Journey Partners with Easy Business
App to Empower Australia’s Smallest Businesses and Their Advisors
JOURNEY, A LEADING GO-TO-MARKET AGENCY FOR ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY, HAS PARTNERED WITH EASY BUSINESS APP, THE MOBILE-FIRST ACCOUNTING PLATFORM BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR MICRO AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN AUSTRALIA.
This collaboration aims to provide small business owners and their advisors with simple, affordable tools that streamline compliance, reduce admin, and increase financial visibility all in one easy-to-use package.
Easy Business App is designed for tradespeople, creatives, retailers, consultants, and freelancers who are often juggling spreadsheets, costly software, or nothing at all. It offers modular features such as invoicing, payroll, BAS reporting, and real-time business insights, allowing users to pay only for what they need.
For advisors, Easy Business App removes the burden of training clients on overly complex tools and provides a free Advisor Portal with one-click access to every client, built-in
compliance tools, and business-friendly reporting that clients can understand on their own.
“This partnership aligns perfectly with our mission to help software providers reach the right audience and make a meaningful impact,” said Trent McLaren, Founder of Journey. “Easy Business App is solving a real problem for small businesses and their advisors, making accounting tools easier, more accessible and more affordable.”
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Seamlss FYI Integration Now Live!
Transform how your accounting firm handles client documents with our powerful new integration
WE’RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR MUCH-ANTICIPATED FYI INTEGRATION IS OFFICIALLY LIVE! THIS POWERFUL CONNECTION BETWEEN SEAMLSS AND FYI DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BRINGS A NEW LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY TO YOUR FIRM’S WORKFLOW, ELIMINATING MANUAL FILE TRANSFERS AND STREAMLINING YOUR CLIENT ONBOARDING, RE-ENGAGEMENT, AND DOCUMENT COLLECTION PROCESSES.
What’s FYI?
For those not yet familiar, FYI is a leading document management platform designed specifically for accounting firms. It provides intelligent, automated filing systems that make document handling a breeze.
What This Integration Means For You
By connecting Seamlss with FYI, you’ll enjoy:
• Automatic Document Sync: Files collected through Seamlss onboarding forms, re-engagement forms, Fetch requests, and Smart Links automatically flow into your FYI cabinets
• Intelligent Filing: Documents are automatically tagged and categorised based on your preferences
• Streamlined Workflow: Eliminate manual downloads and uploads between systems
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Ignition launches AutoCollect to end the business chase for late payments
Latest addition to Ignition’s payment suite improves cash flow for service-based businesses by eliminating unpaid invoices through automation
LATEST ADDITION TO IGNITION’S PAYMENT SUITE IMPROVES CASH FLOW FOR SERVICE-BASED BUSINESSES BY ELIMINATING UNPAID INVOICES THROUGH AUTOMATION
Ignition, a leading revenue and billing automation platform for service-based businesses, today introduced AutoCollect, the latest advancement in its mission to help businesses eliminate late payments. With AutoCollect, customers can automatically import and get paid for invoices created in their accounting software, including QuickBooks Online and Xero, directly within Ignition.
“We need to stop the cycle of service-businesses having to negotiate twice; first
for the contract, and then to get paid. Late payments hurt small to medium businesses, impacting the ability to make payroll, pay rent, or hire needed employees,” said Greg Strickland, CEO of Ignition. “Our goal is to wipe out late payments for good and help businesses reclaim their cash flow. AutoCollect is the next piece of the puzzle in Ignition’s payments suite to make getting paid for every invoice as easy as possible.”
More than half of US small businesses are not paid on time. Some industries suffer even more, with an Ignition study revealing that 94 percent of accountants and bookkeepers chase clients for late payments.
AutoCollect helps professional services businesses overcome these challenges by:
• Auto-importing unpaid invoices into Ignition from their accounting software, including QuickBooks Online and Xero
• Inviting clients in bulk to pay securely via an online portal
• Providing the option to pre-save payment methods
• Turning on automated collections for future invoices
AutoCollect is the latest addition to Ignition’s proven payment features, such as collecting payment details upfront and pre-authorizing payments when clients sign a proposal, to help businesses better manage cash flow.
