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Card-Agnostic Spend Management: Why Your Software Shouldn't Decide Which Cards You Use
Software-as-a-Service

Card-Agnostic Spend Management: Why Your Software Shouldn't Decide Which Cards You Use

Businesses using spend management software could face costly lock-in if their platform only works with its own corporate cards.

By Radha Pathi Reddy • 9 min read • Last month
Xero study says AI unlikely to cut Australian jobs
Digital Transformation

Xero study says AI unlikely to cut Australian jobs

Most Australian accounting firms expect AI to reshape hiring and services, rather than reduce headcount, the Xero survey found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Taxation (Tax) stories

EY revenue hits USD $57 billion as AI demand surges
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 week
Avalara launches AI tool for enterprise system links
Software-as-a-Service

Avalara launches AI tool for enterprise system links

Integration projects could be completed in days rather than weeks as specialised AI agents automate connector build and testing for Avalara customers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Avalara launches Aviator AI hub for tax compliance
Software-as-a-Service

Avalara launches Aviator AI hub for tax compliance

Existing customers get the AI tool at no extra cost for now, as Avalara targets gaps in tax workflows and audit readiness.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Healthcare finance is lean and complex. Its spend controls have to keep up
Software-as-a-Service

Healthcare finance is lean and complex. Its spend controls have to keep up

Tighter controls could stop overspend, speed approvals and cut audit chasing for lean healthcare finance teams juggling complex funding streams.

By Tanu Kaushik • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Taxation (Tax) stories

UK indirect tax teams outpace Europe on AI adoption
Supply Chain

UK indirect tax teams outpace Europe on AI adoption

UK indirect tax teams are using generative AI more than European peers, but resource and skills gaps are slowing automation of core compliance work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
SimpleClosure teams with Intuit to close payroll accounts
Taxation

SimpleClosure teams with Intuit to close payroll accounts

Small businesses risk fees and penalties if state payroll tax accounts stay open after payroll stops, a gap this partnership aims to fix.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Vertex appoints DataRobot chief Debanjan Saha to board
Enterprise Resource Planning

Vertex appoints DataRobot chief Debanjan Saha to board

The appointment adds AI and cloud expertise to Vertex's board as tax and compliance software vendors race to automate back-office work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
AI and data reshape finance, tax and hiring practices
Data Analytics

AI and data reshape finance, tax and hiring practices

Taxpayers, recruiters and operations teams face tighter decisions as AI speeds up workflows and Making Tax Digital forces more frequent reporting.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Irish SMEs say financial admin is holding growth back
Software-as-a-Service

Irish SMEs say financial admin is holding growth back

For many owners, routine finance tasks are now eating into hiring, investment and growth plans as fragmented tools add to stress.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
UK SMEs ready to hire if Budget eases cost pressures
Fintech

UK SMEs ready to hire if Budget eases cost pressures

Lower taxes and energy bills could unlock hiring at UK small firms, with 38% saying they would recruit more staff if costs eased.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
UK confirms Peppol for mandatory e-invoicing from 2029
Digital Transformation

UK confirms Peppol for mandatory e-invoicing from 2029

Finance teams now have a 2029 deadline to upgrade systems, as the UK makes Peppol the backbone of mandatory e-invoicing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Numeral raises USD $100 million to tackle sales tax
Software-as-a-Service

Numeral raises USD $100 million to tackle sales tax

As states tighten rules on digital goods, the San Francisco startup will use the capital to expand into new industries and add staff.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
UK SMEs upbeat but finance admin slows growth plans
Software-as-a-Service

UK SMEs upbeat but finance admin slows growth plans

Finance admin is limiting growth plans for many UK SMEs, even as 56% say they are confident about the year ahead.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
The Data Problem AI Can't Solve
Data Analytics

The Data Problem AI Can't Solve

Poor data foundations are exposing firms to faster audits and costly errors as AI simply scales up existing gaps in compliance.

By Ryan Padget • 5 min read • Last month
Cygnet.One unveils agentic AI for finance in Mumbai
Digital Transformation

Cygnet.One unveils agentic AI for finance in Mumbai

Banks could speed up lending and fraud checks as the firms' AI merges data, documents and records into one contextual report.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month