PRESS RELEASE Xero announces new partnerships with Uber and Adobe at the 2019Australia Partner RoadshowInnovative new integrations built into the Xero platform will improve digital efficiencies foraccountants, bookkeepers and small businessesSYDNEY, 5 FEBRUARY 2019 —
Xero announced new partnership agreements with Uber forBusiness and Adobe Sign at the business’s 2019 Roadshow, which will visit 20 cities andregional centres across Australia from 5 to 21 February.Xero’s annual Roadshow, which was last year attended by over 7,000 accountants andbookkeepers, will showcase the latest technological developments in the accounting industry,and exhibit innovative products and practice tools.
According to Jared Baker, Xero’s Platform Growth Director, the new partnership announcementsaim to reduce friction for business advisors and their small business customers.“We are continuing to evolve and grow our ecosystem to integrate the best partners and tools toincrease business productivity and help our customers to not only survive, but thrive. Our datashows that on average, the more digitally connected a small business is, the better businessoutcomes they have,” Mr Baker said.“Partnering with two successful global brands like Uber and Adobe, that we know our customersalready use and love, will enhance our platform capabilities and simplify administrative tasks,saving valuable time.”Uber for Business partnershipXero is partnering with Uber for Business to create an integration which will allow for companiesto more easily manage how their employees use Uber for work purposes.
The new integration will go live in Australia and New Zealand later this year and will allow Xerousers to automatically import their invoices for their Uber for Business account, eliminating theneed for manual data entry. This will help companies save time processing expenses, simplifythe reconciling of spend on the use of Uber, and provide an easier experience for employeesusing the service. Once the connection is enabled between Xero and Uber by the customer, billswill drop in to Xero on a monthly basis.Commenting on the partnership, Georgia Foster, Head of Uber for Business, Australia & NewZealand, said: “Our customers are looking for streamlined technology solutions to improvebusiness travel. A lot of employees already use Uber for safe, affordable and reliable rides athome and while travelling, and we believe this integration with Xero will improve their experienceeven further by reducing admin time."We’re pleased to partner with Xero as an innovative company operating on a global scale, tofurther help local businesses achieve cost and time savings for corporate travel."
Adobe partnershipXero will expand its existing partnership with Adobe beyond Australia and New Zealand that willbring the benefits of Adobe Sign to business advisors and small businesses around the globeThe first integration planned for later this year in Australia will enable accountants andbookkeepers within Xero HQ to compile, combine and deliver document packs to be digitallysigned using Adobe Sign.Business advisors will have the ability to import and combine documents from various locationsincluding financial reports prepared in the Xero platform and tax returns from Xero Tax. XeroTax has been growing rapidly with over 4,000 firms lodging tax returns digitally for smallbusinesses directly to the ATO in a matter of minutes.
The integration with Adobe Sign will help advisors reduce friction in document management andreduce administrative burden so they can spend more time adding value to their clients. Smallbusinesses will also benefit from the ease of being able to quickly use digitally signatures whenworking with their accountant or bookkeeper.Chandra Sinnathamby, Asia Pacific Head of Document Cloud, Adobe: "Building on the initialsuccess of our partnership focused on Adobe Sign in Australia and New Zealand, we're thrilledto be deepening our partnership with Xero to help more small businesses and advisors aroundthe world get access to best-in-class cloud solutions.
"Adobe and Xero have a mutual commitment to help small businesses succeed by acceleratingbusiness processes, simplifying tasks and providing efficient, time saving solutions that helpsmall business deliver great customer experiences. We look forward to working together tocreate new integrations which will provide a more seamless and beautiful solution for key tasksand business critical times, such as tax time."
For more information, please visit: https://acrobat.adobe.com/au/en/sign.htmlENDSMedia ContactAbby HempflingXero Senior Communications Manager+61 450 769 [email protected] XeroBorn in the cloud, Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform for small businesses and theiradvisors. The company has 1.4 million subscribers in over 180 countries and a thrivingecosystem seamlessly integrating with 700+ apps. On the inaugural 2018 Financial TimesFT1000 High-Growth Companies Asia Pacific list, Xero was the fastest growing tech company inthe $200 million+ segment. Xero won Technology Provider of the Year at the British SmallBusiness Awards in 2016 and was rated by Canstar Blue as Australia’s best accounting softwarefour consecutive years, 2015-2018.
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