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Ignition and Karbon launch new integration to unify billing and workflow automation By combining Ignition for proposal-to-payment automation with Karbon for workflow delivery, accounting firms can scale faster and boost efficiency and cash flow
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GNITION, A RECURRING REVENUE AND BILLING AUTOMATION PLATFORM FOR FIRMS AND AGENCIES, TODAY LAUNCHED ITS ENHANCED INTEGRATION WITH KARBON, THE PRACTICE INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM, BRINGING TOGETHER BEST-IN-CLASS SOLUTIONS TO HELP ACCOUNTING FIRMS STREAMLINE HOW THEY ENGAGE AND ONBOARD CLIENTS, AND GET PAID. Re-built on Karbon’s latest API, the new integration automates the entire client lifecycle, creating a seamless hand-off from signed agreement to payment to work delivery.
“Firms are bogged down negotiating agreements, chasing signatures and payments, then manually onboarding clients before real work begins,” said Greg Strickland, CEO of Ignition. “By using Ignition as a best of breed solution to automate recurring revenue and billing, together with Karbon to handle practice workflows, small to large firms can remove that friction. They can start work sooner and get paid faster, at scale.” Instead of manually setting up work, Ignition automatically syncs clients and creates work items in Karbon as soon as a proposal is
signed. This reduces client onboarding time and eliminates double handling as client set-up and work assignment is fully automated. A two-way continuous data sync keeps records up to date and reduces onboarding errors. “With Ignition automating proposal-to-payment and Karbon orchestrating the work, scaling firms can streamline their entire client onboarding process,” said Ian Vacin Chief Partnerships Officer, Karbon.
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GoCardless taps Ian Boyd to power expansion in Australia and New Zealand
Former Xero and Visa exec to accelerate partnerships, revenue growth and PayTo development
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OCARDLESS, THE BANK PAYMENT COMPANY, HAS NAMED IAN BOYD GENERAL MANAGER FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) AS IT SEEKS TO EXPAND ITS FOOTPRINT IN THE REGION. IAN JOINS FROM XERO, THE GLOBAL SMALL BUSINESS PLATFORM, WHERE HE SERVED AS GENERAL MANAGER OF PARTNERSHIPS. In his new role at GoCar-
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dless, he will be responsible for driving the company’s continued growth across the market, with a strong focus on strengthening strategic partnerships, accelerating revenue growth, and developing the company’s PayTo offering. Ian brings over two decades of experience in financial services and technology, specialising in partnerships, sales leadership and product development. With a
career spanning both highgrowth SaaS environments and traditional financial service companies, including almost a decade at VISA and stints at Barclaycard and ANZ Bank, he is well-suited to lead the GoCardless team as they look to surpass the 31% revenue growth posted in ANZ during the last fiscal year.
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Dext and Airwallex partner to bring Dext Payments Strategic partnership enables seamless, secure and scalable finance automation with Dext Payments rolling out in Q3 2025
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EXT, THE LEADING PROVIDER OF BOOKKEEPING AUTOMATION AND PART OF THE IRIS SOFTWARE GROUP, TODAY ANNOUNCED A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH AIRWALLEX, A LEADING GLOBAL PAYMENTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES PLATFORM. THIS COLLABORATION ENABLES THE LAUNCH OF DEXT PAYMENTS LATER THIS YEAR - A SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED PAYMENTS SOLUTION WITHIN THE DEXT PLATFORM, COMPLETING THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WORKFLOW IN DEXT AND OFFERING FULL AUTOMATION FROM INVOICE UPLOAD THROUGH TO PAYMENT. The partnership between Dext and Airwallex brings together two fintech leaders with a shared vision: to modernise financial workflows for SMBs and their accounting and bookkeeping partners. By integrating Airwallex’s world-class payments infrastructure into Dext’s intelligent automation platform, Dext Payments will deliver a single, seamless solution for managing supplier and expenses payments, payroll and an easier way to get paid directly from an invoice. The solution also introduces enhanced security by verifying suppliers and payment
details using data held by Dext, giving users greater confidence that suppliers are paid correctly and effortlessly. Today’s SMBs face increasingly complex operations. In the UK alone, nearly half of small business invoices are paid late, waiting an average of 46 days to get paid and losing valuable time chasing overdue payments. Recognising the impact on cash flow and business viability, the UK Government has reinforced its Fair Payment Code, urging prompt payment practices across supply chains. Dext Payments will solve these challenges head-on by delivering a secure, centralised payments layer directly within the Dext platform. It gives businesses and their advisors clarity, control and confidence over how money moves, whether paying suppliers or getting paid faster by customers. Commenting on the partnership, Sabby Gill, CEO of Dext, said “Airwallex stood out as the ideal partner to power Dext Payments. Its global presence allows us to support customers in every region we operate in, and Airwallex’s secure, developer-friendly platform integrates seamlessly with
the Dext platform. With competitive FX rates, multi-currency wallets, and a strong focus on compliance, Airwallex gives us the confidence to bring this product to market at scale. “With our focus on making bookkeeping effortless, Dext Payments makes complete sense. It brings everything into one place, eliminating friction and giving our customers clarity, control and confidence over how they pay and get paid.” This partnership enables Dext to launch a payment solution which combines automation, security, and control, powered by Airwallex’s single, integrated embedded finance platform. For accountants and bookkeepers, Dext Payments will allow them to expand their offering by providing payment services to clients. With direct access to client wallet balances within Dext, payments will be quickly reviewed, approved and processed. The platform will also streamline reconciliation through automation and incorporates built-in fraud detection, reducing manual effort while improving security and accuracy.
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