Technology Updates

On 1 March 2023, Sage, a leader in accounting and financial technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs), announced a series of updates to its Sage Intacct product to help businesses simplify processes and increase efficiency. The updates...

7 February 2023 Professional Accountancy Organizations (PAOs) are ready to accelerate digital transformation to improve the delivery of their mandate. The Digital Readiness Tool assisted 20 countries from Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions in their digital transformation journeys....

Digital transformation stays a clear leader in technology trends, due to the growth of data to be handled at any one time.  Accountants will need to embrace the rapid advances in accounting technology if they want to remain...

17 September 2022 Finding a niche is an excellent way for accountants to unlock new, profitable opportunities.  So, it’s no surprise to hear that more and more practices are identifying and focusing on niche markets as a way...

16 September 2022 Is your finance team spending too much time on manual processes? Could automation give you more time? In this article, we highlight how you and your finance team can say farewell to those manual processes...

16 September 2022 WhatsApp is a convenient way to communicate during and after business hours equally. It works at the touch of a button which opens possibility to say something controversial after hours. Exactly how careful do we...

The new update to WhatsApp began rolling out to users on 1 September 2022, giving group admins more power and control over the content being shared on various platforms. More specifically, the update – once activated – enables...

AICPA, by Roman H. Kepczyk Accounting firms are treasure troves of data for cyber criminals. In this resource, you’ll find a list of steps your firm can take to keep your firm from being as easy target. Here’s...

Journal of Accountancy, by Kevin Brewer August 30, 2022 A cybersecurity specialist Mike Foster has been preventing “bad guys from logging in” for 25 years. In this article he provides help to prepare business owners, CEOs, and IT...

Do you have a succession plan for your business? PwC’s Africa’s Family Business Survey 2021 noted that 76% of African family businesses don’t have succession plans in place. Only 41% of these business owners have a last will/testament in place,...

August 1, 2022 Journal of Accountancy by Kelly L. Williams, CPA, Ph.D. Information If you are interested to learn about how the new 3D Excel formulas help you to perform certain functions quickly. Learn about: Short cut for...

15 July 2022 Information ‘Metaverse’ is a buzzword not merely reserved for gamers, sci-fi enthusiasts, and futurists but a concept entering the working world. Whether it’s shopping, learning, or working, the metaverse promises to change how we work,...