Saturday 1st July 2023 | No. 58
XU Biweekly
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Amaka joins Squarespace Extensions marketplace providing Xero and MYOB SAY HELLO TO APRON: THE POWERFUL PAYMENT integration PLATFORM THAT’S RAISED $5.5M IN FUNDING
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QUARESPACE, A LEADING E-COMMERCE AND WEBSITE BUILDER GLOBALLY, HAS ADDED AMAKA’S XERO AND MYOB ACCOUNTING INTEGRATIONS TO ITS EXTENSIONS MARKETPLACE.
Amaka will be a handpicked third-party application that allows Squarespace users to manage and optimize their sites. “We’re extremely proud that our integrations have been acknowledged by Squarespace, a household name for website building and e-commerce,” said Gian Ottavio, Global Partnerships Lead at Amaka.
“By introducing our Xero and MYOB integrations to Squarespace users, we aim to enable merchants to save more time and money through automation.” Squarespace users globally can now automatically sync the sales, payments and tax details of their Squarespace transactions into Xero or MYOB accounting software, eliminating the need for manual data entry and bank reconciliation. Amaka will provide unlimited, 24/7 support for those using Squarespace alongside Xero or MYOB. “Squarespace is excited...
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OR TOO LONG, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE BEEN BOGGED DOWN WITH SUPPLIER PAYMENTS. WE BUILT APRON TO CLEAN UP THE MESSY INVOICE SYSTEM, SO THAT PAYMENTS FLOW AND BUSINESS OWNERS CAN GET BACK TO, WELL, BUSINESS. WE BELIEVE APRON IS GOING TO TRANSFORM HOW PAYMENTS HAPPEN. AND WE’RE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO THINK SO. WE’VE RAISED $5.5M IN VENTURE FUNDING.
If a small business wants to succeed, it needs to pay its suppliers on time. But the existing business payment process is messy, painful, and often ends up blocking growth. This week, one million small businesses in the UK will spend an average of five hours paying and reconciling invoices. That’s time entrepreneurs across invoice-heavy sectors like healthcare, creative services,
logistics, construction, and hospitality could be putting into planning and expanding their business. Which is where Apron comes in. Instead of wading through admin, small business owners can sort, pay, and reconcile their invoices in seconds. With Apron, it takes just three minutes to get set up, and you’re ready to: • Handle invoices. Invoices flow straight from your accounting app to Apron, or you can just forward them
to an Apron email. • Batch pay suppliers. You pick all the people you want to pay, and payments come straight from your bank account. • Smooth out approvals. Payments and approvals live together, so payments keep moving. • Automatically reconcile. Real-time sync means automatic payment reconciliation in Quickbooks or Xero, and no extra bank feed.
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Xero’s flagship partner event returns to London next year
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Xerocon London will be held at ExCeL 12-13 June, 2024
ONDON — 20 JUNE 2023 — XERO, THE GLOBAL SMALL BUSINESS PLATFORM, TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT XEROCON LONDON WILL RETURN NEXT YEAR, FROM 12-13 JUNE. AFFECTIONATELY NICKNAMED AS ‘GLASTONBURY FOR ACCOUNTANTS AND BOOKKEEPERS*’, THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED AT EXCEL IN LONDON’S DOCKLANDS.
Saturday 1st July 2023
The big idea: how Apron turns payments into a boost for business
It will provide Xero’s community of accountants and bookkeepers from across the UK, Europe, South Africa and beyond, with a chance to share achievements, and hear the latest about the platform. Xerocon is one of the world’s most inspiring and innovative in-person events for cloud accounting leaders. Accountants, bookkeepers and app partners gather for
an exciting blend of industry insights, inspiring speakers and networking with a community of forward-thinking peers. It’s also an opportunity for attendees to gain expert insight into ways to help save time, grow their business and have a greater impact on their clients’ success. Past Xerocon speakers have included Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy, astronaut
Tim Peake, and business leader and investor Deborah Meaden. More will be shared on speakers nearer the time, while tickets are expected to be on sale before the end of this year. In December 2022, Xero announced that from 2023, Xerocon will be held as a global event, rotating...
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