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Dext launches Time Spent to track practice workloads
Data Analytics

Dext launches Time Spent to track practice workloads

The new feature gives accounting firms visibility into workloads as talent shortages and rising client demand make staffing harder to scale.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Dext launches AI Assist bookkeeping tool in North America
Software-as-a-Service

Dext launches AI Assist bookkeeping tool in North America

Dext rolls out AI Assist in the US and Canada, promising to learn each firm's bookkeeping rules while keeping humans in full control.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Dext launches AI Assist for accountants, bookkeepers
Software-as-a-Service

Dext launches AI Assist for accountants, bookkeepers

Dext unveils AI Assist, an embedded tool that learns firm-specific judgement to automate routine bookkeeping while keeping humans in control.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Accountants embrace AI tools as scepticism increases
Data Analytics

Accountants embrace AI tools as scepticism increases

Accountants double down on everyday AI tools, as optimism stays high but scepticism, job fears and data security worries all intensify.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Xero unveils 2025 app Power Lists spotlighting top tools
Customer Relationship Management

Xero unveils 2025 app Power Lists spotlighting top tools

Xero unveils its 2025 Power Lists, spotlighting the most‑connected apps across accounting, payments, retail, trades and professional services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
IRIS rolls out AI tool to speed UK personal tax returns
Digital Transformation

IRIS rolls out AI tool to speed UK personal tax returns

IRIS launches AI anomaly-checking tool for UK personal tax returns, promising to cut prep time to 90 minutes and slash errors by up to 95%.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Dext appoints Joanne Modugno as General Manager for North America
Payment Technologies

Dext appoints Joanne Modugno as General Manager for North America

Dext names Joanne Modugno as General Manager for North America to boost growth and expand bookkeeping automation from its Toronto office.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
Fergus appoints Hugh Walker as Head of Customer Experience
Customer Experience

Fergus appoints Hugh Walker as Head of Customer Experience

Fergus has appointed Hugh Walker as Head of Customer Experience to lead customer teams and enhance its job management software platform globally.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 26th Aug 2025
R Systems & Mavvrik partner to boost AI cost transparency
Unified Communications

R Systems & Mavvrik partner to boost AI cost transparency

R Systems and Mavvrik partner to enhance AI infrastructure cost transparency, offering real-time financial visibility and proactive budget controls for enterprises.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025

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Dext adds payroll to UK payments product for Xero users
Software-as-a-Service

Dext adds payroll to UK payments product for Xero users

UK Xero users can now manage supplier, expense and employee payments in one place as Dext expands its payments tool with payroll.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2026
Dext launches AI Assist as accountants warn of tax errors
Digital Transformation

Dext launches AI Assist as accountants warn of tax errors

Canadian accountants say generic AI advice is already causing filing mistakes, as Dext rolls out a specialist tool for bookkeepers and firms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Dext launches integrated payments for UK Xero users
Software-as-a-Service

Dext launches integrated payments for UK Xero users

Dext debuts Payments, letting UK Xero users pay suppliers and expenses inside its platform after a beta that processed GBP £800,000.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Canadian firms lose money after using AI for tax advice
Digital Transformation

Canadian firms lose money after using AI for tax advice

Canadian firms are losing cash and facing fines after using chatbots like ChatGPT for tax advice, a survey of accountants has warned.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
ChatGPT tax advice already costing UK firms, say accountants
Digital Transformation

ChatGPT tax advice already costing UK firms, say accountants

UK accountants say firms are already losing money to flawed ChatGPT tax advice and warn misuse of AI could trigger failures by 2026.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Small firms urge bold support as tax tweaks miss productivity woes
Small Business

Small firms urge bold support as tax tweaks miss productivity woes

Small firms urge bold government support through tax credits and VAT relief for productivity software, as mere income tax tweaks fall short of solving efficiency challenges.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Canadian small business owners struggle with fatigue & admin woes
Financial Systems

Canadian small business owners struggle with fatigue & admin woes

Over a third of Canadian small business owners question their dreams amid fatigue, financial admin woes, and the most unpredictable economy in a decade.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Sat, 25th Oct 2025
Dext Payments automates bookkeeping payroll with Airwallex
Fintech

Dext Payments automates bookkeeping payroll with Airwallex

Dext partners with Airwallex to launch Dext Payments, automating payments and invoicing across multiple currencies.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jul 2025
AI adoption in UK public sector hampered by digital skills gap
Digital Transformation

AI adoption in UK public sector hampered by digital skills gap

A digital skills gap in the UK public sector is hindering AI adoption, with only 47% of staff ready to confidently use new technologies, research finds.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025