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BGL’s CAS 360 now supports electronic signing of ASIC Form 362
BGL CORPORATE SOLUTIONS (BGL), AUSTRALIA'S LEADING PROVIDER OF COMPANY COMPLIANCE, SELF-MANAGED SUPERANNUATION FUND (SMSF), INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, IDENTITY VERIFICATION AND AI-POWERED PAPER-TO-DATA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ITS CAS 360 COMPANY, TRUST AND AML MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE NOW SUPPORTS THE ELECTRONIC SIGNING
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OF ASIC FORM 362.
Following ASIC's update to its Electronic Lodgement Protocol (ELP) on 1 April 2025, ASIC Registered Agents (RAs) are no longer required to obtain wet ink signatures for Form 362, a notification by a company to nominate or cease a Registered Agent or contact address. Instead, RAs can collect and store electronically signed copies, creating significant time savings and boosting
operational efficiency.
BGL promptly updated its CAS 360 software in response to these changes, releasing enhanced functionality on 7 April 2025. This update allows clients to electronically sign and manage Form 362’s within CAS 360, streamlining compliance processes and eliminating reliance on paper-based forms.
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Expandly Product UpdatesApril 2025
WE’RE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING YOU WITH THE LATEST EXPANDLY FEATURE UPDATES INCLUDING NEW INTEGRATIONS AND PLATFORM DEVELOPMENTS; ALL UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE YOU CAN REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN THE FAST-PACED WORLD OF ECOMMERCE FULFILLMENT AND CONTINUE BEING ABLE TO USE EXPANDLY FOR YOUR COMPLETE ORDER FULFILLMENT OPERATIONS.
Brieff Launches In-Person AI Notetaker, Completing Its End-to-End Meeting Solution for Accounting Firms
BRIEFF, THE AI-POWERED PLATFORM THAT HELPS ACCOUNTING FIRMS STREAMLINE CLIENT ADVISORY, TODAY ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF ITS IN-PERSON AI NOTETAKER IN BETA. THIS NEW FEATURE EXTENDS BRIEFF’S EXISTING ONLINE AI NOTE-TAKING CAPABILITIES TO FACE-TOFACE MEETINGS, ALLOWING ADVISORS TO CAPTURE EVERY DISCUSSION WITHOUT THE DISTRACTION OF MANUAL NOTES.
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SOLDO’S SPRING 2025 UPDATE BRINGS NEW TOOLS FOR FASTER PAYMENTS, BETTER CONTROL, AND SMARTER FINANCE WORKFLOWS ACROSS YOUR ORGANISATION.
Give Finance the Power to Say Yes
This Spring, we’re introducing new features that put Finance in control while empowering teams to move fast and spend responsibly.
Whether you’re unblocking payments, managing travel spend, or ensuring compliance, Soldo’s Spring 2025 release helps you do it
“We’re thrilled to introduce our in-person AI Notetaker,” said Kate Shanahan, Co-Founder of Brieff. “It’s a major step in preserving the benefits of in-person meetings while harnessing rapidly growing AI capabilities. Advisors can now focus entirely on client engagement, knowing the conversation is being securely recorded and summarised.”
The in-person AI Notetaker completes Brieff’s comprehensive advisory workflow:
• Automated Client Checkins gather context before meetings
• AI Prep provides key insights for advisors
• AI Notetaker captures online and in-person meetings, identifying speakers by voice whenever possible
• Instant Meeting Summaries are generated automatically, tracking goals and action items for follow-up
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Soldo: Spring 2025 Launch
with more control and less admin. Let’s take a look at what’s new, and how you can use it to drive your business.
Introducing: Bank Transfer Access
Our newest feature, Bank Transfer Access, lets finance teams delegate bank transfers securely and within policy — – all while maintaining complete visibility and control. You can also allow approved users to send bank payments within defined limits, workflows, and permissions.
Responsible Persons Module Optimization
• Add New Products quickly with only SKU & Title
• Removed Statuses and Comments per document level, and instead, all are managed at the product level.
• Only allows correct file formats when uploading. ( Based on the document requirements )
• Status change from Needs work to Revision Needed.
• Improved visuals to easily tell at a glance the Product and the documents for each product.
