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Talent retention in Southeast Asia: Accountants as valuable assets

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Talent shortage among accounting staff continues to persist in many parts of the world including Southeast Asia, with the issue being most felt by small accounting firms that struggle to compete with the big accounting firms: KPMG , PwC , Ernst & Young , and Deloitte.

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Accounting Startup Tipalti Raises $76M In Series D Led By Zeev Ventures

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San Mateo accounts payable automation startup Tipalti won $76 million in a funding round led by Zeev Ventures. The FinTech accounting firm will use the series D funds to grow the platform and its artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can read, process, pay and track invoices. . The startup targets mid-market firms.

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SME Accounting Startup Breaks Ground With UK IPO

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based small business accounting firm, has listed on the nation’s AIM stock exchange, the LSE ‘s market for smaller firms. 18) reports said FreeAgent has become the first IPO on the market delivered by an equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, which launched a funding campaign for the startup last year.

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Microsoft Forms Cloud Accounting Startup To Rival Xero

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Microsoft is collaborating with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and KPMG to form a new cloud accounting startup, Financial Review reported. Dubbed Wiise , the Australia-based startup will rival the market’s current industry leader Xero and fellow Australian small business accounting firm MYOB.

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Advice for Startups from your Financial Partner

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Advice for Startups from your Financial Partner?—?myStartUpCFO myStartUpCFO I recently spoke with finance leaders from a couple dozen startups. In these conversations, I observed each finance leader had a different perspective and approach with their financial accounting partner. no sacrifices needed! Data entry, once only”?—?that’s

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Brex Integrates With Accounting Platforms

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Commercial card startup Brex has announced the launch of a portal to connect cardholders to accountants. The integrations enable cardholders to automatically connect transactions from their Brex cards into their accounting and expense management solutions. “Today’s product announcement combines those two investments.”

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More Tech Means More Money For Small Biz Accountants

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Small business accountant” was not among the top 10 phrases searched for by those hirers, Indeed.com found. But that doesn’t mean accountants are no longer in-demand among small business owners. What it means to be an accountant today is a far cry from what it was before online accounting,” he added.