Freeagent news and trends

Starling Loops Account Data Into FreeAgent Platform
B2B Payments // April 24, 2019

U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank is connecting its small business customers to FreeAgent financial management software. Starling Bank is integrating with FreeAgent, allowing joint small business users to automatically submit data from their Starling accounts into the FreeAgent platform for seamless accounting, Crowdfund Insider reported...

RBS Lands Accounting Software Takeover In First Post-Crisis Deal
B2B Payments // March 28, 2018

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has made its first acquisition since the financial crisis, according to The Financial Times on Tuesday (March 27). The publication said RBS acquired FreeAgent for more than $75 million. The company provides accounting software for micro-businesses and their accountants...

UK Micro-Businesses Say Late Payment Enforcer Will Fail
B2B Payments // February 28, 2017

The U.K. is in the midst of a search for a late payments enforcer as the nation continues to struggle with late B2B payments to small suppliers. But new research from FreeAgent suggests companies — at least, some of the smallest ones — aren’t sure such an...

SME Accounting Startup Breaks Ground With UK IPO
B2B Payments // November 21, 2016

Equity-crowdfunded FreeAgent, a U.K.-based small business accounting firm, has listed on the nation’s AIM stock exchange, the LSE‘s market for smaller firms. FreeAgent broke ground with the listing but, according to reports, missed the mark on valuation. Friday (Nov. 18) reports said FreeAgent has become...