VAT Application Optimization
For VAT services, we now support Belgium & Italy. Both countries can be purchased from within the Expandly Portal. All required documents will be shown on the VAT module that we require to start your VAT onboarding process.
We have also Improved Visuals, Formatting, Icons and Tooltips on the VAT module page, to make it even easier to use.
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Say goodbye to deSay goodbye to delays, bottlenecks, and workarounds. With Bank Transfer Access, finance stays in control, while teams get what they need faster.
Why the Finance team love it:
• Cut time-to-payment from days to minutes
• Reduce admin costs by up to 90% on low-value spend
• Enforce policy automatically, without becoming the ‘no’ department
EY CHECKS TO ENSURE WAGES, PAYG, AND SUPER ARE CORRECT AND PAID ON TIME.
What’s new?
You fed back and we listened.
For Australian businesses using Xero Payroll you now have handy payroll checks for your period close out of the box - including checks for wages, PAYG, and Super.
What benefits does it have for advisors?
• Save time and effort on period close - Common payroll vs ledger checks automated for your convenience
• Spot and diagnose payroll issues more easilyTransaction details help you identify missed or late payments, as well as incorrect amounts.
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Chaser shortlisted for Best Use of AI in Fintech | Fintech Awards 2025
DELIGHTED TO SHARE THAT CHASER HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR THE ‘BEST USE OF AI IN FINTECH’ AWARD AT THE FINTECH AWARDS LONDON 2025. THIS RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS THE TRANSFORMATIVE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN RESHAPING FINANCIAL WORKFLOWS, PARTICULARLY FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES).
The award category evaluates companies based on several key criteria, including innovation, technological ex-
cellence, customer impact, business results, ethical AI use, scalability, real-world impact, and social good. Being shortlisted recognizes Chaser’s leadership in using AI to solve one of the most persistent challenges in business finance—late payments.
Why Chaser stands out in the AI in Fintech category
Innovation and use of technology
Chaser’s AI-driven platform revolutionizes credit control by integrating predictive analytics, machine
learning, and automation to optimize payment collections. The technology includes advanced features such as:
• Revenue forecasting –analyzing multiple data points to provide accurate cash flow predictions.
• Late payment predictor – identifying high-risk invoices before they become overdue.
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Amaka and Yoco team up to simplify accounting forbusinesses in South Africa
AMAKA, A GLOBAL LEADER IN ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE INTEGRATIONS, IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ITS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH YOCO, A PROMINENT SOUTH AFRICAN PAYMENT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER. THIS COLLABORATION WILL BRING POWERFUL INTEGRATIONS BETWEEN YOCO’S PAYMENT SOLUTIONS AND SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE—XERO, QUICKBOOKS ONLINE, AND SAGE ACCOUNTING—TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Xero now offers Tap to Pay on iPhone for UK small businesses with a Stripe account to accept contactless payments
XERO, THE GLOBAL SMALL BUSINESS PLATFORM, HAS LAUNCHED TAP TO PAY ON IPHONE, ENABLING XERO CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH A STRIPE ACCOUNT TO SEAMLESSLY AND SECURELY ACCEPT IN-PERSON CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS WITH THEIR IPHONE AND THE XERO ACCOUNTING APP — NO ADDITIONAL HARDWARE OR PAYMENT TERMINAL NEEDED. TAP TO PAY ON IPHONE ENABLES BUSINESSES TO ACCEPT ALL FORMS OF CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS, INCLUDING CONTACTLESS CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS, APPLE PAY, AND OTHER DIGITAL WALLETS.
Using Tap to Pay on iPhone is easy, secure and private. With Tap to Pay on iPhone, at checkout, the merchant can simply prompt the customer to hold their iPhone or Apple Watch with their contactless credit or debit card, Apple Pay or other digital wallet to pay with their contactless credit or debit card near the merchant’s iPhone. The payment will be securely completed using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Tap to Pay on iPhone also supports PIN entry, which includes accessibility options.
Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone technology uses the
built-in features of iPhone to keep the business’ and customers’ data private and secure. When a payment is processed, Apple doesn’t store card numbers or transaction information on Apple servers, so merchants and customers can rest assured that their data stays theirs.
