Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/suitefiles-accountex-london-test Welcome to the new XU Podcast: conversations with the people shaping what comes next in accounting, bookkeeping and fintech. We go beyond the product launches and press releases to hear the stories, ideas and experiences behind some of the industry’s most interesting businesses and people. From building AI-native accounting platforms and scaling firms with offshore teams, to growing global software companies, launching new ventures and figuring out what comes after a big corporate career. In our first episodes, we sit down with leaders and founders from Digits, Dext, TeamUp and The Dot HQ, alongside industry veteran Damien Greathead, for candid conversations about growth, technology, AI, outsourcing, entrepreneurship and how the profession is changing. No corporate script. No sales pitch. Just useful, interesting conversations with people who know the industry - and have something worth saying. © 2026 XU Magazine 04cbd396-f9ea-5fe3-b991-95412111964b yes en Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:40:44 -0700 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:41:13 -0700 episodic XU Magazine Welcome to the new XU Podcast: conversations with the people shaping what comes next in accounting, bookkeeping and fintech. We go beyond the product launches and press releases to hear the stories, ideas and experiences behind some of the industry’s most interesting businesses and people. From building AI-native accounting platforms and scaling firms with offshore teams, to growing global software companies, launching new ventures and figuring out what comes after a big corporate career. In our first episodes, we sit down with leaders and founders from Digits, Dext, TeamUp and The Dot HQ, alongside industry veteran Damien Greathead, for candid conversations about growth, technology, AI, outsourcing, entrepreneurship and how the profession is changing. No corporate script. No sales pitch. Just useful, interesting conversations with people who know the industry - and have something worth saying. Welcome to the new XU Podcast: conversations with the people shaping what comes next in accounting, bookkeeping and fintech. XU Magazine No No 5 5 The DotHQ full 6a4d4b95-cdb1-4ac8-8325-172807ffab91 https://share.transistor.fm/s/956140b3 XU caught up with Gavin Sneddon, Director at The Dot HQ, an outsourced accounting firm that helps accountancy firms and SMEs scale by building dedicated offshore teams across bookkeeping, accounting, audit, and admin.

]]> XU caught up with Gavin Sneddon, Director at The Dot HQ, an outsourced accounting firm that helps accountancy firms and SMEs scale by building dedicated offshore teams across bookkeeping, accounting, audit, and admin.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:07:54 -0700 XU Magazine XU Magazine 2596 XU caught up with Gavin Sneddon, Director at The Dot HQ, an outsourced accounting firm that helps accountancy firms and SMEs scale by building dedicated offshore teams across bookkeeping, accounting, audit, and admin.

]]> The Dot HQ, Offshore Accounting, Outsourcing, Accounting Firm Growth No 4 4 TeamUp full bd2a9522-10e6-4c40-a4f9-3cc5922e3f93 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ba4c6ee2 XU caught up with Meryl Johnston, chartered accountant and co-founder of Bean Ninjas and TeamUp. They talk about growing Bean Ninjas from a single Australian Xero firm into a business spanning Australia, the US, and the UK, and how that experience led her into TeamUp, which recruits accountants and bookkeepers in the Philippines through what she calls ethical, offshore (not outsourced) hiring.

]]> XU caught up with Meryl Johnston, chartered accountant and co-founder of Bean Ninjas and TeamUp. They talk about growing Bean Ninjas from a single Australian Xero firm into a business spanning Australia, the US, and the UK, and how that experience led her into TeamUp, which recruits accountants and bookkeepers in the Philippines through what she calls ethical, offshore (not outsourced) hiring.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:07:47 -0700 XU Magazine XU Magazine 1542 XU caught up with Meryl Johnston, chartered accountant and co-founder of Bean Ninjas and TeamUp. They talk about growing Bean Ninjas from a single Australian Xero firm into a business spanning Australia, the US, and the UK, and how that experience led her into TeamUp, which recruits accountants and bookkeepers in the Philippines through what she calls ethical, offshore (not outsourced) hiring.

