Basware AI Certified: Customer Value Professional
Badge awarded to
Stephan Hesselgren
Issued on 11 Nov 2026 by
Basware
Holders have shown, in a customer case, that they can find where a finance organization loses value in its invoice process and build the case for getting it back. They can work from the customer's own data and peer benchmarks, and connect what they find to outcomes a CFO answers for: operating cost, payment risk, compliance, cash flow and control. They can show how AI under Governed Autonomy delivers those outcomes in a way the customer can defend to an auditor, and how that value is tracked and realized after go-live, not just promised before it.
Issuer
Basware
enablement@basware.com
Basware is how the world's best finance teams gain complete control of every invoice, every time. Powered by the world's most sophisticated invoice-centric AI — trained on over 2.5 billion invoices — and trusted by 6,500+ customers globally including DHL, Heineken, and Sony. Recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AP Applications, Basware is pioneering the next era of finance.
Criteria
To earn this credential, the holder:
- Has completed the Basware Academy: prework and four in-person days covering CFO, Finance and IT Leader priorities, value quantification, ERP programs and partners, compliance, and customer growth.
- Has analyzed a customer's performance data against peer benchmarks and presented a 15-minute value case to a Head of Finance panel as part of a cross-functional team.
- Passed an individually scored customer value conversation.
