Cash flow stories
Australian restaurants using Square can now cut tablet clutter and manage Uber Eats, dine-in orders and stock from one system.
Many Australian firms are still using owners' personal money to prop up working capital, as cash reserves and trading confidence weaken.
Fresh capital will fund expansion across Asia Pacific as demand rises for Microsoft-based AI services and selective acquisitions are planned.
Mandala Partners says the payments platform's customers supported 29,000 jobs and lifted small-business productivity as exports surged sixfold.
Strong demand for QNX helped lift BlackBerry's second-quarter profit and cash flow, prompting the company to increase full-year guidance.
More than one million extra sole traders and landlords will be pulled into Making Tax Digital from next April, boosting demand for bookkeepers' guidance.
The hire signals MYOB's push to simplify bookkeeping and add AI tools for small businesses and accountants across Australia and New Zealand.
Working capital pressure is driving finance chiefs to prioritise cash flow and automation, with 59% seeing AI improve forecasting and liquidity.
Finance teams could save hours on board packs as the software maker's new agent and server let AI use governed live data with audit trails.
Finance teams could cut manual invoice work as Emburse AP combines approvals, payments and supplier data for leaner operations.
Small firms using sterling payments can now track incoming money in one dashboard, as the bank aims to cut manual reconciliation.
Small firms facing cash-flow pressure can now access funding in as little as 24 hours through ANNA's app, based on trading revenue.
Finance admin is limiting growth plans for many UK SMEs, even as 56% say they are confident about the year ahead.
It aims to widen access to personalised money guidance as consumers increasingly turn to AI for budgeting, investing and tax help.
Businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia will be able to settle supplier bills inside existing finance systems, cutting manual processing.
Flawed patient records are driving claim denials, delayed reimbursements and poorer trust as healthcare leans on AI and automation.
Successful attacks are forcing Irish SMEs to lose an average of 34 hours, with many also missing deals, growth plans and revenue.
Ratepayers could help keep Christchurch's only open-range wildlife park afloat, as councillors weigh a NZD $1.2 million rescue package.
Small firms could earn more on idle cash as American Express moves deeper into deposit-taking and payroll services for business customers.
Smaller lenders risk losing commercial deposits as the new suite adds payments, cards and treasury tools to serve complex business clients.