Welcome to another exciting episode of Digitals in Accrual World!

This week, we're dissecting the latest tech updates in the accounting world.

FreeAgent introduces property ownership splitting for the MTD rollout, GoCardless partners with Form3 to enhance BACS payment connectivity, Link My Books joins the Visma family, and Ignition debuts auto-pricing tools to streamline revenue operations. We also delve into Modulr's integration with Nomi for seamless payroll payments and Ecologi's acquisition of Net Zero Now to help businesses achieve net-zero emissions.

Plus, an insightful interview with Matt Lowry from ApprovalMax on combatting fraud in the age of AI. Stay tech-savvy and fraud-free, folks!

00:00 Coming Up 00:50 Intro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ App News 03:05 FreeAgent Update: Line by line property split 03:53 GoCardless to provide BACs payments 04:58 Linkmybooks joins Visma 07:34 Ignition introduces autopricing 09:44 Modulr Nomi integration 11:19 Ecologi acquires Net Zero Now ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16:36 Combatting Fraud - ApprovalMax 23:44 Like and Subscribe

Get ready to dive back into the world of tech in accounting with the Digi-Tools in Accrual World podcast! In this episode, the team tackles everything from e-invoicing and how it's revolutionising the industry (or not), to the Sage Copilot data blunder that even got America's attention.

We've got updates from Xero, memorable moments from mid-market maestro Laura Jolly from Xledger, and a serious discussion on pushing the limits with tech and risk-taking in the accounting world. Tune in for the insights, stay for the laughs, and leave with some actionable takeaways to rock your accounting game!

00:00 Coming Up…

01:17 Intro

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App News

02:49 The UK government launches a consultation on E-invoicing

08:57 Sage Updates

13:02 Sage Copilot Data Breach

15:06 Updates From Xero

18:47 Xero's most popular apps of 2024

20:59  Xero API increase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

22:55 Streamlining Bank Automation with Xledger

30:05 Accounting Skills Gap - Finance Takes The Piste Part 3

49:44 Outro

In this episode of Digi Tools in Accrual World we discuss the evolving skills required in today's AI-driven environment, focusing on the importance of retaining human advisory roles amidst technological disruption.

We hear from more of the though leaders at the Finance Takes the Piste event - including though from Alastair Barlow, Krissy Chapleo, Gavin Spencer, Sam Jennings and Antoaneta Pop.

We also have key updates and leadership changes in App News from leading accounting tech firms like Ignition, WorkflowMax, and Dext, and take a deeper look into the innovations in ESG reporting by Xledger.

00:00 Coming Up...

01:09 Welcome!

App News

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05:02 Ignition appoint new CEO & CFO

08:15 Workflow Max Releases

11:03 Aslan gets $5m seed investment

14:31 Companies House agent filing system launches

18:34 Intuit launches QBO & Mailchimp interface

21:32 Dext integrates with Zoho

22:29 Brieff launches AI notetaker

26:39 ESG Reporting - Xledger

34:16 John's Hazy Ski Trip Memories

35:13 Finance Takes the Piste - Pt 2 - The skills the profession needs next

43:26 Rate and subscribe!