Accounting Innovation and Technology Buzz | October 21

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I'm Heather Smith and welcome to Cloud Stories, a podcast exploring the Accounting and Business Apps community. Today I’m trying out something new. I’ve given it the big hairy audacious title of The Accounting Innovation and Technology Buzz: Current News, Trends and Analysis. Joining me on the show is</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentmclaren/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trent McLaren</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. You might recall I’ve interviewed Trent on podcast shows. We’ve been friends for many years, and I always enjoy our conversations because he has well thought out insights about the industry. Currently, Trent is the Head of the Accounting & Bookkeeping Channel at</span> <a href= "https://divipay.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">DiviPay</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. In his past lives, Trent has probably worked at more Accounting Technology companies than many. Notably, Practice Ignition, Intuit and where I met him at eWay. He also worked for the outsourcing company TOA Global.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we talk about the many acquisitions that are happening in the industry.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">* Intuit + MailChimp + DataDear acquisition</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">* We talk about the DiviPay Feature release</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">* Practice Protect report:</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6851377168572928001/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6851377168572928001/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">* Cin7 Inventory and Order Management Trends report:</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6851377168572928001/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6851377168572928001/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m currently