Tagged: april

July 21, 2024 @ 10:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

april, an AI-powered tax-filing product built to be embedded with financial services providers, this week appointed Raj R. Doshi as its president and chief operating officer. Doshi brings more than 20 years of experience with organizations including Google, TaxAct and Avantax. Doshi’s focus will be… Read More

May 3, 2024 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the last decade, Fintech has undergone a significant transformation and period of growth, marked by the digitization and democratization of access to financial services to more Americans. To gain insights into what the future holds, we spoke with Ben Borodach, the co-founder and CEO… Read More

December 15, 2023 @ 9:34 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

ZenLedger, a provider of blockchain data and tax solutions, this week announced a partnership with april, a developer of AI-powered financial technology focused on modernizing taxes, to launch the first end-to-end tax filing experience in the crypto industry.  Integrating with april, an IRS-authorized e-file provider, brings… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 9:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

One of the reasons there has been little innovation in tax tech is because of complex integration challenges. Still, april is using artificial intelligence to bring innovation to a sector badly needing change. Founded by former Google data science head Daniel Marcous and Ben Borodach,… Read More

August 25, 2023 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

april, an AI-powered financial technology focused on taxes, this week welcomed two new leadership team members. Christina Taylor is the new VP of tax development and delivery while Antonea Nabors becomes product design lead. Taylor moves over from Cash App Taxes (a Block subsidiary) where… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

It is that time of year again taxes are due in the US. The only groups that like tax season are the ones that benefit – state, local, and federal government – and tax preparers that earn their keep by navigating the byzantine process of… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

april has announced a tax filing product in partnership with multiple Fintechs. april (April Tax Solutions) claims to be the first artificial intelligence (AI) powered tax system available. The company states that its tax filing product is now available with Acorns, B9, Moves, Mercury Financial… Read More

July 1, 2022 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a “successful” inaugural tax season, April Tax Solutions Inc., a personal income tax platform that embeds into digital financial apps, announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series A round. The Fintech startup has “gained the attention of unicorn founders and leaders… Read More

March 6, 2020 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Denmark-based Insurtech company Penni.io has reportedly secured €2 million in funding from three major Nordic region insurance industry participants. The firm is planning to use the capital raised to expand its operations across Europe and globally. Established in 2016, Penni.io aims to assist insurance companies,… Read More

May 9, 2017 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Biz2Credit released its latest small business lending index which revealed loan approval rates at big banks ($10 billion-plus in assets) rebounded in April 2017 after a setback month. The company reported that small business loan approval rates at big banks increased by two-tenths of… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In recognizing April as Philanthropy Month, Missouri University of Science and Technology has announced campus-wide projects dedicated to serving the university’s community and also launched its crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunding.mst.edu, to encourage innovation. On Friday, the university announced: “April is Philanthropy Month at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Special events… Read More