Join us in today's episode of 'Digi-Tools in Accrual World' as we dive into the latest buzz in the accounting tech industry!

From Nook's acquisition by Modulr and FreeAgent's updated smart capture functionality to TrueLayer's big layoffs – we've got all the juicy details.

Lucy Cohen spills the beans on Mazuma's bold acquisition plans and the challenges both boomers and Gen Z are facing around exiting and entering practice ownership.

We're also featuring an insightful chat with Sophie Hossack from Alloca Bank with more on mixing digital banking (at scale) with a human touch. And also - despite the controversy around Jag’s rebrand - is there a lesson there for accountants and bookkeepers?

00:00 Coming Up

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03:17 Nook Acquired

07:17 Modulr Powering HMRC

08:35 FreeAgent Smart Capture Expanding

09:33 FreeAgent still officially friendly

10:42 ApprovalMax Raise £10m

11:38 Dext Payments Teaser and more

13:26 Truelayer lays off 25% of it's team

15:41 Allica - Relationships and Scale

23:57 What can accountants learn from the Jag rebrand?

30:36 Lucy Cohen - The generational shift in practice ownership

In this episode of 'Digi-Tools in Accrual World,' we dive into the latest news and trends while embracing the chaos! From monstrous acquisitions by Thomson Reuters, Simpro, Bright, and Access Group to the nostalgic nod to Excel's 40th birthday, this episode is packed with industry insights.

Don't miss our deep dive into the rise of Finfluencers and the FCA's crackdown, as well as tips on strengthening those accountant-bank relationships from special guest Sophie Hossak from Allica Bank.

00:00 Coming Up

01:26 Intro

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02:42 Thompson Reuters acquire LLM company

04:44 Simpro Acquire Big Change

06:20 Bright Acquire Inform Direct

10:50 Access Group Acquire HireAra

12:23 Nexly Launch for Auditors

20:05 And in other news... Happy Birthday Excel

20:45 Allica Bank - Building Bridges between Accountants and Banks

31:27 Wuvvable Dogs

34:47 Florentina Sandu - Good Judges and Bad Influencers

39:40 Outro

In this episode of the Digi-Tools in Accrual World podcast, brought to you by The Digital Disruptors and sponsored by XLedger, we dive headfirst into the cutthroat world of business advisory - who has the edge, accountants or business coaches?

The word on the street is banks may have lost their mojo with accountants, prompting a wild 47% to feel as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs when it comes to business banking.

We have app updates galore from MIMO, Pleo, ApprovalMax, and Xero, and the lowdown on the Xero Beautiful Business Fund 2024 winners who are redefining awesomeness in business.

Plus, discover why multi-banking is the new black for SMEs and a whole lot more!

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00:00 Coming Up…

01:32 Welcome!

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09:19 MTD Thresholds Dropping

16:10 Xero Beautiful Business Fund 2024

19:20 Mimo Release

24:09 AML HQ Launches in the UK

26:31 Pleo Releases

27:40 Approval Max Pricing Updates

28:49 New in the Xero App Store

32:52 Allica - The growing chasm between accountants and bank relationship managers

42:53 Drew Moyes - Friendliness, Community and Simplicity for MTD

50:51 Outro