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Basware completes Trustpair acquisition to curb fraud
Enterprise Resource Planning

Basware completes Trustpair acquisition to curb fraud

The deal widens finance teams' defences as payment fraud shifts from invoices to supplier bank details, leaving approved bills vulnerable.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
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

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Webexpenses merges with Zudello to widen finance tools
Fintech

Webexpenses merges with Zudello to widen finance tools

Customers will keep existing brands and contracts as the merged group adds broader automation across finance teams in the UK, APAC and North America.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Everyone gets one Halloween a year. Finance teams get twelve
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 • 3 days ago
Alteryx launches BigQuery invoice workflows for finance
Low code & No code

Alteryx launches BigQuery invoice workflows for finance

Finance teams can now reconcile millions of invoices in BigQuery without code, as Alteryx keeps PDFs in Google Cloud Storage and flags duplicates.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Mastek launches AI-native services to cut software costs
Customer Relationship Management

Mastek launches AI-native services to cut software costs

Enterprises could trim underused software spend as Mastek replaces legacy tools with AI-native services tied to business outcomes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
BMO & Mastercard launch embedded virtual card service
Enterprise Resource Planning

BMO & Mastercard launch embedded virtual card service

Canadian and US corporate card clients can now manage virtual payments inside existing finance software, reducing manual work and improving control.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
UiPath: AI agents force rethink of junior tech roles
Digital Transformation

UiPath: AI agents force rethink of junior tech roles

Routine junior tasks could soon be handed to AI agents, forcing firms to redeploy early-career staff towards strategic work, UiPath's CEO says.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last month
Corpay adds AI agents to spend management platform
Digital Transformation

Corpay adds AI agents to spend management platform

Finance teams can now automate anomaly checks, voice expenses and transaction coding as Corpay broadens AI tools across its spend platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
CFOs urged to take disciplined approach to AI spend
Data Analytics

CFOs urged to take disciplined approach to AI spend

Quick wins in report creation and automation are tempting, but Gartner says CFOs must weigh AI spend against longer-term gains and skills gaps.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

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Oracle NetSuite launches free QuickStart for startups
Software-as-a-Service

Oracle NetSuite launches free QuickStart for startups

Eligible US startups can now use NetSuite's accounting tools free, as Oracle pushes founders to adopt finance software before spreadsheets start to fail.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Dext launches payments in Canada for QuickBooks & Xero
Fintech

Dext launches payments in Canada for QuickBooks & Xero

Canadian QuickBooks Online and Xero users can now process supplier and expense payments in one workflow, after beta users handled more than USD $2 million.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Settle secures USD $240 million facility to expand lending
Fintech

Settle secures USD $240 million facility to expand lending

The new funding should widen access to working capital for smaller product businesses as Settle expands support for bigger customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
ConnexPay adds mobile wallet support for virtual cards
Fintech

ConnexPay adds mobile wallet support for virtual cards

Businesses can now use eligible virtual cards for tap-to-pay at shops, hotels and vendor sites, without issuing a physical card or extra app.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
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
Ramp launches receivables tool to track incoming cash
Software-as-a-Service

Ramp launches receivables tool to track incoming cash

Finance teams can now automate invoice collection as late payments continue to squeeze cash flow and working capital at smaller businesses.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Kumul Consolidated Holdings adopts TechnologyOne Plus
Software-as-a-Service

Kumul Consolidated Holdings adopts TechnologyOne Plus

Staff at Papua New Guinea state investor Kumul Consolidated Holdings can now query finance data by voice, cutting manual reporting and speeding decisions.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month