Xero saw subscriptions for its cloud accounting products r0se by 22.1 percent for the first half ended September 30. The New Zealand-based company also talked broadly of plans to expand on this continent in its recent earnings report.

Black and Latino owned businesses had a good 12 months despite the pandemic, according to a recently released Ernst & Young survey. However, the Entrepreneur’s Paradox: How Black and Latino Entrepreneurs Are Balancing Growth and Uncertainty says those entrepreneurs fear the unprecedented performance may stem from a short-term boost in attention.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has introduced CCH Axcess Workflow. The browser-based application integrates with the CCH Axcess Common Database and the Tax and Document applications in the suite,

Botkeeper, which provides bookkeeping software utilizing artificial intelligence, has raised $42 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Grand Oaks Capital, which was founded by Tom Golisano, founder and chairman of Paychex.