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We recently hosted a webinar showcasing Silverfin Assistant, our new AI-powered Copilot for accountancy firms. The product has just launched in the UK, but was already used by...
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Our cloud platform improves the efficiency, competitiveness and profitability of compliance and reporting services, and powers the development and delivery of new advisory services.
Silverfin makes work easier, faster and better for everyone. Those running the firm or a client portfolio. Those tasked with leading digital transformation. And the team working day-to-day with clients.
I’m really excited to announce that Silverfin has been acquired by the Visma Group, one of Europe’s leading business solution providers for cloud accounting software.
We recently hosted a webinar showcasing Silverfin Assistant, our new AI-powered Copilot for accountancy firms. The product has just launched in the UK, but was already used by...
Learn moreI’m really excited to unveil our brand new learning platform, the Silverfin Academy. It’s a self-serve training portal delivering standardised, high quality and up to date...
Learn moreWe gathered some great customer feedback recently on how we could improve our Insights module. Now it’s time to reveal the results!
Learn moreYour New AI-Powered Copilot for Accounting Compliance Excellence I’m thrilled today to announce the launch of the Silverfin Assistant. Although I always tread carefully to avoid...
Learn moreI’ve been working at Silverfin for a little over 6 months now, after my brief hiatus away from the world of UK SME accountancy, and it’s felt like I’ve never been away. For...
Learn moreFor better or worse, a big part of my life this past decade has been spent trying to understand what accounting firms really want. Even when sometimes they themselves aren’t too...
Learn moreIn the world of accounting, the demand for talented and skilled professionals is constantly on the rise. This is having such an impact that I’ve spoken to firms who are unable to...
Learn moreThis update looks way beyond the last month and even into future years, so buckle in! On the 15th of June in the heart of Battersea Park, a real show for accountants was...
Learn moreIn May, 600 of our customers attended our Fast Forward event to connect with us and with each other, learning and sharing thoughts and ideas. New technology and especially AI were...
Learn moreAccountex London, the esteemed accounting event, brought together industry leaders, innovation technologies and financial professionals from around the world. Boasting over two...
Learn moreHi and welcome to our May update on AI for Accounting.
Learn more2023 is set to be an exciting year for Silverfin in the UK. With an expanded team and new product capabilities, we're on track to accelerate growth and deliver even more value to...
Learn moreWe're excited to hear we are a finalist in this year’s EY 'Scale-up van het Jaar' award.
Learn moreIt is time for accountancy firms to step up to the plate as advisors. They have a crucial role in helping their clients thrive—not just survive
Learn moreChange might be a constant but that doesn't make it easy—especially when implementing new technology. In this blog, I'll discuss the challenges accounting firms face with tech...
Learn moreAre we seeing the death of advisory - and the associated role of the accountant as strategic business advisor? No but we are seeing a change in what advisory is and how it is...
Learn moreI hosted a panel discussion at The Digital Accountancy Show exploring how companies can ensure technology delivers while enacting large-scale change or digital transformation...
Learn moreWe’re excited to announce how we're putting AI at the heart of Silverfin.
Learn moreWe spoke with Alastair Barlow, co-founder of flinder, about how they’ve transformed their clients’ businesses by becoming trusted advisors.
Learn moreWe met with some leading firms at the end of 2021. Read what they had to say was occupying their minds most as a new year gets underway.
Learn moreFor accountancy firms, going paperless means lower costs and greater efficiency. But moving away from traditional ways of working can be hard.
Learn moreOur product priorities, how these have shaped our recent developments and what we are working on for the future.
Learn moreHow much of an impact did the pandemic have in changing fundamentally how the profession works? What progress has been made in digital transformation and which areas still need...
Learn moreAccounting compliance and workflow automation has the power to transform the profession just as it has in bookkeeping. Follow these three steps to harness the true power of...
Learn moreVery few firms cite advisory services as their biggest revenue earner today. Why does this gap exist and how can firms use the two ‘A’s to close it?
Learn moreThe insights that firms gain from benchmarking are invaluable, both internally and externally. All too often, however, they’re simply invisible or it is just too hard to do.
Learn moreWe’ve won 2021's Deloitte Technology Fast 50 most sustainable growth category in Belgium.
Learn moreWe just announced our acquisition of an exciting Belgian machine learning and artificial intelligence company - Boltzmann. They have been a Silverfin partner for a while now and...
Learn moreWhat progress have firms made in transforming their business and client services, and how has the pandemic impacted their efforts?
Learn moreDiscover what progress firms are making in their business and digital transformation plans, and the impact the pandemic had on their initiatives.
