I sat down with Paul Wittich, General Manager APAC at Dext, to explore how the platform is evolving beyond document capture into a fully automated bookkeeping workflow. We discuss AI Assist, payments, underused features, pricing transparency and what 2026 looks like for the profession.

• Paul’s career journey from management accountant to APAC leader at Dext
• Dext’s evolution from OCR tool to end-to-end bookkeeping automation platform
• AI Assist and how it learns user behaviour to reduce repetitive work
• Underused features: Vault, supplier statements, supplier rules and practice insights
• Pricing transparency, ecosystem competition and what is coming next in 2026

The profession is shifting rapidly. As AI accelerates change, the firms that embrace automation thoughtfully and strategically will be best positioned to move beyond compliance and into higher-value advisory services.

Episode resources and links:

https://dext.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulwittich/

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