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ANNA becomes the first UK provider to let an AI register a business, end-to-end
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USINESS REGISTRATION: NOW A JOB FOR BOTS?
If you’ve ever tried registering a business yourself, you’ll know it’s no walk in the park. Forms to fill, identities to prove, money to send – it’s a lot. Now imagine handing all of that off to an AI agent that does it for you while you sip your coffee. That’s what we just tested. And it worked. ANNA ran an experiment using an LLM agent acting as a human customer. The
AI navigated our entire company registration process through the web interface – collecting details, logging in securely, verifying ID, making a payment, and submitting everything to Companies House. It even got the business account up and running with a virtual card, ready to go. "Frankly, the fact it worked first-time was extraordinary. LLM agents can struggle with something as common as checking in for a flight, yet here we saw it handle one of the most complicated and regulated sign-up
processes in the UK – endto-end, payment in full." Boris Diakonov Co-founder and co-CEO at ANNA Built for today, ready for tomorrow The best part? We didn’t need to overhaul our systems to make this happen. But we’re not stopping there. ANNA is already working on a “robot-ready” version of the journey
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Stop Losing Jobs in the Gap: Seamlss Now Integrates with XPM Launch jobs instantly from requests, re-engagements, and onboarding — no more double handling
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E’VE ALL BEEN THERE. A CLIENT REQUEST COMES THROUGH SEAMLSS, YOU GATHER ALL THE INFORMATION, GET EVERYTHING SIGNED… THEN YOU SWITCH TO XPM TO MANUALLY CREATE THE JOB. AGAIN. AND AGAIN. FOR EVERY SINGLE CLIENT INTERACTION. That gap between “client says yes” and “job exists in
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XPM” is where profitable work goes to die. Not anymore.
One click. Job created. Team notified. Work begins. The Old Way Was Broken
Introducing XPM Job Integration
Think about your current workflow:
Starting today, you can launch XPM jobs directly from Seamlss — whether you’re processing a new request, running a re-engagement campaign, or onboarding a new client.
• Client completes a request in Seamlss • You review and approve it • You open XPM in another tab
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Advisory at Scale: Introducing the Karbon + Spotlight Reporting Integration
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OR YEARS, DELIVERING ADVISORY SERVICES HAS BEEN A GOAL FOR PROGRESSIVE ACCOUNTING FIRMS, BUT DOING IT EFFICIENTLY AND AT SCALE? THAT’S THE REAL CHALLENGE.
repeatable way to embed advisory into your workflows, so every client, not just a select few, gets the insights they need to thrive.
Introducing the powerful integration between Karbon and Spotlight Reporting, where accountants and advisors can now schedule, track, and deliver high-value advisory services just as easily as they would a compliance job. This is your opportunity to scale advisory across your client base, without adding more complexity or admin.
Treat advisory with the same consistency as compliance:
Automate Your Workflows
Advisory
• Schedule your monthly, quarterly, or ad-hoc reporting work, just like you do with Financial Statements or Tax jobs. • Allocate tasks across your team to eliminate bottlenecks, streamline delivery, and grow internal advisory capability.
Set Your Clients and Team Up to Win
Gain Unparalleled Visibility
The Karbon + Spotlight integration gives you a clear,
Stop relying on memory or manual tracking. With
Karbon and Spotlight Reporting, you can: • Instantly see which clients have advisory work scheduled. • Identify missed opportunities - those still receiving only an Annual Accounts pack. • Spot workflow gaps and turn them into conversations. Unite and Empower Your Team No more advisory bottlenecks. Distribute tasks, share context, and build confidence across your team: • Help team members learn in real client scenarios.
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