Accounting Stories

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Xero survey: AI reshapes NZ accounting firms, not jobs

Most New Zealand accounting firms expect AI to reshape workloads and lift advisory services, with 94% saying it will not cut jobs next year.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Accounting stories

Data Analytics

Oracle NetSuite launches SuiteSkills AI tools for customers

More than 13,000 customers can now use the new tools to analyse data and trigger actions in NetSuite while keeping permissions unchanged.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Enterprise Resource Planning

Yooz launches agentic AI for non-PO invoice coding

The update targets a stubborn manual task in accounts payable, letting finance teams automate line-level coding on invoices without purchase orders.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Risk & Compliance

Dext launches AI Connector for accounting practices

The read-only feature lets firms query client cash positions and compliance data in plain language, while keeping records unchanged.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Accounts payable

Everyone gets one Halloween a year. Finance teams get twelve

Late-arriving receipts, approvals and invoices force finance teams into repeated month-end firefights, wasting time that should be spent on judgement.

By Tanu Kaushik • 4 min read • Last month

Robotics

Oracle launches Fusion Claw for autonomous business tasks

Businesses can now delegate more complex finance, HR and supply chain work to governed AI, as Oracle expands its agentic software suite to 75 applications.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Fintech

Qippay secures NZ$5 million investment from All Roads

The Auckland fintech plans to double staff as the NZ$5 million funding commitment backs expansion in New Zealand's open banking market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

EY revenue hits USD $57 billion as AI demand surges

AI-related work helped push EY's annual revenue to USD $57 billion, with clients shifting from trials to wider business use.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

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Accounting stories

Risk & Compliance

UK firms speed up expense claims as rejections fall

Fewer expense errors are cutting admin for finance teams, with immediate approvals jumping to 26.8% as rejection rates slipped to 2.26%.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Karbon study links early tech adoption to higher revenue

Progressive accounting firms in the US are generating 28% more revenue per employee, according to a Karbon study of 1,200 survey responses.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Enterprise Resource Planning

Hyphenate raises USD $45 million to automate finance

The new funding will help the New York-based startup expand AI software that already cuts routine finance work by 90% for customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

Mercury launches payroll service for business customers

Existing customers can set up the service in under 15 minutes, as Mercury folds wage payments, tax filing and benefits into one platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Risk & Compliance

Thomson Reuters launches CoCounsel for tax & audit

US tax and audit teams can now use a workflow that links calculations to source authority, aiming to cut manual review and drafting time.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Construction

Aline partners with Fieldguide on audit platform rollout

The deal will give Aline's firms one system for audits, cutting duplication as the network scales while keeping local client service in place.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Financial Systems

Intuit launches AI tools for Australian QuickBooks users

Australian small businesses and accountants will get more automated bookkeeping help as Intuit rolls out its AI platform in QuickBooks and Accountant Suite.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Risk & Compliance

AI council launches finance certification in Singapore

Rising AI use is exposing a training gap in Singapore's finance sector, prompting a new exam to test when professionals should trust or verify output.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month