Payments

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The Internal Revenue Service introduced a new payment option in 2016 that lets individuals pay their taxes with cash at participating retail chains, but less than 700 payments have been made each year since the option was made available, according to a new report.

The platform offers accounting, payments and invoicing functionality.

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Wulf Matthias of Wirecard AG resigned after months of controversy over the digital payments company’s accounting practices.

Priority ERP integrates AvaTax, Vertex achieves "Built for NetSuite" status, and Doc.It updates portal software.

If you’ve noticed less talk about blockchain this year from technology product makers, that’s on purpose: Companies have realized big promises without flashy results makes consumers suspicious.

Bill.com founder and CEO René Lacerte and a team of staff rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange this morning, as Bill.com went public trading under the ticker symbol BILL.

The Internal Revenue Service’s proposed regulations on the classification of transactions involving digital content could mean some unexpected tax bills for some publishers, especially those based abroad who sell copyrighted articles to U.S. readers.

Invoiced, which makes an accounts receivable app, has partnered with Chase Bank’s integrated payments business WePay to bring payments to its customers.

Turning repetitive tasks over to machines will free knowledge workers for more interesting work.

Payment app Veem now offers locked exchange rates, which means businesses can budget for a payment in a foreign currency knowing the exact exchange rate for up to 92 days in advance.

U.K. software company Sage Group Plc has entered into an agreement to sell its Sage Pay business to Elavon Financial Services, in an all-cash deal worth about 232 million pounds ($300 million).

QuickBooks Connect 2019 didn’t arrive with any big product releases or company news. Instead, Intuit discussed injecting artificial intelligence into its existing products, and adding capabilities to the QuickBooks suite.

Despite advances in technology, too many companies are still wasting time and money with manual bill pay and paper checks. Accounting firms are in a unique position to help these companies.

Paychex wins HR tech award, and TripIt is now available for Mac users.

Expensify, provider of the popular expense management app, has introduced the Expensify Card, a free corporate card for companies that use the app.

Financial process automation powerhouse Bill.com has snagged former PayPal executive Josh Goines, making him senior vice president of strategic partnerships.

Despite unprecedented advances in workplace technology, many accounting and finance professionals continue to struggle with highly manual and inefficient month-end close processes.

Accounts payable is the most time-consuming and paper-intensive function in finance.