Accounting

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LemonEdge raises $2.5m to digitise accounting for PE industry

LemonEdge, a London-based startup that helps firms in the private equity and financial services industries digitise complex accounting, has raised $3.5 million.

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ClearBooks joins new Revolut-built embedded finance marketplace

Accounting software provider ClearBooks is to be the first third party application to join a new business marketplace built by Revolut to house apps embedded with its own financial services capabilities.

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Sustainable Finance Live: How to value nature and better assess financial risk

On 11th May, Finextra hosted the first workshop of its two-day virtual event, Sustainable Finance Live. The interactive session brought together expert investors and asset managers to explore how to build a portfolio that effectively supports biodiversity, natural capital, and ecosystem services.

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HSBC launches mobile business bank for UK SMEs

HSBC has launched a mobile banking offshoot, Kinetic, to cater to the needs of the UK business community.

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Countingup raises £9.1m

Countingup, a London-based startup offering users a business current account with built-in accounting software, has closed a £9.1 million Series A investment round led by Framework Venture Partners.

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Intuit Quickbooks taps Modulr to power SME digital payments account

Intuit Quickbooks has picked UK payments-as-a-service platform Modulr to power a new digital payment account for small businesses.

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Aussie business finance startup Thrive hits $2 million crowdfund target in two days

Thrive, an Australian fintech startup that provides tools for automating financial admin for small businesses, has raised $2 million in under two days in a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign.

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Pennylane picks up $18.4 million in funding

French fintech startup Pennylane has snagged $18.4 million in funding to grow its array of bookeeping and financial management tools.

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ANZ invests in fintech Aider

ANZ has made a strategic investment in Aider, a New Zealand fintech that helps SMEs get insights into their cash flow, staffing and accounting needs. The size of the investment was not disclosed.

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BlackLine buys Rimilia to add AI-powered accounts receivable automation to platform

Accounting automation software provider BlackLine has acquired AI-powered accounts receivable outfit Rimilia for $150 million in cash.

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EY: Sustainable goals in finance won’t be met with traditional behaviours

Financial services firms must evolve their mindsets to both manage risk effectively and to ensure that the industry meets sustainable goals, according to Sandy Trust, sustainable finance consulting lead at EY and deputy chair of the IFOA’s Sustainability Board.

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Coalition of UK banks launched to standardise carbon accounting

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is launching a coalition aimed at the promotion of measuring and disclosing carbon emissions in the UK financial services industry.

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Fintech bids for Wirecard's Aus and NZ businesses

The break-up of the various international businesses of disgraced payments processing company Wirecard continues after it emerged that Australian payments firm Change Financial is set to buy its Australian and New Zealand businesses for $7.8m.

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BMO builds API portal for QuickBooks data sharing

The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has developed an API portal to let small business customers easily share their data with Intuit's QuickBooks accounting software.

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Wirecard scandal signals EU regulatory overhaul

European Union officials have suggested that there will be changes in the supervision of fintech firms in the wake of the £1.8bn accounting scandal at German payments firm Wirecard.

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SocGen buys French neobank for entrepreneurs Shine

Societe Generale is acquiring Shine, a French neobank for entrepreneurs, in a deal rumoured to be worth around EUR100 million.

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Rabo Frontier Ventures acquires stake in SME marketplace Ageras

Rabo Frontier Ventures is to take a stake in Ageras through the sale of its online bookkeeping app Tellow to the fast-growing SME marketplace.

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Danish platform Billy looking to transform accounting at SMEs

Danish accounting platform Billy is harnessing Open Banking to get access to SMEs’ data from banks and transform the way they perform their accounting.

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ING Ventures leads £4m Countingup funding round

ING Ventures has led a £4 million financing round for Countingup, a UK startup that combines a business current account with a built-in accounting package.

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Accountancy platform Bokio raises EUR7.4 million; acquires rival Red Flag

Accountancy platform Bokio has raised EUR7.4 million in equity finance and merged with Stockholm-based competitor, Red Flag.