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Globe and Mail
28-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
IBN Technologies' Outsourcing Accounting and Bookkeeping Services Helps U.S. IT Firms Simplify Finance
"Outsourcing Accounting and Bookkeeping Services [USA]" IBN Technologies enables U.S.-based IT firms to streamline financial operations by outsourcing accounting and bookkeeping. Their scalable, cloud-based solutions simplify billing, reporting, and compliance—giving tech leaders better cash flow control, accurate records, and room to focus on innovation and business growth. Miami, Florida, 28 July 2025 Managing financial operations in IT businesses can be just as intricate as developing cutting-edge software. From subscription billing and client contracts to infrastructure upgrades and payroll, the financial back-end often becomes a web of complexity that many small and mid-sized firms struggle to navigate efficiently. To maintain financial clarity and operational agility, a growing number of U.S.-based technology companies are embracing outsourcing accounting and bookkeeping services. This strategic move helps reduce internal strain, improve reporting accuracy, and ensure compliance—without diverting focus from innovation and service delivery. By tapping into specialized expertise, IT firms can gain better control over cash flow, streamline invoicing, and eliminate common errors associated with manual entries or legacy systems. Outsourced professionals offer cloud-based solutions and scalable support tailored to the pace and structure of tech-driven businesses. With reliable financial oversight in place, IT leaders can remain focused on growth, product development, and client success—knowing their books are in expert hands. Your business deserves a tailored financial strategy. Start with a Free Consultation – Why IT Businesses Face Unique Financial Challenges From SaaS platforms to custom IT services, tech companies often juggle various revenue streams. Subscription fees, project-based billing, and milestone payments create inconsistent cash flow that can complicate accounting. Add to that vendor contracts, payroll, and tax deadlines, and the workload quickly overwhelms in-house staff. In this environment, outsourcing accounting and bookkeeping services gives IT firms a reliable way to manage financial data, ensure accuracy, and free up internal teams to stay focused on delivery. IBN Technologies Provides Finance Support Tailored for IT Operations IBN Technologies brings more than 26 years of experience in helping technology firms across the U.S. manage financial workflows without adding internal complexity. The company's services are built around the needs of fast-scaling IT firms. Support includes: • Revenue tracking across subscription, licensing, and project models • Margin analysis by client and service line • Remote access through secure virtual bookkeeping service platforms • Seamless integration with accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero • KPI-driven reporting for leadership and investors With scalable support that grows with the business, IBN Technologies allows tech firms to maintain control without expanding in-house resources. A Smarter Alternative to Hiring Full-Time Bookkeepers For many IT businesses, building an internal finance team just isn't practical. Hiring, training, and managing finance staff requires time and investment better spent elsewhere. Outsourcing gives these firms access to professional bookkeeping and accounting support at a fraction of the cost and complexity. IBN Technologies offers: Accurate and timely invoicing Expense tracking across software tools, vendors, and remote teams Financial dashboards customized for tech leaders Monthly reporting to aid in forecasting, fundraising, and decision-making Through IBN Technologies' virtual bookkeeping service, IT firms get clarity and control—without slowing down innovation. How Tech Firms Are Seeing Results U.S. IT businesses that outsource their bookkeeping and accounting have reported better financial visibility, fewer delays, and stronger cash flow: By offloading payroll and bookkeeping functions, a San Francisco DevOps consultancy minimized internal admin tasks, freeing staff to prioritize high-value client work. A cloud tech company in Austin shortened its month-end close by two-thirds and cut reconciliation issues by 80% after outsourcing financial operations. These real-world improvements reflect how outsourcing accounting and bookkeeping services helps technology firms stay efficient and investor-ready. Find out how much you can save with outsourced bookkeeping. View Pricing Structure – Supporting Growth Without Disrupting Delivery As IT businesses grow, maintaining precise and well-organized financial systems becomes essential for sustaining momentum and avoiding operational setbacks. From onboarding new clients and launching software products to preparing financials for funding rounds, every milestone demands clear and reliable financial oversight. The fast-paced nature of the tech industry leaves little room for error, making it increasingly difficult for internal teams to manage finance without losing focus on innovation and service delivery. That's why many firms are choosing outsourcing accounting and bookkeeping services as a strategic path to stay agile and compliant. IBN Technologies offers dependable, cloud-based accounting support that evolves alongside business growth. Their expert team of financial professionals provides structured workflows, timely reporting, and audit-ready records tailored to the IT sector's demands. By outsourcing accounting and bookkeeping services to IBN, tech leaders can concentrate on development, client success, and scaling operations—confident that their financial foundation is secure, scalable, and future-ready. Related Services – About IBN Technologies IBN Technologies LLC, an outsourcing specialist with 26 years of experience, serves clients across the United States, United Kingdom, Middle East, and India. Renowned for its expertise in RPA, Intelligent process automation includes AP Automation services like P2P, Q2C, and Record-to-Report. IBN Technologies provides solutions compliant with ISO 9001:2015, 27001:2022, and GDPR standards. The company has established itself as a leading provider of IT, KPO, and BPO outsourcing services in finance and accounting, including CPAs, hedge funds, alternative investments, banking, travel, human resources, and retail industries. It offers customized solutions that drive efficiency and growth.
