The £9 Billion Missing for UK SMEs - PLUS App News, Dan Cockerton and Johann Goree

Join John, Ryan, and Indi as they review John’s creepy merch ideas, find out how SMEs are missing out on billions and share the latest app news, including updates from Adsum, Modulr, FreeAgent, and Firmcheck. Hear about Tide's strategic acquisition, Acumatica's new release, and more.

Plus, find out why Engager.app's Johann Goree is celebrating their big win at the Digital Disruptor Awards and what it takes to overcome major life hurdles to deliver an industry defining event.

And don't miss the banter, from bath time chat to ginger walrus facts, this episode has it all!

00:00 Coming Up

02:04 Welcome

App News

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09:25 Adsum Upcoming Beta Test

11:31 Modulr Batch Management Release

12:33 FreeAgent Binning Paper Notices

13:36 MTD Updates

20:18 Acumatica

21:45 Tide Acquiring Again

27:04 Allica - £9bn in missing interest

42:31 Overcoming huge obstacles, to do what's never been done before - Dan Cockerton

46:39 Where are the next tech innovations coming from? Release of the Year winner Johann Goree

01:03:00 Rate the podcast!

Join us for another laugh-filled yet insightful episode of Digi-Tools in Accrual World from the Digital Disruptors!

We cover the latest in accounting tech, featuring Caseware's AiDA digital assistant, Summa Tech's snazzy onboarding upgrades, and Dext's new approval functions. Plus, hear from the unstoppable Eriona Bajrakurtaj at her Volt launch, promising to make digital transformation easier for many accounting and bookkeeping firms.

With quirky anecdotes, LEGO likenesses, and some 'instant banter', this episode is a rollercoaster of tech talk and humour. Don't miss out!

00:00 Coming up…

02:41 Welcome!

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App News

09:05 Caseware Digital Assistant

11:47 Summa Tech Onboarding Enhancements

16:36 Dext Senior Hire

18:50 Dext Approvals

21:09 The Payroll Site closing its doors

24:43 Sage Research Insights

27:53 IRIS Practice in a Box

36:22 Banter Stimulant

38:46 Eriona Bajrakurtaj - Digitally Transforming a Profession

43:25 Leave a review!

In this episode, we’re joined by Kayleigh Graham from Telleroo, who’s here to drop some serious knowledge bombs on scaling payments services, avoiding app disasters, and how not to detail your digital transformation.

Kayleigh also gives her take on the 'influencer' debate which has continued since the Digital Disruptor Awards in September.

We also bring you the latest app news — from Series A raises to HRMC and the EU making splashes in the fintech scene.

00:00 Coming Up...

03:01 Hello!

App News

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08:01 EU Action on AI Regulation

11:49 Adfin Eyes Payments Pain

15:55 NetSuite’s SuiteProjects Pro Offers AI Insights

17:42 Digital Transformation at HMRC

19:41 Ex-Revolut Team Raise Funds for New AI Startup

22:23 Sage Adds Refunds + Partial Payments to Sage Accounting and more...

23:52 CCH Unveils iFirm Validate Tool

27:50 Kayleigh Graham - Payments, DEI & Influencers