Empowering businesses with more ways to pay
Managing cash flow is more important than ever for small businesses, and receiving timely payments from customers is a fundamental piece of the puzzle.
Xero research shows 37% of consumers say they are
BGL integrates BGLiD with Simple Fund 360 and Simple Invest 360
GL CORPORATE SOLUTIONS (BGL), AUSTRALIA'S LEADING PROVIDER OF COMPANY COMPLIANCE, SELF-MANAGED SUPERANNUATION FUND (SMSF), INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, IDENTITY VERIFICATION AND AI-POWERED PAPER-TO-DATA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE INTEGRATION OF ITS BGLID IDENTITY VERIFICATION SOLU-
TION WITH SIMPLE FUND 360 AND SIMPLE INVEST 360.
Following the successful integration with CAS 360 (launched in August 2023), BGLiD is now available in all three of BGL's core products, delivering fast, secure and seamless identity verification for accountants, administrators and advisers.
“This is a major milestone for the BGL team and I am extremely proud of everyone who has worked towards this goal,” said Daniel Tramontana, Chief Executive Officer at BGL. “The addition of BGLiD to Simple Fund 360 and Simple Invest 360 signifies our continued focus on innovation and client experience.”
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frustrated when their preferred payment option isn’t available and one in four (25%) would shop elsewhere if a business didn’t offer one of their preferred ways to pay. The research also showed that 87% of consumers say they use credit and debit cards.
Bharathi Ramavarjula, SVP, Payments & Ecosystem at Xero said, “Managing payments plays a vital part of the cash flow equation, but small businesses continue to face challenges, including chasing late payments.
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Amaka was selected for this partnership due to its proven track record in delivering successful accounting integrations on a global scale. Having worked with high-profile companies, Amaka has become an expert in creating seamless connections between payment systems and accounting platforms. With years of experience and a global footprint, Amaka’s team is well-equipped to meet the diverse needs of businesses in South Africa.
Yoco, known for its innovative payment solutions, provides businesses with the
tools to accept card payments, manage cash flow, and gain valuable insights into their financials. By joining forces with Amaka, Yoco is ensuring that its clients can now enjoy automatic syncing of their payment data with their accounting software, making financial management easier and more efficient.
“We are thrilled to partner with Yoco to bring seamless accounting integrations to South African businesses”, said Amaka’s CEO – Pedram Afshar.
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TimeKeeper Joins Bright to enhance payroll offering
WE’RE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT TIMEKEEPER HAS JOINED BRIGHT, A LEADING PAYROLL AND ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE PROVIDER.
At TimeKeeper, our goal has always been to simplify the complexities around managing workforce time and attendance. Since our inception in 2018, we’ve helped customers get their timesheet processes back
under control, reclaiming valuable time and money so they can focus more on what matters most: running their business.
Accurate time and attendance data is crucial for payroll processing for many businesses. It ensures that staff are paid correctly, on-time, and efficiently. At TimeKeeper, our goal has always been to make this process as smooth as possible. Bright, already an established name in payroll
solutions, shares our passion for delivering exceptional software and providing outstanding customer service.
This acquisition opens the door to exciting opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and integration. Together, we’re setting out to transform how businesses approach workforce management and payroll processing.
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Exciting News: TaxCalc Invests in engager.app
On 14th May, TaxCalc proudly announced a significant investment in Engager, the highly regarded browser-based Practice Management solution.
ENGAGER WILL CONTINUE WITH ITS EXISTING TEAM REMAINING IN PLACE TO DELIVER THE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY ITS USERS KNOW AND LOVE. THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH TAXCALC WILL ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT AND ENABLE DEEP INTEGRATION BETWEEN THE TWO POPULAR PLATFORMS.
The collaboration is a natural fit. Engager founder Andy Wainwright has long been a dedicated user and vocal supporter of TaxCalc, crediting it as a key contributor to the success of his own firm.
This is a major milestone for both companies. At TaxCalc, we’ve always recognised that practice management is not a one-sizefits-all solution. Firms have diverse needs, and this investment represents a big step towards offering a wider range of options under the trusted TaxCalc brand.
If you have any questions about what this means for you, please check the FAQs below. If you need further assistance, your account manager will be happy to help.
