{"id":15378,"date":"2021-06-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/06\/09\/xero-named-frost-sullivans-2021-asia-pacific-sme-accounting-software-vendor-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2021-06-09T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T04:00:00","slug":"xero-named-frost-sullivans-2021-asia-pacific-sme-accounting-software-vendor-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/06\/09\/xero-named-frost-sullivans-2021-asia-pacific-sme-accounting-software-vendor-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Xero named Frost &#038; Sullivan&#8217;s 2021 Asia-Pacific SME Accounting Software Vendor of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!--<a class=\"format-txt\" href=\"{baseURL}\/View\/{release.id}?_download=1\">View this article in .txt format<\/a>--><\/p>\n<p class=\"subheadline\">\n                               Xero recognised for its exemplary performance and valuable contributions in shaping new trends across Asia-Pacific in its 2021 Best Practices Awards                            <\/p>\n<p>SINGAPORE &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\">Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a09 June 2021 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xero.com\/\">Xe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xero.com\/\">ro<\/a>, the global small business platform, has<br \/>\nbeen named the 2021 Asia-Pacific small and medium enterprise (SME) Accounting<br \/>\nSoftware Vendor of the Year by global research and consulting firm, Frost &amp;<br \/>\nSullivan in its 2021 Best Practices Awards. The awards celebrate best-in-class<br \/>\ncompanies that have accomplished innovative or disruptive breakthroughs in<br \/>\ntheir industries and continually demonstrate excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Winners were selected based on their<br \/>\nperformance against three key strategic imperatives: disruptive technologies,<br \/>\ntransformative mega trends and new business models. Successful companies<br \/>\novercame the challenges posed by these imperatives and leveraged them to drive<br \/>\ninnovation and growth. Winners were also assessed against criteria including leadership focus, brand equity, financial performance,<br \/>\ndedication to continued innovation and addressing customers&#8217; unmet needs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Krishna<br \/>\nBaidya, Director of ICT Practice at Frost &amp; Sullivan commented: &#8220;Xero&#8217;s<br \/>\ncloud-based accounting software platform provides SMEs with a comprehensive<br \/>\nsolution to handle their accounting functions and have real-time access to<br \/>\ntheir financial data. The platform&#8217;s global business network addresses the<br \/>\nsegment&#8217;s needs beyond pure accounting, providing access to critical business<br \/>\napps and bank feeds. By bringing together all financial information in a simple<br \/>\nand easy-to-navigate space, Xero empowers SMEs to make smarter and faster<br \/>\ndecisions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In its Best Practices report, Frost<br \/>\n&amp; Sullivan also commended Xero&#8217;s commitment to helping SMEs work with their<br \/>\nclosest allies: accountants and bookkeepers. &#8220;Whether it is doing taxes,<br \/>\nunderstanding finances, or making plans to grow, Xero brings all of the<br \/>\nnecessary data and information together in one place so that small businesses<br \/>\nand their advisors can collaborate and speak the same language. This close<br \/>\npartnership with accountants and bookkeepers is driving Xero&#8217;s subscription<br \/>\ngrowth while benefiting small business customers,&#8221; the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Xero was further recognised for leading<br \/>\nthe way in creating visionary scenarios through the mega trends shaping long<br \/>\nterm sustainable growth and driving a culture of innovation through the<br \/>\nadoption of cloud accounting solutions and creating a thriving ecosystem. The<br \/>\nreport cited Xero&#8217;s work embedding Hubdoc&#8217;s machine learning technology into<br \/>\nits platform to help small businesses process bills and receipts faster.<br \/>\nTogether, with the addition of duplicate detection, one of the most commonly<br \/>\nasked for features from customers, Xero Expenses with Hubdoc can ensure small<br \/>\nbusinesses and their consultants will spend less time on manual data entry<br \/>\nactivities and fewer hours spent gathering and handling bills, expenses, and<br \/>\nother documents each month so that they can concentrate on helping businesses<br \/>\nexpand.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Xero&#8217;s<br \/>\nfocus on innovation to enhance customer value is evidenced by its facilitation<br \/>\nof an open platform with more than 1000 apps in the marketplace, recent<br \/>\nacquisitions of invoice lending platforms, and deep strategic partnerships with<br \/>\npayment service providers. The company&#8217;s robust financial performance is<br \/>\ncommensurate with its growing user base and global footprint, all of which are<br \/>\na testament to its ambition in building global scale and innovation,&#8221; added<br \/>\nBaidya.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Fitzgerald, Managing Director<br \/>\nAsia, Xero, said, &#8220;We are humbled to have been honoured by Frost &amp; Sullivan<br \/>\nas its Asia Pacific SME Accounting Software Vendor of the Year. The award is a testament to Xero&#8217;s<br \/>\nhard work and ongoing commitment to the SME ecosystem and community in Asia<br \/>\nPacific. We are focused on our commitment to be the most insightful and<br \/>\ntrusted small business platform and make lives better for SMEs throughout the<br \/>\nregion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Frost<br \/>\n&amp; Sullivan follows its proprietary, measurement-based methodology combined<br \/>\nwith extensive research, in-depth interviews, analysis, and benchmarking to<br \/>\nshortlist deserving companies in each category. The selection process utilises<br \/>\nreal-time performance indicators such as market share, revenue growth, customer<br \/>\nacquisition, product\/service value, and technology innovation, and the winners<br \/>\nrepresent the best of the best in Asia-Pacific.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/2021-06-09\/81179\/xero-named-frost-sullivans-2021-asia-pacific-sme-accounting-software-vendor-of-the-year\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xero recognised for its exemplary performance and valuable contributions in shaping new trends across Asia-Pacific in its 2021 Best Practices Awards SINGAPORE &#8211;\u00a0Media OutReach\u00a0&#8211;\u00a09 June 2021 &#8211;\u00a0Xero, the global small business platform, has been named the 2021 Asia-Pacific small and medium enterprise (SME) Accounting Software Vendor of the Year by global research and consulting firm, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}