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The ability to seamlessly move money has always been at the core of our economy. It enables the exchange of value, makes it possible to build new businesses, and fuels long-term growth.

Denver Startup Week, the largest free event of its kind in the world, is back again in 2018. Outside of this being a fantastic event for entrepreneurs, it provides an opportunity for thousands of Colorado job seekers to find their dream company to work for.

It’s been a full day of action here at Xerocon Brisbane. We’re sitting here at lunch reflecting on the last keynote speaker of the day, Jamie Skella, and his speech about the benefits of blockchain to our community.

It’s Day 1 of Xerocon, and the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre is buzzing with excited accountants and bookkeepers as they explore what’s on offer. Anthropology professor and futurist Genevieve Bell, known for her work at the intersection of culture and technology development, took the stage today and shared with us her vision of how artificial intelligence, or AI, will shape our lives.

It was always going to be interesting – getting banks and fintechs in the same room to talk about open banking and its future in NZ – and our panel event didn’t disappoint.

London is the Fintech capital of the world, and Xero recently joined the Fintech New Zealand delegation at the London #fintechweek conference.  A number of key trends from the UK were discussed, with important implications for New Zealand as we move towards open banking.

We are excited to let you know that today Hubdoc joins the Xero family. This means we’ll be able to accelerate delivering Xero’s vision for code-free accounting. We want to help accountants and bookkeepers focus their efforts on making sense of a small business’ financial data – not collecting it.

Last night at a packed out event the Ministry for Social Development, Joy Business Academy, BNZ and Xero launched a really exciting new tool for those thinking about starting their own business – the Tycoon Game Series, comprising of Restaurant Tycoon and Tech Tycoon.

Xero is always proud to be part of Techweek’18. Off the back of the most recent event, we take a look at how women forge their paths in the tech sphere, and what we can do to help.