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BGL recognised as one of Australia’s
Best Technology Workplaces
BGL CORPORATE SOLUTIONS (BGL), AUSTRALIA'S LEADING PROVIDER OF COMPANY COMPLIANCE, SELF-MANAGED SUPERANNUATION FUND (SMSF), INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, IDENTITY VERIFICATION AND AI-POWERED PAPER-TO-DATA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT IT HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S BEST WORKPLACES IN TECHNOLOGY™ FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR.
This recognition celebrates BGL’s outstanding workplace culture, strong leadership and ongoing commitment to innovation and the well-being of its employees in the Australian technology sector.
“We’re proud to be recognised by Great Place to Work® as it is a true testament to our people-first culture”, said Daniel Tramon-
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Xero and Karbon partner to boost productivity for accounting firms
New integration gives firms a powerful solution to manage tasks, financial data, and fuel sustainable growth
XERO, THE GLOBAL SMALL BUSINESS PLATFORM, TODAY ANNOUNCED AN INTEGRATION WITH KARBON, A LEADING ACCOUNTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM, TO DELIVER A SOLUTION DESIGNED TO HELP ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS SAVE TIME, SIMPLIFY WORKFLOWS AND BOOST PRODUCTIVITY.
In today’s rapidly evolving accounting landscape, firms rely on an assortment of software solutions to manage their complex and oftentimes evolving needs; this partnership directly addresses the critical shifts
facing modern accounting firms, including increased complexity, a growing demand for higher-value Client Advisory Services (CAS), and the imperative to leverage automation for efficiency. To address these challenges, the new integration combines Xero’s cloud-based financial tools and Karbon’s collaborative, workstream-driven platform to provide a connected solution that streamlines operations and allows firms to focus on higher-value client work.
Key benefits of the Xero and Karbon integration include:
Simplifies workflows: Streamlining client relationship management, financial data handling, and practice operations leads to simplified processes and increased efficiency, in particular when used with AI.
Time back for strategic work: Automating time-consuming tasks through integrated workflow and financial management allows accountants to dedicate more time to strategic planning and CAS, enhancing the value they provide.
Delivers a modern, cohesive solution: A tailored solution that meets the demands of modern accounting firms, providing powerful tools for managing tasks, financial data and fostering sustainable growth.
Enables seamless data synchronization: Allowing a real-time data exchange — such as client, billing and payment data — between Karbon and Xero, the partnership encourages automated data categorization as well as simplified client onboarding and engagement processes.
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Let ApprovalMax Capturedeal with the paperwork
Now you can upload purchase orders and credit notes the same way you capture bills. No more retyping, no more delays — just scan, review, and approve. Now live in ApprovalMax Capture for Xero.
Ttana, Chief Executive Officer at BGL. “It’s been inspiring to see our workplace grow and continue to be a place of innovation, collaboration and thriving personal growth. Everything that our team has achieved together has been nothing short of incredible.”
With over 35+ years of experience, BGL continues developing its dynamic and inclusive workplace. It is home to over 230 team members across Australia, China, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
“At BGL, we believe culture is more than just a buzzword - it’s something we strive for every day,” said Nadine Freitag, Head of People and Culture at BGL.
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ILL MANUALLY ENTERING PURCHASE ORDERS (POS) AND CREDIT NOTES? THAT’S VALUABLE TIME YOU COULD BE SPENDING ELSEWHERE. EVERY MINUTE SPENT TYPING IN SUPPLIER DETAILS, SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT GL CODE, OR DOUBLE-CHECKING AMOUNTS ADDS UP.
That’s why ApprovalMax Capture just got two powerful additions:
• Purchase order processing
• Credit note processing
Both are now available for Xero-integrated customers. Just one setup, and you’ll eliminate even more manual tasks.
What is ApprovalMax Capture?
If you haven’t used it yet, ApprovalMax Capture is our
document scanning tool that reads supplier documents (like bills and now POs and credit notes), extracts the key data using OCR, and sends it straight into your approval workflows – all in seconds.
With these two new updates, ApprovalMax Capture now handles even more of your finance stack.
Purchase Order processing
POs are a core part of many approval workflows –especially in larger teams. But if you’re still keying them in manually, mistakes happen, and time gets lost.
