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Digital Disruptor Awards, AI to CREATE jobs?! and a class-clash on holidays || PLUS Employment Hero
The Digital Disruptors are back again (mostly) with another update on all things cloud accounting As we navigate the holiday madness, new tech debuts, recruitment Tinder and a plethora of “plethoras” - we’re asking for your support in nominating the great and good of the UK accounting tech scene. Nominations for the Digital Disruptor Awards close tomorrow evening - get your nominations in here: https://forms.gle/8L3JZ4KNq7D5NGS49 00:00 Intro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ App News 05:16 Silverfin Spotted Hunting in Australia 07:48 Sage Wars: The AI Awakens 10:35 I Love Lucy 11:29 Gary Potter and The Prisoner of AI-zkoban 13:53 Return of the Jack 15:20 QBO HMRC CIS API! (wtf?) 16:11 Please, Xero - Can I Have Some More Apps? 19:36 The Tinder for Recruitment - Employment Hero 27:54 Get off My Land! 34:32 Interview - Silverfin & MYOB, Sitting in a Tree 51:32 Leave a review (and don’t forget to nominate!)
Fintech Fraud - Too Fast, Too Furious || PLUS App News and Employment Hero
Are Fintechs moving too fast to keep cybercriminals out? This time we’re talking compliance! And not your boring, garden variety compliance (although Indi probably has some of that on the grounds somewhere). No, the kind that leaves the door open for some cockwomble in a server dungeon to steal tens of thousands of pounds if it’s not done properly. Yeah - that’s sort of compliance. Bad actors, or fintechs asleep at the wheel? Let’s find out… Also - the question on everyone’s lips - what colour is Indi’s aura? All will be revealed in the pod! 0:00 Hello! 01:58 Foraging in Indi’s back garden ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ App News 04:05 Tech Layoffs - Intuit (and Dext?) 07:29 Dext Upcoming Releases 08:41 Allica way you move 10:24 New App: Briefcase 12:11 New App: Pinvo 13:44 Cone as you are 16:34 Free Market FreeAgent 17:41 45 mins of Xero Releases 20:50 BrightPay Cloud Enhancements 22:28 OpenTax from Adsum 26:01 New Advisory Service Opportunities - Employment Hero 31:32 I’m Auright, you’re Auright 34:20 Fintech - Fast and Furious 40:22 Fintech - Fast and Furious- Alex Falcon 59:56 Rate the pod!
AI Practice Tools and John's Leaky Aura - PLUS Employment Hero
We quickly avoid Indi’s bunker to get the latest news in the accounting tech space for disruptors involved in digital transformation. We also bring you a session from the Digital Digest - with a deep dive into practical AI tools for your accounting or bookkeeping practice. Kevin Fitzgerald returns to chat about the huge opportunity in Outsourced Payroll and John’s aura remains a mystery. 00:00 It’s not that big! 01:49 Intro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ App News 05:05 Bright Eyes My Workpapers 06:49 Yes, it’s a Dextender! 09:36 AirWallex and QBO 11:20 Xero For Education 12:41 Netsuite for Healthcare 14:17 Xero App Marketplace Updates 16:22 Xeinadin: It’s time for Sage and Onion... And I’m all Out of Onion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18:16 The HUGE Outsourced Payroll Opportunity - Employment Hero 25:33 John’s Brown Aura ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 28:55 AI in Practice Tools 30:28 Eliminate Email 32:33 Trash The Timesheets 33:47 Examples of a leading vendors in AI 35:52 Automated Audit? 39:56 Tackling Tax 42:14 Rumbles in America 44:24 Skynet for Accountants ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 48:41 Rate the pod!
