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Office buildings of Dains and Hurst accounting firms after merger announcement

Dains Acquires Hurst, Expands UK Footprint

Howard Locke February 18, 2026

Birmingham-based accountancy and advisory group Dains has completed the acquisition of Stockport firm Hurst, securing its first foothold in England's...

HMRC awards Quantexa a £175M AI and data transformation deal to modernise UK tax systems and reduce fraud

Quantexa Wins £175M Public Sector AI Deal With HMRC

Sarah Huntington May 15, 2026

PwC and OpenAI branding merged representing AI-driven transformation of the CFO office

PwC and OpenAI Launch AI-driven CFO Office Transformation

Howard Locke May 8, 2026

Zip AI agents for accounting automating procure-to-pay workflows and financial close processes in enterprise finance systems

Zip Introduces AI Agents to Automate Complex Accounting Workflows

Sarah Huntington May 8, 2026

Fazeshift raises $17 million to build AI agents for accounts receivable automation in finance operations

Fazeshift Raises $17 Million To Bring AI Automation To Accounts Receivable

Tom Radcliffe May 8, 2026

Startups

Quillon Lands $1.5M Seed Round for Audit-Grade AI Platform

Tom Radcliffe May 4, 2026