News concerning the businesses and people within the accounting community.
Intuit releases 2026 AI Impact Report
Intuit's 2026 AI Impact Report is now live, with new US data on how businesses are adopting and using AI. With 77% of US businesses using AI regularly, daily use is rising quickly. AI has moved into the mainstream for US businesses and is increasingly tied to productivity gains and improved business performance. You can read the full report here.
QuickBooks and Affirm offering "Buy Now, Pay Later" Payment Option
You may recall Intuit's prior news of QuickBooks and Affirm’s multi-year partnership to bring "buy now, pay later" functionality directly to QuickBooks customers. That new payment option is now widely available to QuickBooks customers. The pay-over-time option is designed to solve one of the most persistent challenges for small and mid-market businesses: cash flow. You can read more about the partnership and availability in this blog post.
Acumatica and CFMA form Strategic Partnership
Acumatica and CRMA have teamed up to provide construction financial professionals with the ERP tools, education, networking and information the need to succeed. Learn more about the benefits of this partnership in this blog post.
Sage Appoints New Chief Product Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
Sage is strengthening its leadership team with the appointments of Krish Vitaldevara as Chief Product Officer and Anand Swaminathan as Chief Strategy Officer, reinforcing the company’s commitment to AI-powered innovation, long-term growth, and customer success for SMBs globally. Both will start in the coming weeks and be based in the company’s San Jose, California office.
Krish brings more than 25 years of experience building and scaling AI-first enterprise platforms at companies including Salesforce, Google, Microsoft, and NetApp, and will lead Sage’s global product and platform strategy.
Anand joins from McKinsey and Accenture Digital, where he advised leading organizations on AI transformation and growth strategy, and will drive Sage’s corporate strategy and value creation agenda.
Together, the appointments signal Sage’s continued investment in intelligent, trusted solutions that help small and medium-sized businesses thrive in an increasingly digital economy.