With ApprovalMax Capture, you can now upload a PO (PDF or image) and let the system do the rest.
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ALLICA BANK, THE UK’S FASTEST-GROWING COMPANY, HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW INTEGRATION WITH QUICKBOOKS, A LEADING ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE PLATFORM WIDELY USED BY SMES.
From May 14th, Allica Business Rewards Account customers can connect their accounts directly to QuickBooks, enabling automatic transaction syncing. This real-time connection will provide business owners and their accountants with
an up-to-date view of their finances, reducing manual data entry and the potential for error.
The integration builds on Allica’s mission to transform business banking for established SMEs - those businesses with between 5 to 250 employees - a sector often overlooked by high street banks. The new integration will also enable businesses and their accountants to reduce admin, increase accuracy and make quicker decisions. It means less time crunching numbers and more time focus-
ing on business strategy and growth.
Sophie Hossack, Head of Partnerships at Allica Bank, said:
"We’re incredibly excited to launch our integration with QuickBooks! By partnering with a leading accounting platform, we are helping businesses and accountants to focus more on what matters with quick and efficient technology. Time is a valuable resource for business owners and we will continue to simplify business banking to ensure we deliver
a meaningful and impactful service to established SMEs across the UK.”
“A core focus of our partnerships team is to strengthen the collaboration between accountants and Allica as we believe it is crucial for SME success. The integration plays a key part in this as it empowers businesses with the financial insights and support needed to thrive whilst also simplifying processes for their accountants.”
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The Cape Mastercard Interest-Free Days Business Credit Card (now ANNA) was named the winner of the Best Business foreign exchange charge card in Australia.
LANNA Money wins at the Finder Credit Card Awards 2025 PayPal Launches Offsite Ads, Unlocking the Power of Transaction Data
AST YEAR ANNA MONEY ACQUIRED CAPE IN AUSTRALIA; NOW WE’RE EXCITED TO SAY THAT CAPE HAS WON AT THE FINDER CREDIT CARD AWARDS FOR 2025. IT’S A GREAT ENDORSEMENT OF THE GREAT WORK CAPE HAS BEEN DOING.
About the award
The Cape Mastercard Interest-Free Days Business Credit Card was named the winner of the Best Business foreign exchange charge card in Australia.
So, how did Cape win? It was the lack of fees on international transactions that most impressed the judges,
with Cape customers saving up to 4% on everything they bought with their Cape card.
How was the decision made?
The Finder judges used 12 months of market data and pored over the numbers to analyse the rates, fees, rewards and offer details for every personal and business credit card in their database to find the best credit cards in 15 categories. In total, they looked at over 250 cards from 80 providers, so it’s a real feather in Cape’s cap that they were chosen as one of the winners.
The judges said they were particularly impressed by
the 0% foreign currency conversion fee and the $0 overseas ATM withdrawal fees. In a world in which business crosses borders, anything that saves customers money on overseas purchases is a real asset.
Cape's Mastercard offers up to 30 days interest-free on purchases. Customers also get airline lounge access at over 1300 airport lounges across the world, as well as travel inconvenience cover and a credit limit of up to $500,000. Suddenly, international travel looks even more appealing.
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PayPal Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ: PYPL) TODAY ANNOUNCED ITS FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2025. THE EARNINGS RELEASE AND RELATED MATERIALS DISCUSSING THESE RESULTS CAN BE FOUND ON PAYPAL'S INVESTOR RELATIONS WEBSITE AT HTTPS://INVESTOR.PYPL. COM/FINANCIALS/QUARTERLY-RESULTS/DEFAULT. ASPX.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss these results at 5:00 a.m. Pacific time (8:00 a.m. Eastern time) today.
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TODAY, PAYPAL IS ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF OFFSITE ADS, A NEW WAY FOR ADVERTISERS TO TAP INTO THE POWER OF PAYPAL’S TRANSACTION GRAPH AND REACH MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS ACROSS THE OPEN WEB THROUGH DISPLAY AND VIDEO ADVERTISING.
