, and recognizes Oversight as a pioneer in delivering the platform foundation to operationalize it at scale.
According to Everest Group, Finance Risk Intelligence is a layered approach to financial risk management that continuously processes enterprise data, applies advanced intelligence to identify trends and anomalies, and enables timely action across systems such as ERP, accounts payable, expense, procurement, and payments. As transaction volumes and complexity continue to rise, finance leaders increasingly seek always-on intelligence that closes the gap between operational speed and effective risk management.
"Oversight has been building a platform for Finance Risk Intelligence for more than two decades," said Terrence McCrossan, CEO of Oversight. "Through our spend monitoring and audit technology, we've helped hundreds of enterprises move from manual, reactive transactional reviews to continuous, AI-powered, trustworthy insight and action. Finance Risk Intelligence reflects the market shift, and we're proud to help lead it."
Everest Group's research highlights how traditional finance risk approaches rely heavily on periodic audits, manual reviews, and fragmented tools. In contrast, FRI operates as an intelligence layer across existing enterprise systems, enabling continuous detection, prioritization, and resolution of financial risk without disrupting day-to-day workflows.
Oversight's modern, cloud-native AI platform was purpose-built to support this model. By unifying data across enterprise spend systems and applying a layered intelligence approach that includes expert systems, machine learning, LLM-driven contextual analysis and emerging agent-based capabilities, Oversight enables finance and audit teams to transition from reactive controls to proactive risk management. The platform also delivers explainable insights, governed automation, and auditable outcomes, helping organizations reduce risk exposure while improving efficiency and decision confidence at scale.
"Finance Risk Intelligence is key to the modern finance function," added McCrossan. "As demands for transparency and speed rise, enterprises need platforms that deliver ongoing intelligence and enable decisive action. That's the standard we're advancing."
"As finance organizations grapple with rising transaction complexity, regulatory scrutiny, and volatile cash flows, Finance Risk Intelligence (FRI) is emerging as a critical AI-enabled technology layer that shifts risk management from retrospective controls to continuous, transaction-level intelligence. FRI solutions are increasingly positioning themselves alongside core finance technologies, enabling early anomaly detection, predictive risk insights, and near real-time intervention across finance processes. Platforms such as Oversight reflect this broader shift toward embedding always-on AI-driven risk intelligence into day-to-day finance operations," said Vignesh Kannan, Vice President, Everest Group.
The Everest Group report underscores that enterprise-grade platforms that scale with transaction growth, integrate across systems, and support responsible automation drive successful Finance Risk Intelligence. As organizations evaluate their risk management strategies, the research signals a clear shift away from point solutions toward integrated, intelligence-driven platforms.
To learn more about Finance Risk Intelligence and access Oversight's version of the Everest Group report, visit www.oversight.com/everest-group-fri-report-2026-download.
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About Oversight
Founded in 2003, Oversight is a leading provider of AI-powered spend monitoring and financial audit technology that identifies and prevents fraud, waste and abuse in enterprise spend programs. The world’s largest companies and government agencies rely on Oversight to continuously monitor & analyze spend transactions, detect anomalies, and uncover hidden financial risk—enabling smarter, more efficient and more compliant decision-making across financial audit teams. Based in Atlanta, GA, Oversight has been recognized as a Great Place to Work™ from 2022 to 2026 and is consistently ranked among Atlanta’s top employers. Learn more at www.oversight.com.
