Intuit is linking, Check, a mobile payment applications that was recently acquired, to other packages in its software line. The purchase of the Palo Alto, Calif.-based software company was billed in a spring announcement as enabling Intuit to get to market faster with payment apps and it is working in adding payment capabilities to three product lines—Mint, Quicken and QuickBooks Online.

For many years, software publisher in the tax and accounting industry emphasized suites for which they wrote all elements. But they are increasingly allowing other companies to develop applications that work with and extend their applications. It appears likely that the two big vendors in this market—Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer CCH—will rely more on other companies to provide functionality.

It is impossible to miss news stories about breaches of data at companies, particularly at large, well-known organizations. And because of the threats of loss of or improper disclosure of data, the need for firms to purchase cyber liability insurance is receiving a notable uptick in the discussion of the need for this coverage by ndustry experts.