Accounting platform Sage announced it has acquired Criterion, a human capital management (HCM) software provider. The move enables both finance and HR teams to automate, streamline, and scale operations on a single, intelligent platform. Criterion’s solution brings together Core HR, Payroll, and Talent Engagement. … Accounting solutions provider insightsoftware [sic] announced the release of its new LeaseAccelerator, which boasts out-of-the-box functionality that simplifies the connection between lease accounting and SAP. Leveraging Process Runner from insightsoftware, this integration provides a no-code solution for transferring journal entries directly from LeaseAccelerator into SAP. … Bloomberg Tax and Accounting has partnered with tax incentive solutions provider Incentify to launch Bloomberg Tax Credits & Incentives Tool. This advancement embeds Incentify’s discovery engine directly into the user experience, leveraging the company’s proprietary C&I dataset to deliver enhanced capabilities. With this integration, Bloomberg Tax clients can now search address-level incentives—allowing them to locate any U.S. address and instantly surface federal, state, and zone-specific eligibility, such as Opportunity Zones, Enterprise Zones, and more. … Spend management solutions provider Coupa announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Scoutbee, an AI-powered supplier discovery platform and network.The deal will combine Scoutbee’s AI-powered search, supplier network and dataset, and collaboration tools with the Coupa platform and network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. The deal is expected to close within Coupa’s fiscal quarter to kick off integration efforts. … Indirect tax solutions provider Vertex today announced the launch of Kintsugi powered by Vertex, a new AI-native tax automation solution developed in partnership with Kintsugi, on the heels of Vertex’s $15 million minority investment in Kintsugi earlier this year. The solution automates key compliance functions including nexus monitoring, registration, product-level tax categorization, calculation, filing, and remittance. It also provides real-time dashboards for jurisdictional liability and exposure tracking, empowering finance teams with visibility and control. … Big Four firm Deloitte announced an expanded alliance to modernize data management services for tax departments in cooperation with cloud data management solutions provider Databricks. The alliance extension will enable Deloitte Tax to utilize the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and enhance visibility into enterprise-wide tax data and provide a single source of truth for tax-related information. The expanded alliance between Deloitte Tax and Databricks will focus on several key areas, including a unified data architecture, automated digital tax documentation, and advanced solutions for global tax complexity. … Payment solutions provider REPAY announced a technology integration with AP automation solutions company Yooz to create a unified platform for businesses in automotive, construction, manufacturing, and heavy trucking to more efficiently execute vendor payments. The partnership expands automation capabilities for businesses operating on the Yooz platform, helping to ensure error-free on-time vendor and partner payments. … Accounting firm network CPAmerica announced client collaboration platform Truss has been selected as a new Preferred Provider for the association. Truss is designed to streamline client engagements from start to finish, without logins or passwords.
