Bookkeeping

Bench Accounting, like many startups, aimed to shake up a boring but important corner of finance, in this case, bookkeeping for small businesses.

Bookkeepers and financial analysts are among the U.S.'s top 15 most in-demand jobs for 2025, according to staffing agency Randstad.

Tax and accounting platform Bench, which abruptly shut down last week, has been acquired by payroll and onboarding solutions firm Employer.com.

Intuit announced the launch of the new ProAdvisor Academy, an expansion of the QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program which offers new training, certifications and badges.

Stampli unveiled Stampli Cognitive AI, which sports what it says are "human-level" purchase order matching abilities.

Sage's new generative AI Copilot solution, set for U.S. release later this year, is meant to make powerful automation capacities more accessible.

Many cutting-edge fintech companies, such as now-bankrupt Synapse, lack essential infrastructure to effectively reconcile transactions, track funds, and maintain visibility into ledgers.

Plus, CAQ releases generative AI guide for audit committees; US Bank announces new AR solution; and other accounting tech news.

To achieve greater agility, accuracy and the foresight needed to adjust and adapt, businesses must shed the constraints of the financial close and embrace continuous accounting.

The bookkeeping solutions provider debuted its Generative Accounting Retrieval sYstem, GARY.