Tech news: Digits launches Agentic Close

Published June 12, 2026 11:30 AM

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Digits launches Agentic Close; Expensify, Ignition both announce new MCPs; Xero makes standard ACH free; and other news and updates from the accounting tech arena.

Digits launches Agentic Close, which operates continually

AI ledger solutions provider Digits announced the launch of Agentic Close, which brings together Digits' 24/7 AI Bookkeeping, AI Bank Reconciliations, Automated Schedules, Quality Control, Checklist, and Firm Dashboard into a single experience that collects, books, reconciles, schedules, reviews, and reports on financial activity as it enters the ledger. It does not need a prompt to operate: Agentic Close runs continuously in the background. Once configured, Digits checks are deterministic, auditable, always on, and applied to every new transaction that enters the ledger. Users configure the AI with plain English instructions that are then converted into deterministic checks that run consistently across the ledger, continuously and without hallucinating. Agentic Close is available today for all accounting firms on Digits.

Expensify, Ignition both announce new MCP

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Expense management solutions provider Expensify announced the launch of the Expensify MCP (Model Context Protocol, think of an API for AI), a new integration that allows AI assistants including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw, and other MCP-compatible clients to securely access and analyze Expensify data through natural language queries. The Expensify MCP gives customers a standardized way to connect AI agents to their expense data without CSV exports, custom scripts, or manual integrations. Members can ask questions like "What did I spend on travel last month?" or "Which expense reports need my approval?" from their preferred AI client and get real-time answers from their Expensify account. The Expensify MCP can be set up by anyone with a validated Expensify account.

Meanwhile, Ignition, an automation platform for recurring revenue and billing, also announced the availability of its own new MCP as part of a deliberate move towards an open ecosystem, which Greg Strickland, CEO of Ignition, said will be essential for success in the AI era. The MCP connects firms, partners, and AI tools rather than asking firms to operate inside a single platform. Firms will be able to use AI-powered capabilities directly within Ignition, connect specialized applications and workflows through partner integrations and APIs, and access Ignition through AI assistants such as Claude or ChatGPT using Ignition's MCP.

Xero makes standard ACH free

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Small business accounting platform Xero announced that standard ACH bill payments are now free for all US Xero business plan customers, meaning users can pay their bills directly in Xero with no ACH transaction fees, no extra subscriptions, and no need to log into their bank. Enabled by its acquisition of Melio, businesses can pay as many bills as they want via standard ACH with no extra cost, included in their existing Xero plan; schedule payments in advance so they can plan around their cash flow; automatically match and reconcile bills in Xero once payment goes through; and use standard ACH, wire transfer, check, or virtual card to pay suppliers. If someone needs same-day ACH, real-time payments, wire transfers, international payments, overnight checks, or wants to pay by card, a payment fee applies. But for the everyday bill payments most businesses make, free standard ACH covers it.

MindBridge upgrades up Subledger Analysis, Risk Assessment, more

Audit and risk management platform MindBridge announced a series of platform improvements intended to help audit and assurance professionals modernize risk assessment, focus audit attention more effectively across full-population financial data, and scale analytics-driven workflows across increasingly complex engagements. One is a unified and enhanced Subledger Analysis now has enhanced workflow support for risk assessment and risk-based sampling: teams can review dashboards, analyze trends, segment risk, and investigate transaction-level details in a workflow designed specifically for audit and assurance use cases. There's also a more robust Risk Assessment experience, which delivers more granular transaction-level analysis and clearly identifies which accounts and assertions warrant greater scrutiny. The release also introduces a new Monetary Flow Dashboard that helps auditors gain visibility into monetary movement to identify transaction patterns, along with enhanced periodic analysis capabilities that improve scalability across recurring engagements. Additional updates include more flexible duplicate transaction controls, downloadable data requirement exports, and infrastructure improvements designed to support large-scale audit workflows.

TaxDome rolls out Kiosk

Practice management solutions provider TaxDome announced the launch of TaxDome Kiosk, a practice management platform meant to bring the full in-office client visit — signatures, payments, document review, and scanning — into the same automated workflow as every other client interaction. Everything the client signs, pays, and hands over flows directly into TaxDome, progressing workflows. A signed form advances the job, a payment closes the invoice, a scanned document files itself, all automatically: essentially, offline activity becomes part of the firm's system of record and its system of action. Similar to tablet-based check-ins at the doctor's office, pharmacy, or DMV, TaxDome Kiosk works like a screen handed across the desk, with big buttons and guided steps. TaxDome Kiosk runs on a firm-owned tablet via the TaxDome Firm Mobile App, resets automatically between visits, and is available now at taxdome.com/kiosk.

Adaptive launches Project Accounting Agents specialized for construction finance

Adaptive, an agentic project accountant for construction, introduced Project Accounting Agents which are meant to run the day-to-day accounting work that keeps construction projects on track. Project Accounting Agents work as named roles on a finance team, each one handling a specific job around the clock. There's a WIP & Forecasting Analyst which work-in-progress current as costs and revenue move; a Field Coordination Clerk, which calls superintendents and field crews for hours, project updates, and missing information, then turns the conversation into structured data for accounting; an AP Clerk which reads incoming invoices, codes them to the right job and cost code, and routes them for approval with no need for manual entry; a Change Order Clerk that watches every project for change events, drafts the paperwork, and chases vendors and owners until signatures land; a Billings Clerk that assembles pay applications from job cost data and flags missing backup; a Cards & Bank Recs Clerk that codes card transactions to the right job, matches them against receipts, and reconciles bank activity continuously; and Lien Waiver and Insurance Tracking Clerks which collect, verify, and chase compliance documents across every vendor on every job. The agents integrate with common project management and ERP systems, allowing customers to get to work quickly without large migrations. Customers can hire the full team as a platform or hire individual agents for a specific workflow.

