Accounting Software news and trends

FreshBooks to Add Latest Stripe Connect Features to Accounting Software
Partnerships // April 25, 2024

FreshBooks will add a payment solution with the latest Stripe Connect features to its cloud-based accounting software for small businesses and accountants. The new FreshBooks Payments will be available this summer, enabling business owners to accept payments seamlessly, FreshBooks said in a Thursday (April 25) press release. “As one of the...

Sage Partners With AWS on AI-Powered Accounting, Compliance Tools for SMBs
Partnerships // February 28, 2024

Sage, an accounting technology firm serving small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS).  This agreement will improve the way SMBs optimize their operations with generative artificial intelligence (AI) and tackle environmental responsibilities, Sage said in a Wednesday (Feb. 28) news release. Using...

BILL Introduces Integrated Financial Operations Platform for Small Businesses
SMBs // September 07, 2023

BILL has integrated its accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), and spend and expense management solutions into a single platform. The new BILL Financial Operations Platform allows small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to optimize and manage their cash flow effectively, the provider of financial automation software for...

Intuit CEO Highlights Ongoing Digital Shift as Small Business Success Driver
Earnings // February 23, 2023

Main Street remains the soul of America, but the small and midsize-business (SMB) market is facing headwinds. This, as executives at Intuit, the financial technology platform that makes TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, told company investors and analysts on Thursday’s (Feb. 23) second quarter...

Interviews & Exclusives
Instant Onboarding: A Payments ‘Red Herring?’

November 02, 2018
Instant onboarding — the ability for a merchant to complete a one-page digital application, then instantly process payments — has, more or less, been heralded as the best thing to happen in payments and to merchants in decades. WePay Co-founder Rich Aberman begs to differ. Sure, instant onboarding creates a slick experience for a business interested in obtaining a merchant account, he told Karen Webster in […]

Quick Reads
Brex Launches Revamped Partnership Program for Accounting Firms

October 22, 2024
Brex has revamped its partnership program designed for accounting, bookkeeping and outsourced and fractional CFO firms. The Brex Accounting Partnership Program now includes new product experiences, services and dedicated programs for accounting professionals, the company said in a blog post. “We made it a priority to recommit to our accounting partnership program and help make […]

FreshBooks to Add Latest Stripe Connect Features to Accounting Software

April 25, 2024
FreshBooks will add a payment solution with the latest Stripe Connect features to its cloud-based accounting software for small businesses and accountants. The new FreshBooks Payments will be available this summer, enabling business owners to...

Sage Partners With AWS on AI-Powered Accounting, Compliance Tools for SMBs

February 28, 2024
Sage, an accounting technology firm serving small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS).  This agreement will improve the way SMBs optimize their operations with generative artificial...

BILL Introduces Integrated Financial Operations Platform for Small Businesses

September 07, 2023
BILL has integrated its accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), and spend and expense management solutions into a single platform. The new BILL Financial Operations Platform allows small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)...