OfficeTools 3.2 has been launched by AbacusNext. New is APX PayNow, a capability of the Abacus Payment Exchange, which enables users to automatically send invoices directly to a client’s inbox or SMS text. 

Thomson Reuters plans to buy Confirmation, which provides digital confirmation services to audit and law firms and banks and bank departments. The software is used to verify financial data. Terms were not disclosed.

Thomson Reuters has introduced Checkpoint Edge, described as an artificial intelligence-based tax research platform. It will be commercially available next week.