Most accounting automation stops at the general ledger. Today, that changes.

We're partnering with Atlar to bring their proprietary bank connectivity directly into Light. For our customers, this means AI that can finally operate across the complete finance workflow: bookkeeping, payments, reconciliation, and real-time cash visibility – without the manual gaps that have always existed between accounting platforms and banks.

Lovable, one of Europe's fastest-growing AI companies and a customer of both platforms, will be one of the first to roll out the integration.

The problem: AI gets stuck at the bank

Modern accounting platforms can automate bookkeeping, categorize transactions, and generate reports. But most connect to banks through either open banking APIs designed for consumers or legacy bank file transfers, neither of which fully meets the needs of fast-growing global companies.

The result: AI gets stuck at the general ledger. Anything involving the bank (reconciliation, payments, cash visibility) still requires manual work. Finance teams end up bridging the gap themselves.

This partnership removes that friction.

Atlar brings the bank into Light

Light customers will now have the option to connect their banks through Atlar, which provides a fully managed connectivity layer built on direct integrations with banks. This is the same infrastructure trusted by finance teams at leading tech companies like GetYourGuide, Mangopay, Tide, Trustly, Zilch, and Lovable.

With Atlar integrated directly into Light, customers get real-time balances, transactions, statements, and payment statuses across all their banks and regions – without logging into bank portals or wrestling with bank-specific file formats.

Atlar's connectivity is fully managed on proprietary infrastructure, not stitched together through third parties. Because the connectivity layer is productized rather than delivered as a bespoke project, bank onboarding is typically two to three times faster than industry averages. Connections stay reliable without ongoing maintenance.

What this unlocks for finance teams

With reliable bank data flowing into Light, AI can operate across the full accounting workflow: general ledger, payments, and bank reconciliation.

For finance teams, that means:

• Faster monthly closes, with zero-day closing as the goal.

• Thousands of hours saved annually on AP and payment workflows.

• Millions in idle cash unlocked through real-time visibility across accounts.

• Near-zero manual errors through automated reconciliation.

The same real-time data foundation powers AI in both platforms, giving models the financial context needed to automate routine work, not just report on it.

What the founders say

Our CEO and Co-Founder, Jonathan Sanders: "For AI to automate the full finance workflow, it needs bank data it can depend on. Atlar gives our customers exactly that: reliable, real-time, and built for scale."

Joel Nordström, Co-founder and CEO of Atlar: "Light represents a new generation of AI-first accounting platforms, and they're growing fast for good reason. We're excited to offer this integration to our customers."

What's next: Fixing finance's hardest problems

We're so thrilled about the prospect of this partnership and transforming the finance function for good, but we're not stepping there. Light is hosting hackathons alongside JPMorgan and Lovable to tackle some of the thorniest problems in finance automation — the kind that have frustrated finance teams for years.

If you're interested in joining and want to see where we're heading next, visit our hackathon page.