Cloud Accounting stories

Xero's Anthropic tie-up deepens finance software AI split as groups weigh integrated platforms against agent tools that work across multiple systems.

Annexa's six-month cloud ERP rollout for ROLLER has automated revenue recognition, unified finance data and reduced month-end strain.

Xero and Anthropic strike multi-year deal to weave Claude AI into accounting software, giving small firms real-time cash-flow and invoice insights.

Xero to embed Anthropic's Claude across accounting tools as JAX gains automation for cash flow, invoices and scenario analysis.

Xero rolls out credit notes webhooks and new API pricing for app partners as it tightens permissions, recertification and developer access.

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

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

Caseware secures Overall Accounting Platform of the Year at FinTech Breakthrough and a 2026 Top New Products nod for Extractly.

Mid-market CFOs ditch manual month-end marathons, turning to live, standardised reporting to drive faster, insight-led decisions.

Xero launches Accountable Intelligence AI to automate bookkeeping while keeping decisions, audit trails and financial oversight with humans.

New York fintech Ramp is betting on 'self-driving' finance, using AI and Visa cards to automate spend, bills and cash for US firms.

Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.

Xero unveils AI-powered invoicing and payment tools, promising to cut late payments and ease cash-flow strain for small businesses.

Xero rolls out richer credit note webhooks so developers can ditch heavy polling, cut API traffic and get faster, event-driven updates.

Xero launches App Store Power Lists to spotlight top referred apps, boosting discovery for small businesses and reach for developers.

Sage has embedded new AI tools in Sage Intacct to speed period-end close, sharpen cash visibility and cut manual finance workloads.

Sage unveils new AI tools in Intacct to speed finance closes, sharpen cash visibility and cut manual work across mid-sized organisations.

Ramp launches an AI Accounting Agent that codes transactions, handles accruals and reconciles ERP data to speed up the month-end close.

A new foundation has launched to study how AI is transforming real-world accounting and finance work, from tax and audit to advisory.

Xero is axing its app store billing by June 2026, forcing developers onto new API-based tiers and their own subscription systems.