Learn moreTechnology has changed bookkeeping forever by automating and simplifying financial tasks for clients and their accountants. Now it’s time for accounting to experience the same...
Learn more“A picture paints a thousand words.” We hear this all the time don’t we. It is just as true in accounting and for data, particularly management reporting.
Learn moreLast year, Silverfin hosted a series of online breakfasts with accountants across the UK to discuss how they were approaching this challenging year.
Learn moreDuring Fast Forward we spoke to leading experts within technology, financial services and accounting. In this week’s blog, we’re focusing on the fourth session of the event where...
Learn moreIt was exciting to find out this week we’ve been ranked number 1 in Deloitte Belgium’s annual ranking of the country’s fastest growing fintech companies - the Technology Fast 50.
Learn moreAs Geoffrey Moore, consultant and author of Crossing the Chasm, once said: "Without big data analytics, companies are blind and deaf and wandering out onto the web like deer on a...
Learn moreNatalie Lamb has recently joined Silverfin as CCO. Born and bred in South Africa, she attended the University of Cape Town where she completed an undergraduate degree in Politics...
Learn moreDuring Fast Forward Studio we spoke with a broad panel of leading experts within technology, financial services and accounting. In this week’s blog, we’re focusing on our session...
Learn moreDuring Fast Forward Studio we spoke to a broad panel of leading experts within technology, financial services and accounting. In this blog, we’ll be focusing on what Joris Van Der...
Learn moreSilverfin is a leading cloud platform for accounting firms and today it announced an expansion of its international reach to include the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and a new...
Learn moreDuring Fast Forward we spoke to a broad panel of leading voices within technology, financial services and accounting. In this week’s blog, we are focusing on the first session of...
Learn moreWhat we learnt from our experts at Fast Forward Studio On 17 September we had our yearly Fast Forward event for accountants. A live event as usual in Belgium was not an option for...
Learn moreWe talked to Nathan Keeley, a Partner at MHA Carpenter Box based in Sussex about their leadership challenges and why they shifted their business to ‘digital first’.
Learn moreAs the countdown to Fast Forward Studio continues, we sat down with Jorgen Broothaers from PwC Belgium to discuss his experience in the accounting profession and what he believes...
Learn moreMartin de Bie is an innovation advisor at 216, an organisation where data-driven systems form the basis for in-depth financial advice for SMEs. As chair of the digital working...
Learn moreHow to support your clients with emergency cash flow planning as they respond to pressures of Covid
Learn moreFor Fast Forward Studio, we’ve put together a spectacular 2.5-hour live show featuring experts in technology and accounting to discuss a broad range of digital transformation...
Learn moreBrian Murphy is Engagement Lead in Deloitte Ireland’s Consumer & Technology Business Audit department. He works with the firm’s largest family and privately-owned clients but also...
Learn moreAt Fast Forward Studio, we want you to get all the tools you need to use technology to achieve your business transformation. We have carefully designed this event to inspire and...
Learn moreFast Forward is an annual event that Silverfin has run for 4 years and this year we’re slightly changing how we do things so that you can learn and be inspired from wherever you...
Learn moreJoin us this year for a fast-paced 2.5 hour live online show exploring the future of accounting, business and technology with expert speakers. Register and you'll get access to a...
Learn moreHow to use financial data to deliver valuable advisory services and transform your client relationships.
Learn moreHow foresight powers sophisticated advisory services and unlocks new revenue streams for digitally mature accountants.
Learn moreFor entrepreneurs and business managers, no two days are the same. Day in, day out they are challenged by the complex issues facing their company, fluctuations in the economic...
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Learn moreReaching beyond the numbers to the why.
Learn moreHg has a long history of partnering with businesses in tax and accounting software.
Learn moreHow accounting firms and their clients benefit from compliance and reporting automation, and the business opportunities it presents for accountants.
Learn moreWhy achieving Fullsight is essential for accountants to remain competitive – and how to get there with Silverfin.
Learn moreWhy achieving Fullsight is essential for accountants to remain competitive – and how to get there with Silverfin.
Learn moreHow Silverfin gives accountants, partners, and their clients a comprehensive overview of all financial data, status updates, and communications.
Learn moreDigital and cloud technology has changed bookkeeping forever by automating and simplifying financial tasks. Accounting is undergoing the same transformation through technology.
Learn moreGrant Thornton Belgium told us how their use of technology, and Silverfin in particular, was transforming client service and how they work as a firm.
Learn moreIn recent research the professional body for accountants in Belgium the “Koninklijke Vereniging voor Accountants en Boekhouders van België” (KVABB) said new legislation for...
