At its inaugural Investor Day today, global small business platform Xero unveiled its AI vision which the business says has the potential to reimagine accounting and improve the lives of small businesses. FULL STORY >

By Professor Rashied Small, Executive: Centre of Future Excellence (CoFE) and Executive at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) FULL STORY >

By Viresh Harduth, Vice President, Small Business, Sage Africa & Middle East FULL STORY >

FNB customers will be able to share their financial transaction history with Sage via a secure application programming interface. FULL STORY >

People Cards allow people to create their presence on Search in the form of a card that includes all the details they want other people to have about them. FULL STORY >

By Rashied Small, Executive: Education, Training and Membership at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants FULL STORY >

With gamers voicing their displeasure about Fortnite PS4 account debacle, Sony has issued a response, but it's far from a solution. FULL STORY >

Breaching Twitter's new rules, a number of accounts were suspended over the weekend for stealing tweets and spamming in a bid to go viral. FULL STORY >

Apparently the initial estimates from its 2013 data breach were greatly misreported, with all 3 billion Yahoo user accounts said to be affected. FULL STORY >

Sage is hosting the Sage One Roadshow across South Africa for accountants and accounting practices to get the latest information on using online technology to improve the service they provide to their clients. The Roadshow will... FULL STORY >

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the growing maturity of cloud-based business software promise to dramatically change the role of the accountant over the next five to 10 years, notes Steven Cohen, head... FULL STORY >

Possibly including names, email addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth, Yahoo confirms it suffered a state-sponsored data breach in late 2014, affecting an estimated 500 million users. FULL STORY >

After recently releasing its transparency report for Jan to June 2016, there's been a slight increase in the number of account info and removal requests on the platform. FULL STORY >

Because more businesses are starting up, there is an increased demand for accounting services and an opportunity for accountants to start their own businesses. FULL STORY >

Small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) can now operate from anywhere with Xero's cloud-based accounting software and Yoco's mobile point of sale. FULL STORY >