Professional services stories
Small businesses could see faster reporting and less manual admin as AI-driven rivals automate bookkeeping and pressure QuickBooks to adapt.
The new platform aims to cut routine bookkeeping for small firms by automating payments, reconciliation and tax prep while keeping users in control.
By handling emails, calendars and routine requests in the background, the tool aims to cut admin for businesses wary of autonomous AI risks.
Legal and finance teams can now turn PDFs, images and spreadsheets into editable diagrams, cutting manual rebuilds as structures change.
Law firms could cut client disputes as Elite’s new tool spots subjective billing risks before invoices are submitted.
Senior staff are increasingly in the crosshairs as suspected former Black Basta affiliates use Teams impersonation to seize remote access.
The funding gives the New York-based startup backing to tackle costly enterprise software roll-outs that often run late and over budget.
Professional services firms may soon query staffing, capacity and project finances in Teams as Dayshape embeds its tools in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Multinational tax teams could save hours each week as a new tool combines internal data with trusted cross-border research across 220 jurisdictions.
Customers seeking clearer technology planning will now have a dedicated senior adviser as Inde formalises strategic guidance amid growing investment complexity.
Most UK accounting firms would divert AI savings to compliance or staffing, not higher-margin advisory work, a Ravical survey found.
Energy uncertainty is delaying spending, with 39 per cent of firms postponing expansion plans as costs and supply stay volatile.
Australian firms may soon run with far fewer managers as AI agents take over tasks once done by lawyers and analysts.
Only 3% of 18-to-24-year-olds see payroll as strategic, raising concerns over future recruitment and pay accuracy for employers.
Businesses are under pressure to prove returns on existing tech spend, prompting EY New Zealand to bolster its AI and SAP leadership.
Fees are under pressure as two-thirds of service providers say clients want more for less and expect AI to cut costs.
Founders are increasingly opting for commuter-belt bases, as new data shows more than half of UK startups now launch outside Central London.
Businesses in finance and healthcare could gain clearer rules for using datasets as collateral, licensing revenue and investment under the new law.
The move should help Videosign add AI note-taking and form-filling tools without compromising compliance, security or cloud costs.
Businesses that fail to turn data, automation and integration into action risk slower growth, missed leads and weaker customer experiences.