Oversight rolls out Actions

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Finance risk intelligence solutions provider Oversight announced the launch of Oversight Actions, a new capability that extends the platform's risk-monitoring Action Layer, enabling both human-enabled and fully autonomous issue resolution. The new feature transforms prioritized risk signals into action and links identified risks to the next appropriate step. It runs on Assist Mode, which provides summarized risk context, recommended next steps, draft communications, route work, and surfaces relevant historical information while the user remains responsible for reviewing and approving actions; or Execution Mode, which fully automates and executes approved, repeatable workflow steps informed by Oversight's Finance Risk Intelligence: actions operate within configured policies, thresholds, exclusions, escalation rules, and audit controls. Common use cases include routine exception follow-up, risk summarization and recommended actions, policy-based routing and escalation, low-risk workflow execution, employee and vendor communication support, and audit-ready activity tracking.

Partnerships and integrations

AvidXchange, an AP automation software and payment solutions company focused on mid-market businesses, announced the launch of embedded payments within ParishSOFT Accounting, one of the financial tools offered by Ministry Brands, a provider of church software and online giving solutions. … Crunchafi, a provider in SaaS technology for accounting and financial professionals, announced the launch of its product integration with Thomson Reuters. . Thomson Reuters Guided Assurance is its cloud-based audit workflow built on the trusted PPC methodology and used by thousands of CPA firms across the United States. Auditors can now launch Crunchafi directly from lease procedure steps in Guided Assurance, complete their work with step-by-step guidance and push reports back into Engagement Manager workpapers, closing the loop on a workflow that previously required manual exports, downloads and uploads. … Big Four firm Deloitte announced a new strategic alliance with AI contracting platform Ironclad to help organizations modernize contracting at scale. Through this expanded partnership, Deloitte and Ironclad will help enterprises accelerate cycle times, improve consistency, and extract valuable insights from contract data, delivering measurable business results. … Audit and assurance platform Caseware announced, two major milestones with MNP, one of the largest professional services firms in Canada. MNP has selected Caseware to further its audit transformation, deploying Caseware's full Cloud Engagement Solutions suite across its practice. Simultaneously, MNP has joined the Caseware Agentic Pioneer Program as a founding member — a strategic co-development partnership that will see MNP build and deploy firm-specific AI agents on Caseware's governed AI platform. Together, these agreements mark a significant step in MNP's evolution into a cloud-first, AI audit practice. … Accounting automation solutions provider HubSync and digital audit platform Inflo announced a strategic technology partnership to deliver a unified Digital Audit and Tax experience for accounting firms. Inflo and HubSync's architecture brings together every stage of the tax and audit journey into a single, connected platform. From ingesting and validating client data, through analytics, testing, and workpapers, to collaboration and reporting, each module is designed to operate as part of one cohesive workflow. This ensures data flows once and is reused across the entire engagement without duplication. … Big Four firm KPMG and Microsoft announced an expansion of their global relationship to help clients deploy AI at scale. Under the agreement, KPMG will harness Microsoft Agent 365 to enhance the KPMG Trusted AI framework and help clients manage, monitor and secure AI agents across their organizations. At the same time, KPMG member firms will deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot across the global workforce.

Hires and appointments

Maxio, a billing automation and revenue management platform, announced two executive appointments: Jon Cochrane as chief financial officer and Robert Williams as head of customer success. Cochrane joins the CFO role from inside Maxio, where as general manager of partnerships and payments he more than doubled payments revenue year-over-year and partnered with the C-suite and board on strategy, pricing and M&A. Williams previously spent more than a decade at Oracle NetSuite, building and scaling the teams responsible for onboarding and growing software customers from pre-revenue startups to enterprises exceeding $1 billion in revenue. … Lease solutions provider Leaseweb announced the appointment of Jeroen Verkroost as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). With more than 20 years of experience leading digital growth, product innovation, and transformation across technology, media, and telecoms businesses, he will lead Leaseweb's global marketing organization and play a central role in the next phase of the company's growth.

Other news

Rivvun AI Inc. announced a $7.55 million oversubscribed seed round led by Sitara Capital and 3one4 Capital, to deploy an autonomous AI execution layer purpose-built for enterprise spend and revenue recovery. … Emburse, a travel and expense platform, announced it has achieved ISO/IEC 42001 certification, the international standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems (AIMS). ISO/IEC 42001 certification provides independent validation that Emburse has established the governance, controls, and oversight needed to develop and deploy AI responsibly at scale. …Auris, a leading small and medium-sized business payroll and HR partner, said it will unveil its new identity and market positioning at SHRM26, signaling the next chapter in the company's evolution and its vision for the future of payroll and HR. The launch marks the culmination of Auris' transition from the Heartland Payroll brand and introduces a new market positioning that sharpens its focus on its core capabilities as an organization dedicated to helping businesses operate with greater certainty through a payroll and HR system that combines technology, human expertise and accountability. … Identity verification solutions provider Idenfy has published a validated corporate climate target according to Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), meaning that iDenfy plans to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 63% by 2035 and has set this goal in line with the 1.5C climate goal after being validated by the SBTi. The company has also released its full greenhouse gas emissions inventory.