Forbes
24-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
When To Use AI Vs. Human Judgment: A Framework For Tech Leaders
Haider Ali is the CTO of WebFoundr, delivering fully managed digital services with expertise in AI, cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) use is ubiquitous: Phone users utilize AI for scheduling appointments, kids engage with AI to generate images for a school project and business owners leverage automation tools for new efficiencies. A recent McKinsey poll indicates that AI is being used in 78% of organizations in some form or another. But although AI excels at scale, speed and data, human judgment still plays an irreplaceable role. The problem is that adoption isn't the same as alignment. Tech leaders must figure out when to capitalize on AI and when to rely on human judgment for innovation and ingenuity. The benefits of AI are still being discovered, but clear guidance on setting boundaries using human oversight is equally crucial to shaping business futures. The goal of this article is to provide a proactive framework that enables tech leaders and business owners to understand when to utilize AI and when not to. The Strengths Of AI AI is exceptionally successful at standard pattern recognition. It's leveraged by industries ranging from healthcare to financial securities. As long as the data being fed into the AI is clean and structured, cybersecurity, diagnostics, communication, marketing and a wealth of other tools are optimized. The trick is setting repetitive or rule-based tasks rather than creating concept-based parameters. The 2023 reported fraud losses by consumers reached around $10 billion (a 14% increase from 2022). Those numbers are only higher when considering businesses. Although AI can implement advances in fraud detection, prevention and security threats, it must have clean data and complex implementation driven by human insights. The systems must be trained using human knowledge. And, thus, a continuous cycle occurs: AI is fed clean, usable data to protect core systems better and complete tasks efficiently. As a result, predictive analytics grows based on structured data. Humans can direct this data and utilize the analytics for a broad spectrum of advantages, such as fraud detection, A/B testing and proactive maintenance. The Limits Of AI We must remember AI isn't a human mind. It acts as a mirror, utilizing data provided by technicians and experts. Whenever that information is incomplete or not put in proper context, the results are often flawed. Gender bias was a significant problem of AI-enabled hiring systems from 2018 to 2020. A recent article in ScienceDirect demonstrates how the same bias has infiltrated AI systems like ChatGPT. The social prejudices of the developers and data bleed into the AI structures implemented across modern businesses. Systems can't (currently) provide context to any task requiring empathy, creativity or social nuance. That's a benefit in some regards with big data analysis, but not so much when a patient is in their sickbed or an office manager needs to hire team members. Whenever AI encounters fragile social shifts or massive geopolitical changes, it can't adapt as well as humans. The irreplaceable human mind is required because of its understanding of ethics, empathy and adaptability. The Human Judgment Advantage There's a strong argument for the mass integration of AI into business processes. It can save an organization money and time by improving inefficient systems and decision making. However, humans must remain at the heart of consequential decisions to ensure responsibility. Human decision making includes context, experience and moral reasoning. That gets around any concerns over the interpretation of ambiguous inputs or datasets. Intuition and values must guide choices as leaders address unpredictable environments. A customer service agent can't apologize for a bad client-facing outcome by saying, 'It's the AI's fault.' Accountability must be present from the top down, with real human beings engaging in honest conversations to drive better outcomes. Around 80% of C-suite executives think that AI will create a cultural shift where teams become more innovative. These tools must be used to augment capabilities, not replace human oversight in critical decisions, especially when public trust is at stake. A Simple Framework: 'AIM' Given these concerns, a framework is required to strike a balance between the benefits of AI and the fair use of human leadership and oversight. One such structure is known as AIM. It provides the following adaptable framework: • Automate repetitive tasks through rule-based systems concerning big data resources (e.g., filtering spam, flagging anomalies and processing invoices). • Involve humans in AI-assisted decisions. In other words, AI provides recommendations but humans make the final call (e.g., AI-assisted diagnostics, fraud alerts and investment recommendations). • Manually manage any decisions surrounding ethics, empathy and brand perception so that 'gray zones' (e.g., employee terminations, product recalls and customer escalations) fully involve human tone and context. The AIM framework isn't rigid for a reason. It can evolve with context and still provide a functional lens for leaders to evaluate how AI can be integrated by task rather than by overarching consequence. Takeaway AI isn't going away. But that doesn't mean trusting AI blindly when it comes to making leadership decisions or engaging in broad thinking. It's better to consider AI adoption a collaborative process instead of a full handoff. AI brings benefits, but humans need oversight to ensure the direction and fed data meet any proposed challenge. The future isn't AI vs. humans. It's one where AI is used alongside wise human judgment. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Do I qualify?
