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Show Notes

5:59 – Here’s why small-business kingpin Intuit is buying Mailchimp for $12B

https://www.fastcompany.com/90675994/intuit-mailchimp-acquisition

6:11 – Intuit in talks to buy Mailchimp for more than $10B

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/intuit-in-talks-to-buy-mailchimp-for-more-than-10b

13:35 – Xero Tax: Personal tax is now live

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/08/personal-tax-live/

16:10 – Xero iOS app update – You can reconcile spend and receive transactions at the same time when doing find and match – WOOT!

Xero Blog – Latest product news – September 2021

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/09/product-news-sept-2021/

19:30 – Apple announces first states signed up to adopt driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/09/apple-announces-first-states-to-adopt-drivers-licenses-and-state-ids-in-wallet/

21:10 – Neat introduces NeatBooks and NeatInvoices

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/neat-introduces-neatbooks-and-neatinvoices

27:16 – New & Improved in FreshBooks: Team Cost Rates, Project Profitability, and More

https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/product-updates-august-2021

28:03 – Square to launch a new paid subscription, Invoices Plus

https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/30/square-to-launch-a-new-paid-subscription-invoices-plus/

30:00 – Vic.ai, an AI-powered accounting automation platform, raises $50M

https://venturebeat.com/2021/09/01/vic-ai-an-ai-powered-accounting-automation-platform-raises-50m/

35:08 – Watch Google’s Super-powered AI Turn Pixelated Photos into Hi-res

https://www.inputmag.com/tech/googles-ai-photo-upscaling-tool-borders-on-science-fiction

Google’s New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping

https://petapixel.com/2021/08/30/googles-new-ai-photo-upscaling-tech-is-jaw-dropping/

37:25 – Canopy integrates with QuickBooks Online

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/canopy-integrates-with-quickbooks-online

38:40 – Baker Tilly to acquire accounting tech services company

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/baker-tilly-to-acquire-accounting-tech-services-company-accttwo

40:48 – Another Exodus of NCR Employees and NCR Reportedly Kills Aloha Nextgen POS

https://reformingretail.com/index.php/2021/08/31/another-exodus-of-ncr-employees-and-ncr-reportedly-kills-aloha-nextgen-pos/

42:24 – IRS adds address change capability to Child Tax Credit portal

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-adds-change-of-address-capability-to-child-tax-credit-portal

43:11 – Plaid CTO: Banks, FinTechs Must Turn ‘Transaction Data Mosaic’ Into Cohesive Service Offering

https://www.pymnts.com/digital-first-banking/2021/plaid-cto-banks-fintechs-must-turn-transaction-data-mosaic-into-cohesive-service-offering/

46:20 – Even a Marvel Superhero Knows How Horrible Working at a Big 4 Firm Can Be

https://www.goingconcern.com/even-a-marvel-superhero-knows-how-horrible-working-at-a-big-4-firm-can-be/

50:07 – The Accountant 2 Is a Done Deal, Ben Affleck & Jon Bernthal Will Both Return

https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63411978

52:00 – Feedback from you, our excellent listeners! Thank you!

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