Professional services stories - Page 2

Ravical says most UK accounting firms would not reinvest AI savings into advisory growth, as skills gaps and weak systems keep revenue from scaling.

Intuit's QuickBooks is under pressure as AI start-ups push automated bookkeeping, forcing accounting software to prove it can do more than digitise ledgers.

Xero unveils AI-native finance platform and JAX assistant to cut admin for small firms, with accountants and bookkeepers also in line for gains.

Only 3% of 18- to 24-year-olds see payroll as strategic, as Cezanne HR warns of a recruitment and succession challenge for employers.

Emergent's Wingman puts autonomous AI agents to work across email, calendars and chats, with human approval for higher-risk actions.

StructureFlow expands its AI platform to turn PDFs, diagrams and spreadsheets into editable legal and financial models for deal teams.

UK startup formation spreads beyond Central London as commuter-belt towns outpace major cities for virtual office sign-ups, Hoxton Mix says.

ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.

Elite rolls out AI-powered Validate checks to catch questionable legal billing before invoices go out, aiming to cut write-offs and speed payment.

Isle of Man law gives data legal asset status in bid to attract finance, healthcare and telecoms firms with clearer commercial rules.

Auctor secures USD $20 million from Sequoia Capital and backers to automate enterprise software rollouts and cut costly project delays.

Dayshape, selected for Microsoft’s Agentic Launchpad, will let professional services firms query staffing, skills and project finances in Teams.

Videosign deepens Brightsolid partnership as it adds AI note-taking and form-filling tools for regulated users, with cloud costs and governance in focus.

Tax Systems rolls out AI assistant blending company data and IBFD research to speed cross-border tax analysis for multinational in-house teams.

WatchGuard and HaloPSA deepen ties to let managed service providers handle security alerts, licensing and billing from one workflow.

Canopius deepens Manchester bet with 10-year lease for centre bringing together technology, data and project management roles.

AI in legal services is unlikely to shrink demand, with clients seeking more senior expertise and using efficiency gains to unlock latent work.

Customer Science appoints James Johnstone to its new Chief Operating Officer role as it accelerates UK and US expansion after rapid Australian growth.

Ascendion wins HFS market leader nod as agentic AI wins gains in legacy modernisation, testing and enterprise delivery.

Sidetrade sets out a four-year push into AI-driven order-to-cash, with three new products due in 2026 and a shift towards usage-linked revenue.