Cash flow stories
Higher costs and weaker consumer spending have pushed Australia's hospitality sector into its worst strain in years, with arrears at record highs.
Australian small businesses will be able to query MYOB financial data in Claude and ChatGPT, including overdue invoices and profit figures.
Large finance teams are still lagging on AI and automation, with Basware's data showing a 12-point gap between average and top performers.
The update is aimed at cutting hours of manual bookkeeping for small firms as rivals race to embed AI into finance workflows.
Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered are using the model to improve cash-flow and FX forecasts, with accuracy above 93%.
Small businesses and accountants could save time on reconciliation and month-end work as Xero widens AI tools across payroll, payments and reporting.
The tie-up could unlock financing for AI data centres as demand for computing power outstrips the balance sheets of cloud providers.
Small businesses may be able to run payroll, payments and bookkeeping in one system as Xero deepens its US push with new tools.
Higher cash generation allowed Spark to lift its full-year payout to 16 cents a share as mobile service revenue returned to growth.
Small businesses can now take bank-to-bank payments in SwipeSimple, with invoices and links handled alongside cards in one system.
Rising grid bottlenecks are clouding returns for developers and lenders as renewable power is increasingly held back across India.
South Korean businesses could see faster overseas payments as Jeonbuk Bank adopts Ripple Payments, cutting delays and fees on remittances.
Cloud adoption is reshaping law-firm billing, with Elite saying its online customers will soon outnumber on-premises users for the first time.
Family offices with heavy private market holdings could get earlier warning of liquidity squeezes as Masttro automates closed-end fund cash-flow forecasts.
Small businesses can now use Square Credit Card to cover vendor bills, with 3% cash back on Bill Pay transactions and broader access.
Advisers could save hours a week as FE fundinfo adds AI research, modelling and reporting tools to its Nexus platform.
SMEs with overseas suppliers or customers can now earn interest on dollar and euro cash without juggling separate bank relationships.
Rising costs, labour gaps and project delays are squeezing margins even as 84% of construction leaders still expect growth over five years.
Mid-market finance teams can now query company data in plain English as Intuit rolls out AI tools that automate close, reporting and payments.
Lenders can now spot synthetic fraud earlier, with combined identity and cashflow checks available in milliseconds before bank authentication.