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Accounting’s Evolution Leads Xero To Petition For Oxford Definition Change
B2B Payments // January 28, 2019

Xero has started an online petition to convince The Oxford English Dictionary to change its “archaic” definition of the word “accountant.” The petition has received support from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants. Along with the petition, Gary...

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Fieldguide Raises $30 Million to Combat CPA Shortage With AI

March 26, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Fieldguide has raised $30 million for its accounting industry offering. The Series B funding round, announced Tuesday (March 26), will let the company launch new AI capabilities, expand its market reach, and add to its team as it tries to alleviate what it says is a talent shortage in the certified public accountant (CPA) field. […]