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Saturday 13th July 2024 | No. 84
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2024 Women in Accounting Awards by Ignition to recognize top 50 catalysts of industry change
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GNITION, THE LEADING REVENUE GENERATION PLATFORM FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, TODAY ANNOUNCES THAT NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN GLOBALLY FOR THE 2024 WOMEN IN ACCOUNTING AWARDS, WHICH WILL RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE TOP 50 INSPIRING CATALYSTS OF CHANGE IN THE ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING INDUSTRY. Now in its seventh year, the awards are open to all women in the accounting industry across the globe, including public account-
ing, private industry, government, bookkeeping, and technology.
“The Women in Accounting Awards recognize exceptional women driving industry change and innovation,” says Ignition Founder and CEO, Guy Pearson. “These extraordinary women introduce new ideas, challenge the status quo, and highlight the need for transformation, inspiring others through their actions and words. Their enthusiasm and commitment encourage the entire community to engage in the change process. With the Women in Accounting
awards, we aspire to give these visionary and innovative leaders the recognition they deserve in 2024.” Ignition, in an effort to empower women and inspire change, launched the Women in Accounting Awards in 2018. The awards have since attracted over 2,600+ nominations worldwide, recognizing 248 winners from countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
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G-Accon Partners with Journey to Help Elevate Their Google Sheets Automation Solution With Accounting & Bookkeeping Firms
Revolut’s revenues surpass $2.2bn, G with record profits of $545m in 2023
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ODAY, REVOLUT RELEASED ITS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2023.
Nik Storonsky, CEO of Revolut said: “This year, we took our biggest steps yet on our mission to deliver the best product and the best customer experience at great value to customers, everywhere. Our customer base is expanding at
impressive rates, and our diversified business model continues to fuel exceptional financial performance, delivering revenues of over $2.2bn in 2023 and a record profit before tax of $545m."
"With a net profit of $428m, 2023 was our third profitable year in a row. Every day, our products create value for new customer segments and new global markets. We remain committed to our
ongoing UK banking licence application in addition to bringing the Revolut app to new markets and customers around the world. Even as we reached 45 million global retail customers six months into 2024, Revolut remains poised for exponential growth in 2024 and beyond, continuing to redefine the financial services landscape as we’ve known it.”
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-ACCON, A LEADING PROVIDER OF DATA INTEGRATION AND AUTOMATION TOOLS FOR GOOGLE SHEETS, IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH JOURNEY, AN EXPERT IN GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY AND EXECUTION FOR ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY. This collaboration aims to enhance G-Accon’s market presence and expand its product marketing capabilities. G-Accon offers powerful tools that connect Google Sheets with popular soft-
ware like Xero, QuickBooks, and FreshBooks. These integrations help businesses, accountants and bookkeepers automate data management, create custom reports, and gain real-time insights. Journey, founded by Trent McLaren, is known for its guerilla marketing strategies that drive growth for tech companies in the accounting sector. By teaming up with Journey, G-Accon aims to leverage these strategies and grit to reach a wider audience and improve its market position. Andrey Kustarnikov, CEO and Founder of G-Accon,
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expressed his enthusiasm: "This partnership with Journey is a significant step for G-Accon." "Their expertise in product marketing will help us reach a wider audience and better serve our customers." Trent McLaren, Founder of Journey, added: "We look forward to working with G-Accon. We are eager to help them reach more accountants, bookkeepers and CFOs who need help with automating manual tasks and repetitive workflows in Google Sheets."
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