Offsite Ads is built on PayPal’s extensive two-sided network that connects millions of merchants and consumers, bringing a new level of precision to advertising by making cross-merchant transaction insights available — all while respecting consumer privacy. Unlike traditional approaches that rely heavily on browsing behavior or probabilistic models, PayPal Offsite Ads is powered by actual purchase data across millions of merchants. This enables brands
to reach highly relevant audiences based on real shopping intent, not just inferred interest.
For the first time, advertisers can leverage PayPal's understanding of when and where people actually buy — across a wide range of categories — to inform smarter media buying decisions. PayPal allows brands to connect with audiences in a different and more relevant way than standard third-party cookie-based or contextual targeting methods.
“With Offsite Ads, we’re helping brands engage the right consumers with the right message — beyond PayPal properties — and drive measurable business outcomes,” said Mark Grether, SVP and General Manager, PayPal Ads. “It’s a fundamentally differentaap-
proach from traditional ad platforms, built on actual cross-merchant purchase behavior rather than assumptions.”
Publicis Media will be the first agency partner to offer Offsite Ads to brands, enabling advertisers to bring more precision, rigor and performance to advertising across platforms.
“We’re committed to helping our clients gain a deeper, more complete view of consumer shopping behavior — not just within a single store, but across the entire retail landscape,” said Darcy Bowe, EVP, Head of PMX Partnerships.
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PayPal Brings Together Developers, AI Leaders to Power Agentic Commerce at Dev Days
PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ: PYPL) ANNOUNCED IT IS LEADING THE AGENTIC COMMERCE REVOLUTION BY PROVIDING DEVELOPERS AND MERCHANTS WITH INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO CREATE NEXT-GENERATION SHOPPING EXPERIENCES. DEVELOPERS CAN NOW ENABLE AGENTIC AI EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO PAY, TRACK SHIPMENTS, MANAGE INVOICES, AND MORE, ALL POWERED BY PAYPAL AND WITHIN AN AI AGENT.
"Over 25 years ago, PayPal made history by simplifying digital money movement. Today, we are charting the next era: the era of agentic commerce," said Alex Chriss, President and CEO, PayPal. "We are building with velocity and partnering with the biggest players in AI to empower our customers to access new opportunities in the AI economy."
Agentic commerce is the use of AI to transact on behalf of a customer or business. It is an emerging space
in commerce, and developers worldwide are moving quickly to create new, powerful AI experiences. The pace of advancement in the field is accelerating rapidly.
PayPal is at the forefront of this innovation. The company has rapidly enabled agentic commerce by releasing developer tools such as the industry's first remote MCP server and its Agent Toolkit. These new industry-leading capabilities are featured this week at PayPal's Dev Days event, where PayPal is laying the
groundwork for agentic commerce by convening developers, engineers, creators, and builders, together with leading AI companies such as Amazon Web Services, Anthropic, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and many burgeoning partners, to demonstrate the power of agentic experiences. PayPal is moving with velocity to become an open platform that enables partners to facilitate agentic commerce around the world.
Powering Possibility with Agentic Commerce
At PayPal Dev Days this week, attendees across the AI space and partners are collaborating to build agentic commerce experiences with PayPal. Main stage demonstrations include:
AI Shopping Companion with Google Cloud. Google Cloud will demo how the Agent to Agent (A2A) Protocol can be designed to allow merchants to integrate their Gemini-powered chat experiences with PayPal's
commerce capabilities.
"With Google Cloud's agent interoperability protocol and tools such as the Agent Development Kit, PayPal can enable merchants to transform the commerce experience with AI-powered personalized and seamless shopping journeys, all while upholding strong consumer protection and privacy as foundational elements," said Ali Arsanjani, Director, Applied AI Engineering, Google Cloud.
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Revolut to launch Mobile Plans in a direct challenge to traditional network providers
REVOLUT, THE GLOBAL FINTECH WITH MORE THAN 50 MILLION CUSTOMERS GLOBALLY, HAS TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS GEARING UP TO LAUNCH MOBILE PLANS. REVOLUT’S MONTHLY MOBILE PLANS WILL BOAST UNLIMITED CALLS, TEXTS AND DATA AT HOME AND A 20GB ROAMING ALLOWANCE ACROSS EUROPE AND THE US - ALL WITH A LOCAL PHONE NUMBER AND NO FIXED CONTRACT COMMITMENTS.
