Autonomous Agents Explained: Benefits, Risks, and Real-World Applications
For an accounting professional, "autonomous agents" is the technology term most worth understanding in 2026. It appears in software release...
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Baker Tilly and Fieldguide Expand AI Audit Automation Services
Baker Tilly and Fieldguide are expanding their joint AI audit automation capabilities as the global advisory firm scales its use...
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Weighs Major Overhaul of Carbon Accounting Rules
In the space of a fortnight, the greenhouse gas protocol, the framework that 97% of disclosing S&P 500 companies use...
New Business Acceptance: The Analyst Role Explained
Accounting firms face an uncomfortable truth: the wrong client can be more expensive than no client at all. A single...
Paraglide Builds AI to Tackle 40% Late Invoice Rate
Paraglide, a Swedish startup that uses artificial intelligence agents to automate accounts receivable, has raised $5 million in seed funding...
Cleavr Raises €1 Million to Bring AI to Accounts Receivable Automation
Cleavr, a Paris-based startup that built an AI system to chase unpaid invoices, raised €1 million in a seed round...
Rivage Pulls in €2.6M to Grow Payroll Tools for Accounting Firms
Paris-based startup targets legacy software incumbents with AI-native platform backed by Partech and prominent angel investors. Rivage, the Paris-based payroll...
The CSRD Challenge: What Do Carbon Audits Require?
The First Reports Are In, and the Problems Are Already Visible PwC's review of the first 100 CSRD-compliant sustainability statements,...
Carbon Accounting Moves Into Core Financial Reporting
Regulators across 36 jurisdictions are now embedding emissions data into mandatory financial disclosure frameworks, and the pace is accelerating. Carbon...
Inside Payroll: Navigating Compliance, Systems, and Data Challenges
It is 4pm on the day before payday. Someone in HR has just updated an employee's bank details, but the...