Will AI eat bookkeepers' breakfasts? PLUS Xerocon recap, App News and Employment Hero Blooper
Wrapping up the events-season, we recap Xerocon and the Engage conference, as well as hearing from Kevin Fitzgerald at Employment Hero about their recent comms FUBAR, the usual App News and part two of Celso Pinto’s revealing interview! In this jam-packed episode, John Toon, Indi Tatla and Ryan Pearcy catch up on their latest misadventures at Engage in Vegas and Xerocon. From needing makeup (yes, really!) to debating podcast rivalries and innovations in the app world, strap in for another informative and hilarious ride! Also, we dive into the future of AI in accounting (probably a different take to what you’ve already heard) from the eyes of successful tech founder. Don’t miss out on app news, and updates you need to stay on top of your game! Join us, subscribe, and let’s disrupt digital accounting together! 00:00 ”Mr Pearcy to hair and makeup, please” 01:00 Welcome to Digi Tools in Accrual World! 05:22 App News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 05:29 Xerocon Announcements 09:38 ...more Xero updates 10:52 Intuit keeps eyes on the road 12:19 MailChimp 👉 MailChamp? 14:12 Quickbooks - new invoice send method 15:20 Sage for Accountants: Lots of updates 16:46 FreeAgent Mobile Update 17:53 Syft AI Launched 19:07 Accounts IQ gassing up the tanks to keep the mid-market interesting 23:27 ApprovalMax taking it to the... Max 26:53 Dext Collects 27:58 Silverfin - FRS105 and CH sync 29:40 ”There are only two ways to make money in business...” 33:57 Employment Hero - Comms SNAFU 41:05 US Podcast Beef 41:58 Celso Pinto - Part 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 42:22 Raising Seed Money 44:57 Emerging Competitors 47:14 How could AI shock the profession 58:02 Exiting Pixie 01:00:06 Finding the right leaders at the right time 01:07:48 Leave a rating! 😃
What it Takes to Grow A Finance Tech Startup... PLUS the latest App News! || Sponsored by FreeAgent
Buckle up and join us for a rollercoaster episode straight from the sizzling streets of Las Vegas with the latest in accounting and finance tech! Jonathan Toon as navigates Eurovision vibes, European-style sunbathing and sky-high Starbucks prices at Engage conference. Along with the latest App News and updates from FreeAgent, do not miss Pixie co-founder Celso Pinto’s insights on starting, building and exiting from Pixie in the noisy, noisy marketplace of accounting tech. 00:00 Looney Toon’s Vegas Adventure 03:47 Intro App News ~~~~~~~~~~~ 07:26 Intuit’s Impressive Quarterly Results 10:41 Xero’s Strong Financial Year 15:00 Sage’s Net Zero Targets and ESG Reporting 20:10 Sage Partnering with DonerPerfect 21:27 Sage Intact’s New Features and Updates 25:28 Xero’s Pricing Plan Changes 32:04 HG’s Acquisition of AuditBoard 33:55 FreeAgent - Tony Stevenson: Why Digital Transformation is a Team Sport 39:38 What Happens in Vegas Better Stay in Vegas Interview: Celso Pinto ~~~~~~~~~~~ 42:12 Celso’s Origin Story 49:24 Starting Pixie 53:33 Making Tough Product Decisions
It Takes A Village To Transform A Profession - PLUS FreeAgent's Secret Admirer & The Latest App News
Welcome back to the Digi-Tools in Accrual World podcast! Join us as we throwback to Accountex, where Ryan decided to desert us for the peaceful woods. Indy lost her voice, John was knackered - but thankfully we had some stellar help from the Systems Advisory Network. As always, this episode covers the latest in app releases, raises and acquisitions Plus, we see which of us can delay mastication the longest. Special shoutouts to our Accountex saviours: Dayle, Julie, and Keaton. 00:00 Intro App News: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 02:09 Lightyear Acquired 03:19 Access Group’s Acquisition Strategy and Ecosystem 05:00 Canopy + Practice Management AI Innovations 08:22 Layer’s Ambitious Goal to Replace QuickBooks 10:21 FreeAgent’s New Integrations and Updates 11:54 FYI Elite: A New Era in Practice Management? 13:03 Why iplicit are a great employer 14:06 Everyone’s favourite Xero update… 14:51 Quickbooks Ledger 15:18 Valid8me… validated 15:51 Sage’s CoPilot and AI Developments 18:01 AirWallex Bill Pay Solution Integrated with Xero 19:36 Mercia and Inflo’s Partnership 21:15 Ember and HSBC UK’s Embedded Finance Partnership 22:35 TaxCalc Expands with Group Reporting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 24:25 FreeAgent Tortoise or Hare? 29:42 Delayed Marshmallow Mastication System Advisory Network: Accountex Retrospective ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 32:58 Introduction 33:32 Insights from Dayle and Julie 34:42 Keaton’s Experience and Reflections 35:39 Diverse Queries and Solutions 36:54 The Digital Disruptors Network 37:35 Conversations and Networking at Accountex 43:16 Exploring New Technologies and Vendors 51:27 Outsourcers As Far As The Eye Can See! 55:39 Final Thoughts and Future Plans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 01:02:56 Rate the pod!!
