
5 Blockchain Tips for Accounting Firms
( CPAPracticeAdvisor.com ) There has been a lot of talk about how blockchain technology will disrupt the role of accounting as we know it today. In truth, disruption has already been happening through automated accounting software and other applications that help accounting firms process data faster, run their businesses and advise their clients.

Analyzing Velti (OTCMKTS:VELTF) and BlackLine (BL)
( The Ledger Gazette) BlackLine, Inc. provides financial accounting close solutions delivered as a Software as a Service in the United States and internationally.

Kabbage Hires CTO to Lead Development of Future Data-First Solutions for Small Businesses
( PR Web) Kabbage Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, has pioneered a financial services data and technology platform to provide access to automated funding to small businesses in minutes.

Synechron launches regtech accelerator programme
( Asset Servicing Times) Each accelerator has been categorised in corresponding and regulatory themes, consisting of risk, client lifecycle management, legal and compliance, and financeand treasury.

Renren Announces Cash Dividend, Private Placement and Adoption of Share Repurchase Plan
( ACROFAN USA) These assets include all of Renren’s shares of Social Finance Inc. Upon the closing of the private placement, Renren will no longer hold any shares of OPI and OPI will be entirely owned by the purchasers in the private placement.

AirSwap Marketplace Launches to Power Burgeoning Global Token Economy
( PR Newswire)”Imagine a future where the mixture of institutionalized financial instruments catches up to the advances made in digital commerce, smart contracts, and cryptofinance,” says Sam Tabar, Strategy at AirSwap.

Global Cloud Accounting Software Industry – Opportunities Sales, Revenue, Outlook and Forecast to 2023
(The Financial Analyst ) This report studies the Cloud (SaaS, Online) Accounting Software market, online accounting systems are specifically designed to be used through the Internet, rather than being installed locally onto company computers.

Novomatic reports record annual revenue, profit down 61pct
( GGRAsia ) Sales in the gaming technology segment, in which Novomatic acts as a manufacturer and technology supplier for the gaming industry, reached EUR937 million last year, down 1.1 percent compared to EUR947 million in 2016.