Xero stories

Paytron, a financial services business, has raised $4.35 million in its latest seed funding round, with the money going towards helping SMBs better manage their finances.>>

A solid rebound from the pandemic has delivered a strong lift in profits for accounting software firm Xero.>>

Australian businesses have high expectations for the Government’s upcoming budget. >>

As part of a new three year global agreement, Xero will become BDO’s preferred accounting solution for its business, services and outsourcing clients in the small to medium business space.>>

“With 80% of data breaches being preventable, the roll out of mandatory MFA is a really important way to provide our customers extra protection.">>

Xero’s efforts to push into the European market have once again paid off.>>

Chorus, Xero and 2degrees were amongst the finalists in this year's Deloitte Top 200 Awards, with both Chorus and Xero taking out their categories. >>

Xero has bolstered its platform automation by building Hubdoc machine learning technology into the next phase of Xero Expenses. >>

"History has shown us that following downturns there is a business resurgence.">>

“Don’t let anyone hold you back. I didn’t even know that software development was a career option until I met someone in the industry, so asking around helps.”>>

“Many SMBs across Australia and New Zealand have been faced with unimaginable challenges throughout 2020. The SAP Concur financial solution aims to relieve some of the pressure by providing SMBs with a unified accounting system.">>

"The price increase to Xero Starter, Standard and Premium plans that was going to happen on 1 July 2020 is now delayed until further notice.">>

“Creating intelligent experiences like Xeros app marketplace and Xero Central are critical to compete in today’s experience economy.">>

Xero's strategy, product offerings and customer service were key criteria assessed by the IDC MarketScape, which noted one of Xero’s key strengths is it’s open API strategy and machine learning for code-free accounting.>>

"These new online features give employers and their advisors the tools to demonstrate eligibility and navigate the payroll processes that are necessary to receiving government aid.">>

“An integration with Xero is one of the most requested integrations from our customers. We have been listening and are delighted to be able to offer this to our Australian customers from today, with a wider international rollout planned across 2020.">>

"This collaboration with Spark gives business owners peace of mind to know they have the right tools available for their business to succeed.">>

Invoices can be paid instantly with Square and are automatically recorded in Xero, reducing admin time for businesses.>>

"Working alongside CBA on the Vonto app has proven that both organisations are committed to developing tools for small business owners that are easy to use.">>

The Xero for Farming concept emerged in response to mounting regulatory pressure on rural employers to meet higher standards of compliance amidst tougher financial realities.>>

Approximately 850,000 New Zealand small business owners, their employees, and families have access to free and confidential wellbeing support, thanks to an initiative from Xero.>>

While it took more than a decade to add Xero’s first million subscribers, it took two and a half years to add the next million.>>

Once viewed as a fringe movement, open source software has now gone mainstream and it behoves vendors to open up more fully to the developer community, Acquia writes.>>

“It’s unfair that there is a lot of Kiwi small businesses out there waiting too long for money that’s rightfully theirs.">>