The Accounting Podcast | Intuit acquires ChronoBooks & news from Xerocon London

Intuit acquires ChronoBooks & news from Xerocon London

November 18, 2019 / 01:00:37/E130

David and Blake are back from weeks on the road and ready to dig into the news, including: Intuit has acquired ChronoBooks to bundle with QBO Advanced; Xero released their half year 2020 results, partnered with TransferWise for electronic bill payments directly INSIDE Xero (UK only for now), and teamed up with GoCardless for inbound ACH payments in the Americas; Google is rolling out checking accounts for consumers; why the future of banking means you're probably still broke; Blake's favorite new app (You Need a Budget); half of firms are still not using eSignatures, and more.

Sponsors

OnPay: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay

OnPay is offering an exclusive promo code only for the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to get three free months of OnPay payroll service for any of your clients that you set up by February of 2020! Visit the sponsor link, and use code "CAP3FREE" to take advantage of this offer!

Show Notes

02:47 – Building stronger relationships? You need the Father-Son Podcasting Microphone — SNL | YouTube
05:20 – Catch Blake’s first Jirav webinar - [Free CPE Webinar] Level Up Your Financial Outputs: How to Save Time, Add Value, and Delight Clients — CPA Academy | Jirav
06:33 – Another five-star review! Thank you!
07:20 – In case you missed it, check out Episode 129 to get the latest accounting news to come out of Quickbooks Connect 2019!
08:40 – Intuit’s acquisition of ChronoBooks offers enhanced productivity with QuickBooks Online Advanced | QuickBooks Blog
11:17 – Xero’s half year 2020 results & from Xerocon London, announcing Net Zero! | Xero Blog
13:42 – Pay with TransferWise: Xero’s bringing another way to pay and manage your bills | Xero Blog
17:26 – Xero teams up with GoCardless to launch an integration that helps combat late payments in the Americas | Xero Blog
20:40 – “Xero needs to Square up!” | Livewire
24:15 – “Where Will Square Be in 10 Years?” | The Motley Fool
26:06 – First Bank of Google? It all starts with offering consumer checking accounts | The Washington Post
29:50 – You wanna start a Revolut-ion? First, you need some people! | PYMNTS.com
30:02 – Payro to the rescue – if you can’t meet payroll, short term … | PYMNTS.com
30:16 – With this QuickBooks and Tide integration, you can clean up some tedious bookkeeping tasks | Bank Innovation
30:42 – Surprise! You’re Broke! | WIRED
34:39 – You need to get your personal financial s$&# together with Blake’s new favorite app! |YNAB
38:05 – I can’t get no satisfaction – why one in three millennial biz owners are not happy |Accountancy Daily
39:28 – To kill a tree, or not to kill a tree - firms are divided | CPA Trendlines
41:25 – “The Truth about QuickBooks™ Files” | LinkedIn
45:44 – Can you prove David Wrong, or prove Blake right? Let them know!
49:04 – Better late than never – 1Password rakes in $200M in Series-A funding | TechCrunch
50:10 – Former guest, Matt Paff on the “8 trends in the Accountant's Software Industry” | LinkedIn
51:21 – David recommends a lower-tech password solution – PasswordCard.org
51:59 – How does Disney+ relate to accounting? | CNET
58:34 – The coolest selfie ever?

Get in Touch

Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!

Meet Blake in person!