Learn moreHow close are today’s firms to fulfilling the potential of connected accounting according to the results of our recent research?
Learn moreWe’re becoming connected accountants but are not there yet.
Learn moreIntroducing the sights you need to acquire for future success. Technology has already changed bookkeeping, making it easy for small businesses to digitally manage their finances...
Learn moreTechnology holds the key to delivering the advisory services your clients really want. Joining the dots
Learn moreWhy connected accounting helps you open up new revenue streams. Most of us have a general grasp of the theory of evolution, even if we’re not experts in evolutionary biology:...
Learn moreWe just heard the exciting news that we are in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ EMEA list, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life...
Learn moreOur how-to guide to transforming the services you provide your clients. Shifting your firm from a heavy focus on compliance to a broader range of advisory services is not an easy...
Learn moreThe Accountancy Age 50+50 Ranking is a prestigious annual report on the profession and showcases the progress our biggest firms have made. Everyone is always interested in where...
Learn moreAs our personal and working lives continue to move online, what do accountants and their firms need to do to remain relevant and competitive?
Learn moreKPMG to use Silverfin to streamline financial reporting and create a central client data hub to support their team and the delivery of client advisory services.
Learn moreTo build the right strategy for your service transformation, it’s important to understand the current accounting environment, and how the landscape has changed over the past...
Learn moreWe are delighted to announce our strategic partnership with Vandelanotte Accountants. Providing forward thinking accountants with the latest technology and creating a centralised...
Learn moreNovember 16 2018 - Silverfin has won Deloitte’s 2018 Technology Fast 50 award for the Fintech sector. The award was given based on the company’s percentage of growth in turnover...
Learn moreNew York, NY, October 22, 2018 -- CB Insights today named Silverfin to the second annual Fintech 250 list, a prestigious group of emerging private companies working on...
Learn moreMany accountants are still working 70-hour weeks in order to cope with the sheer level of client work, administration and practice duties that are experienced by their firm.
Learn moreAdoption of cloud accounting systems by practitioners grew by 50% last year, according to research by AccountingWEB. As an industry, accounting has gradually gone digital over the...
Learn moreHaving access to detailed management accounts gives your business clients the ability to truly understand their financial position. On a regular basis, you can provide the key...
Learn more51 % of EU businesses use cloud-based software applications for their financial and accounting tasks, customer relationship management and other business applications. And this...
Learn moreModern business owners want more than just the accounting basics from their accountant. In the digital world, where businesses can manage much of the financial workload...
Learn moreMany accountants complain that their clients just are not interested in taking a management accounts service from their firm. In this article, Heather Townsend, founder of ‘The...
Learn moreHaving a good workflow is what makes your practice efficient, productive and profitable. Over the years, there hasn’t been much change in this area. Compliance work still rules...
Learn moreIf an IBM report is to be believed, about 90% of all data has been created within the last two years, with 2.5 quintillion bytes of it generated around the world every day. You...
Learn moreWith technological advancement comes disruption. Traditional employment opportunities will evolve. Jobs that we think are safe and secure might just be automated out of existence...
Learn moreIt was around late last year that we witnessed another body blow to finance professionals: of the businesses surveyed for Xero’s ‘State of Accounts’ report, 59% said they did not...
Learn moreAt the recent Accountex conference, Receipt Bank’s director Michael Wood raised an excellent point about how technology’s relentless advance can creep up on us.
Learn moreMark Lee frames the modern accountant’s dilemma with a simple question: Are you an accountant or a magician?
Learn moreIt’s hard to believe but it wasn’t that long ago that there was still a raging debate around cloud accounting. “Should you put your small business accounts in the cloud?”, asked a...
Learn moreSilverfin ceo Joris Van Der Gucht asked me to write a blog post for their Connected Accounting Authority blog. Considering my role as New Technology & Innovation Advisor for 216...
Learn moreIt was in 1960 when the famed US Navy aircraft engineer Kelly Johnson first noted the design principle KISS, an acronym for “Keep it simple, stupid”.
Learn moreOn Silverfin’s authority blog experts in the field of accounting and technology share their thoughts and opinions, and our partners also contribute their expertise. This following...
Learn moreWhen asked, the great ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky had a simple explanation for his almost supernatural ability to be one step ahead of his competition: “I skate to where the...
Learn moreIn case the title of this post rings a bell… it’s intentional. Recently I was lucky enough to hear Steven Van Belleghem talk about ‘When Digital Becomes Human’. Steven is an...
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