Chris Gaetano is the technology editor for Accounting Today. He brings with him more than a decade of experience covering the accounting profession as part of the NYSSCPA's Trusted Professional. Prior to that, he was a local news reporter at Greater Media Newspapers in New Jersey. He graduated from Rowan University, in Glassboro, NJ.
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Tassat Group announced the successful testing of its new blockchain-based payments network, which enables B2B payment processing among member banks.
The interbank transfer network has confirmed through experiments that its infrastructure can also move digital tokens, such as a Central Bank Digital Currency.
The inspector general said that the service was running inadequate security scans on its databases, which were not compliant with policies.
The payment solutions company is allowing a finer degree of control over workflows and spending.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said the IRS implemented several cloud services without having a fully implemented security control infrastructure in place.
Plus, Intuit announces new commerce accounting capacities for QuickBooks; Avii offers new core and enhanced versions of Avii Workspace; and other updates from the accounting technology world.
The business payments platform introduced new OCR features to its solutions, allowing for faster automated invoice data entry.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with 16 Wall Street firms over failures to maintain and preserve electronic communications.
There's automation and then there's what BlackLine says is "hyperautomation," which is how they describe their newest product offering.
A recent analysis has found that the United States suffers more ransomware attacks than any other country.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found 681 unauthorized users (out of 3,939) on the IRS's taxpayer digital communications platform.
Plus, Rippling introduces new spend management product; Deltek launches a new partner program; and other updates from the accounting technology world.
A recent survey found that finance leaders are busy automating back office functions, with accounts payable being the top priority for these upgrades.
The rise of remote work has led to dramatic spikes in employee productivity, but despite this managers remain paranoid they're really slacking off.
The state has become the first in the U.S. to accept cryptocurrency for tax payments.
More accounting software uses artificial intelligence to automate routine tasks and provide insight, which has led a growing number of people to consider the ethical implications.
Chief financial officers have tech on their minds when it comes to their priorities going forward.
The tax services firm announced the purchase of OneSource Property Tax and OneSource Transfer Pricing.
The tax and accounting software provider announced it has bought plots of virtual land in Decentraland and Somnium Space.