Human Connection in a Digital World - Lauren Harvey + App News and FreeAgent
#S4E10 Wading through the post-conference blues (before the big blue conference) we’re back with another episode! In App News: 0:04:28 Allica Bank’s New Partnerships Team 0:05:50 Closure of Influential Women’s Tech Network 0:07:40 Highlights from the Xero Awards 0:09:42 New Features and Updates from Xero 0:10:54 Xero Small Business Index 0:12:29 Planday AU 0:14:07 Payhawk + Amex 0:15:04 Soldo + Triver 0:15:45 WorkflowMax Data Transition Issues 0:17:06 Client Engager and Tax on Demand Partnership 0:17:51 NetSuite’s Generative AI Features 0:20:00 Funding News: Tabs and Sumday 0:23:47 Acquisition of Inventoro by Cin7 0:25:10 Active Workpapers’ New Features This episode’s guest is (now former) Xero MVP Lauren Harvey from Full Stop Accounts. Lauren shares some incredible stories, from her unique career journey and significant industry shifts to promoting better human connections and tackling menopause challenges in a high performance environment - something everyone should know more about. Less inspirational is Ryan’s funky spunky garden problem and bringing the ‘tone’ back up again is our friendliest sponsor - FreeAgent! Be sure to rate, like and subscribe to the podcast and get in touch with us at www.digital-disruptors.com/
FreeAgent the Friendliest Accounting Software & Journey'ing with Jordan on Growth
The legendary Tony Stevenson from FreeAgent joins us on the podcast this week. Voted the friendliest accounting tech software, we’re putting the spotlight on the host of new features they’re releasing over the last few months. Watch this space to hear and see more! Also Jordan Vickery reveals the growth playbook for accounting techs looking to shore up adoption success post the host of accounting events. And in app news this week is a skinny: HMRC to replace government gateway - https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/tech-pulse/hmrc-to-roll-out-government-gateway-replacement Government fund for AI skills - https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/tech-pulse/government-fund-offers-accountants-ai-skills-upgrade Employment Hero acquires - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/employment-hero-wants-give-employers-time-back-so-we-company-ben-tlxkc/ Mimo launched - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexander-gernandt-segerby-31818a6b_extremely-proud-to[…]041588203521-Om8u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Iplicit for housing associations - https://www.iplicit.com/blog/iplicit-helps-housing-associations-as-they-face-digital-transformation Iplicit updates partical vat calculations - https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/community/industry-insights/iplicit-unveils-more-time-saving-features-to-help-charities-tackle
Accounts Payable Automation: Who will win out? We catch up with Nook, one of the OGs of AP automation
Have you caught the news on the latest apps in the market? There are some new kids on the block in payment automation apps, and we’re keen to hear from some of the OGs to find out their perspectives and lessons learned on market trends/adoption over the last two years. We spend some time with Joe Lines, CEO of Nook, to talk about tech innovations, future features and the appetite from SMEs for more. Tune in if you’re looking to compare the market on AP or AR automation. We also spend some time with Vipul Sheth, whose upcoming pre Accountex event is imminent. If you’re not on his list and want to see whether you’d benefit then here’s 8 minutes from the man himself. Finally app news this week: Phil Hobden joins Silverfin - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/philhobden_accountex-accountants-fintech-activity-7181574519524839424-FrEF?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios Diya Jolly promoted to CPTO - https://www.xero.com/uk/media-releases/diya-jolly-promoted-chief-product-and-technology-officer/ Five vendors for MTD ITSA release - https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/tech-pulse/five-vendors-available-as-hmrc-readies-mtd-itsa-testing-relaunch Spendesk acquires Okko - https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2024/spendesk-adds-procurement-to-spend-management-platform-with-okko-acquisition/ Xero new invoicing - https://blog.xero.com/product-updates/xero-invoicing-smarter-flexible-future/ Syft updates Scrutton Bland acquired by Sumer - https://www.accountancyage.com/2024/04/10/sumer-expands-scottish-and-northern-english-footprint-with-merger-of-eq-and-douglas-home-co/