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Xero accelerates AI and machine learning

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Xero will further accelerate its artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation with a new appointment to its product team. Chief product and platform officer Duncan Ritchie will hand his responsibilities as head of small business products ...

MYOB co-founder sells $62m Xero stake for charity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
The founder of global accounting firm MYOB and Xero's second-largest individual shareholder is gradually reducing his Xero holdings to fund philanthropic activity. Through his private charitable trust Givia, Craig Winkler has reduced Xero shareholding ...

Midwinter adds fintech partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... allowing freedom of choice. The integration adds to Midwinter's growing list of partnerships namely, SuiteBox, Rice Warner, Xero, Revex, Class, InvestmentLink, and CashDeck. Midwinter managing director Julian Plummer said he is excited about the efficiencies ...

Former ANZ exec joins Xero board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
ASX-listed accounting software company Xero appointed a former ANZ executive to its board. New Zealand-based Susan Peterson, who joins Xero as an independent non-executive director, also serves as independent director for Trustpower, Vista Group, Property ...

KISS selects SMSF compliance software provider

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... primary advantage was its automatic integration with the most popular accounting practice management systems. Integration with Xero, Sage Handisoft, CCH iFirm and MYOB will follow shortly. KISS director Julie Taylor said: "Since I started the business ...

Xero CFO takes on new role in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
A senior manager at cloud-based accounting software company Xero will now have a combined role as part of organisational changes mentioned back in October. At the time, Xero's board said that management changes would allow chief financial officer Sankar ...

Xero chair resigns to advise Trump

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Xero chairman Chris Liddell will resign from the firm's board to take up a position as an aide to United States President-elect Donald Trump. The financial services software provider told the ASX that Liddell notified the company of his need to step ...

Global shakeup for Xero team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Xero has implemented a series of organisational changes and appointed a new president of the Americas as part of a global growth strategy. The software provider has introduced a 'flatter' organisaational structure to leverage growing management capability ...

Millennials getting personal with ANZ robo-adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... and for digital services to be "platform-agnostic" - that is, accessible regardless of the device used. Another panelist, Xero solutions manager for practice tools Matthew Prouse, said that from an organisation's perspective, these ideas aren't that ...

Fintechs to drive Australia's economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... product, service and business model innovation. Atlassian topped the list, followed by New Zealand-based accounting firm Xero and creative marketplace Envato. Fintechs inside the top 10 included OFX (formerly OzForex), Vend, and Invoice2go. Automated ...