Set to launch first in the UK and Germany with more markets to follow, Revolut users can join the waitlist (UK waitlist; DE waitlist) to be the first to access and be eligible for an introductory monthly rate of £12.50 a month.
Mobile Plans is the latest move by Revolut as it expands into full mobile connectivity and drives further competition against traditional network providers as UK consumers suffer from hefty European roaming charges. In 2024, Revolut became one of the first UK
financial institutions to offer global eSIMs for its customers to stay connected when travelling abroad. Proving extremely popular, Revolut customers have since created millions of data plans that have been used in more than 100 locations worldwide and eSIM is now Revolut’s number one non-banking product in terms of usage.
After launch, Revolut users will be able to choose a Revolut provided mobile number and activate their plan within minutes or seamlessly port their exist-
“Better Than Cash”: PayPal
Announces Plans to Revolutionize In-Store Payments in Germany
Innovative and rewarding payment experiences coming soon in stores across Germany
PAYPAL, A LEADER IN DIGITAL PAYMENTS, IS EXPANDING IN PHYSICAL STORES
ACROSS GERMANY THIS SUMMER. ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED BRANDS IN GERMANYI, PAYPAL TODAY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BRING EVERYTHING CONSUMERS LOVE AND TRUST ABOUT PAYPAL IN STORE.
PayPal it in store with a simple tap
In the coming weeks, PayPal’s first-ever contactless mobile wallet will launch nationwide, available to PayPal consumers in Germany
before anywhere else in the world. The new contactless feature will be accessed through the latest version of the popular PayPal App (both iOS and Android)1. Consumers will be able to choose PayPal to pay safely and easily with a simple tap of their phone at any location that accepts Mastercard contactless payments. And, for the first time, the PayPal App will bring together a consolidated view of both online and offline purchases for the consumer.
Spread the cost with PayPal Ratenzahlung To Go
In a first for PayPal in Europe, its popular Pay Later online option will roll out for use in physical stores in Germany. Consumers will be able to pay in 3, 6, 12 and 24-month installments for in-store purchases with Ratenzahlung To Go. Fast and flexible, consumers will be able to apply seamlessly in the PayPal App at any time and spread the cost of larger in-store purchases directly with PayPal.
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ing number. Mobile Plans will be deeply integrated into the Revolut app and offer an unprecedented user experience versus traditional network providers, with intuitive usage tracking and in-app controls.
Revolut users will also be able to pay for their plan with their RevPoints, Revolut’s loyalty scheme which rewards customers with points on purchases, subject to their plan.
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Perplexity Selects PayPal to Power Agentic Commerce
Smart shopping comes to Perplexity as PayPal powers intelligent, in-flow shopping via Agentic AI
PERPLEXITY TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS PARTNERED WITH PAYPAL TO POWER AGENTIC COMMERCE ACROSS ITS PERPLEXITY PRO PLATFORM. STARTING THIS SUMMER IN THE U.S., CONSUMERS CAN CHECK OUT INSTANTLY WITH PAYPAL OR VENMO WHEN THEY ASK PERPLEXITY TO FIND PRODUCTS, BOOK TRAVEL, OR BUY TICKETS.
"Perplexity wants to have accurate, trustworthy answers wherever people are making decisions. PayPal is a natural partner because we share a vision for how important trust is in the age of AI," said Aravind Srinivas, Co-
founder and CEO of Perplexity.
"This partnership unlocks new possibilities, where conversations now drive commerce," said Alex Chriss, President and CEO of PayPal. "We're making it easy and secure to shop right in the chat when inspiration strikes. It's a powerful step in making conversational commerce a reality."
The entire process, including payment, shipping, tracking, and invoicing will be handled behind the scenes with PayPal's account linking, secure tokenized wallet and emerging passkey checkout flows, which could eliminate the
need for passwords and streamline the experience to a single user query or click.
Key features include:
Agentic Commerce: Integration of PayPal's commerce solutions, enabling users to buy products or services directly in Perplexity's chat interface.
Global Reach: Expanding Perplexity's commerce tools to PayPal's 430+ million active accounts across approximately 200 markets.
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