Cash flow stories - Page 5

Online creators turn from volatile ad deals to subscriptions, affiliates and paid events, bringing bigger paydays but trickier tax demands.

Social media creators urged to treat content as a business as dashboard payouts ignore platform cuts, tax and rising running costs.

Xero unveils its 2025 Power Lists, spotlighting the most‑connected apps across accounting, payments, retail, trades and professional services.

Australian subscription brands are turning to hyper-automation to replace clunky billing, scale complex pricing and stay ahead of rivals.

Aspire embeds Deel's Employer of Record tools to let startups hire, pay and manage overseas staff from a single cross-border finance platform.

Wise forecasts five shifts to speed up cross-border payments by 2026, as new rules, tech links and customer demands reshape the market.

Xero launches AI analytics across its platform, giving small firms dashboards, forecasts and scorecards once reserved for larger rivals.

Finance teams ditch manual spreadsheets for integrated, real-time platforms as tighter 2026 reporting demands reshape core processes.

Rising costs and tighter conditions are exposing six avoidable mistakes that could sink Australia's newest start-ups within their first year.

Airwallex has named James Teodorini Head of ANZ to spearhead growth in Australia and New Zealand after hitting USD $235 billion in volume.

Accordion has bought Pinnacle Healthcare Advisors to deepen its revenue cycle management work for private equity-backed providers.

Ignition platform fuels more than USD $3.1bn in 2025 client revenue as 8,500 firms automate billing, payments and pricing decisions.

Zoho launches unified spend management and AI-driven billing tools, aiming to give large enterprises tighter control over finances.

Databricks secures over USD $4bn in fresh funding, lifting its valuation to USD $134bn as demand for AI data infrastructure surges.

Energy bills surge for Australian SMEs as federal rebates end, driving cost cuts, delayed investment and a pivot to digital and AI tools.

Purearth Foods shifts to Schneider Electric's service-led UPS model, trading capex for managed, data-driven power resilience in ANZ plants.

Xero launches global beta of JAX-powered bank reconciliation, promising to auto-match over 80% of statement lines in real time.

Australia's peak retail season intensifies with US tariffs, as retailers leverage real-time payments, smart contracts, AI, and cross-border solutions to boost cash flow.

Small businesses in Australia and New Zealand report high confidence ahead of the holidays, despite financial pressures and concerns over AI in marketing.

Australian online retailers have seen a 301% rise in PayTo payments, boosting cash flow and cutting costs through faster, direct bank-to-bank transfers.