AIS Solutions, a Canadian firm, has been named Intuit's 2017 Global Firm of the Future. The firm takes home a $25,000 cash prize after being selected by a panel of judges from four finalists.

Intuit is launching QuickBooks Capital, which is designed to give small businesses easier access to capital. Small business loans have been an important  topic since the company introduced the $100-million Intuit QuickBooks Fund in June 2015.

AbacusNext, which acquired practice management vendor OfficeTools in May, has purchased HotDocs. The acquired company's products can generate customized documents such as contracts, sales agreements, government forms and loan documentation. Terms were not disclosed.