Mobile technology

Company integrates its Pegg artificial intelligence technology with Sage One.

MyFirmsApp, a U.K.-based technology development company, has gotten the go-ahead to use the technology powering Amazon’s Alexa voice-based assistant to develop artificial intelligence apps for accounting.

A billion accounts hacked at Yahoo; real-time translation on Skype; businesses going entirely cashless; and other recent developments you and your clients should know about.

QuickBooks Online certifications; new ways to find needles in haystacks; and other new software, hardware, books and services for accountants.

Red Wing Software has released CenterPoint Time Clock, an application made for use with its payroll product.

Handshake, a startup B2B e-commerce platform that raised $14 million this year, has been certified for QuickBooks Online.

SmartVault, which makes online document management and secure client portal solutions, has debuted an e-signature solution.

BDO has selected Expensify to be the preferred receipt and expense management provider for its BDODrive clients.

TurboTax has introduced a tax preparation solution for the self-employed called TurboTax Self-Employed.

MRZ, a Houston-based firm, is releasing an app for its clients to access various money management tools in January.

FreshBooks, an accounting software for self-employed professionals, now offers Apple Pay.

Bookkeeping automation software Receipt Bank has introduced an SMS invite feature.

The personal finance company Credit Karma has debuted Credit Karma Tax, an online self-directed tax preparation service that provides free federal and state tax preparation, along with free electronic filing, for Credit Karma members.

CPA.com has added Expensify, an expense management software, to its roster of automated solutions for CPA firms.

Anytime Collect, a cloud AR app by E2b Teknologies, now integrates with Intacct cloud accounting.

Jetpack Workflow, a cloud-based workflow application, now integrates with QuickBooks Online.

Gene Marks looks at important recent developments in technology that will affect you and your clients.

Bill.com has launched Connect, a digital payments solution for banks that serve small and midsize businesses.

Beginning Nov. 1, Microsoft is making its Microsoft Flow and Microsoft PowerApps business tools generally available.

Zylo, a platform that helps companies manage SaaS spending, now integrates with Intacct.