South China Morning Post
12-07-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Why ‘uneasy alliance' between US tech titans and Maga may backfire in China rivalry
The 'uneasy alliance' between America's tech elite and Donald Trump 's populist right base could undermine the country's competitiveness against China in the long run by cutting off talent and global markets, according to analysts. They also pointed to growing ties between the tech sector and the defence industry – including a new initiative enlisting senior tech executives to the Army Reserve – saying the 'tech hawks' could step up threats against China. The political influence of tech leaders has expanded since Trump's return to the White House in January, and analysts say they could have a big impact on China strategy in the coming years – though the public fallout between Trump and billionaire Elon Musk highlights the fragility in the alliance. 01:15 Donald Trump derides Elon Musk's plan to set up new political party, calling it 'ridiculous' Donald Trump derides Elon Musk's plan to set up new political party, calling it 'ridiculous' Shi Bowei, a research fellow at the Zhejiang Party School, said the trend of US tech firms deepening cooperation with the defence sector was one to watch. 'Will tech leaders shift away from their traditional stance of avoiding excessive foreign entanglements and instead embrace a more assertive, interventionist posture – evolving into aggressive 'tech hawks' or even zealous advocates of militarism?' Shi wrote on Tuesday in American Studies, a journal published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He also said tensions between the tech elite and the Make America Great Again camp could ultimately undermine efforts by the tech right to reshape US politics. Shi said the positions, influence and political trajectory of America's 'pragmatic and opportunistic' tech elite would have a huge bearing on the outcome of US-China tech competition On China policy, he noted that most of Trump's tech backers were pushing for continued pressure to contain Chinese technological development and for further decoupling in hi-tech sectors.
The Verge
09-07-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Sam Altman: 'I don't like smart glasses.'
Posted Jul 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM UTC Sam Altman: 'I don't like smart glasses.' The OpenAI CEO wore a pair of bold glasses while talking to reporters at the Sun Valley conference, and he says they aren't smart glasses and that he doesn't like the form factor. Altman briefly teased OpenAI's upcoming hardware, but only to say that 'it's going to be great.' He also touches on the talent war between OpenAI and Meta.
Tahawul Tech
02-07-2025
- Business
- Tahawul Tech
The Future Enterprise Awards
The Future Enterprise Awards, hosted by CPI Media Group and are one of the most iconic technology events in the IT industry across the Middle East region. The fact that the Future Enterprise Awards are so iconic is primarily due to their incredible longevity, this year's edition will mark the 20th edition of the coveted technology awards. One other indelible factor in the historic success of the Future Enterprise Awards is the fact that the event is always held on Day 1 of GITEX Global. Simply put, the Future Enterprise Awards are interwoven into the GITEX fabric and always will be. As the digital landscape continues to evolve at incredible speed, recognizing and celebrating innovation is more important than ever. The Future Enterprise Awards 2025 will pay tribute to the fearless leaders, visionaries and companies that are championing change through cutting-edge technologies that are completely reshaping and transforming the digital future we live in. Be part of the celebration, and whether you're a CIO, CISO, CTO, or a tech entrepreneur, this event offers insights and perspectives on who's driving change, why they're doing it, how they're doing it, and what impact it is going to have on us as a society.