]]> Bean Ninjas, TeamUp, Mel, Offshore Hiring, Accounting Firm Growth No 3 3 Damien Greathead full 2faf5916-3e1c-443b-89c0-55efb11f94e6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/693857ba XU sit down with Damien Greathead. Known from Receipt Bank (Dext), Practice Ignition (Ignition), and Intuit QuickBooks and about life after leaving corporate and the three ventures he's running now: consulting for firms and tech companies, MoneyPenny, and Pre-Flight Labs.

]]> XU sit down with Damien Greathead. Known from Receipt Bank (Dext), Practice Ignition (Ignition), and Intuit QuickBooks and about life after leaving corporate and the three ventures he's running now: consulting for firms and tech companies, MoneyPenny, and Pre-Flight Labs.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:07:39 -0700 XU Magazine XU Magazine 1569 XU sit down with Damien Greathead. Known from Receipt Bank (Dext), Practice Ignition (Ignition), and Intuit QuickBooks and about life after leaving corporate and the three ventures he's running now: consulting for firms and tech companies, MoneyPenny, and Pre-Flight Labs.

]]> No 2 2 Dext full 18d4bf39-ade7-4ee2-84b1-8098198e6be7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/96ae77e6 XU sat down with Joanna Modugno, GM of Dext for the US and Canada. We dive into the differences between Dext's Canada and US markets, how Dext is evolving beyond its receipt-capture roots into AI-assisted workflow automation, and what's coming next with payments.

]]> XU sat down with Joanna Modugno, GM of Dext for the US and Canada. We dive into the differences between Dext's Canada and US markets, how Dext is evolving beyond its receipt-capture roots into AI-assisted workflow automation, and what's coming next with payments.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:07:25 -0700 XU Magazine XU Magazine 1283 XU sat down with Joanna Modugno, GM of Dext for the US and Canada. We dive into the differences between Dext's Canada and US markets, how Dext is evolving beyond its receipt-capture roots into AI-assisted workflow automation, and what's coming next with payments.

]]> Dext, XU Digest Podcast, Receipt Capture, AI Automation, Payments No 1 1 Digits full 8542ee30-0b3b-4a3b-989d-f088747aafb0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2c9c331 XU caught up with Jeff Seibert, founder and CEO of Digits, to talk about building an AI-native accounting platform from the ground up. They cover why Digits uses deterministic machine learning rather than LLMs, how it auto-books 95%+ of transactions, and what sets it apart from Xero, QuickBooks, and MYOB as they bolt AI onto older architectures.

]]> XU caught up with Jeff Seibert, founder and CEO of Digits, to talk about building an AI-native accounting platform from the ground up. They cover why Digits uses deterministic machine learning rather than LLMs, how it auto-books 95%+ of transactions, and what sets it apart from Xero, QuickBooks, and MYOB as they bolt AI onto older architectures.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:07:16 -0700 XU Magazine XU Magazine 1128 XU caught up with Jeff Seibert, founder and CEO of Digits, to talk about building an AI-native accounting platform from the ground up. They cover why Digits uses deterministic machine learning rather than LLMs, how it auto-books 95%+ of transactions, and what sets it apart from Xero, QuickBooks, and MYOB as they bolt AI onto older architectures.

]]> Digits, Jeff Seibert, AI bookkeeping, machine learning, automation, accounting software No 6 6 Levvy full e5fe7578-4d93-48a6-b164-ed82b217e68d https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa494882 XU caught up with Genie, CEO and founder of Levvy, a practice management tool built out of her own experience running an accounting firm for creatives in New York for 20 years. They talk about the visibility gaps in existing practice management tools, why capturing client context and "human touch" details matters, and how her firm's advisory-first culture shaped Levvy's design.

]]> XU caught up with Genie, CEO and founder of Levvy, a practice management tool built out of her own experience running an accounting firm for creatives in New York for 20 years. They talk about the visibility gaps in existing practice management tools, why capturing client context and "human touch" details matters, and how her firm's advisory-first culture shaped Levvy's design.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:07:07 -0700 XU Magazine XU Magazine 1463 XU caught up with Genie, CEO and founder of Levvy, a practice management tool built out of her own experience running an accounting firm for creatives in New York for 20 years. They talk about the visibility gaps in existing practice management tools, why capturing client context and "human touch" details matters, and how her firm's advisory-first culture shaped Levvy's design.

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