FreeAgent, the UK-based provider of accounting software designed for small businesses and their accountants, has formed a new partnership with smart spend management platform Pleo to enhance financial administration for UK SMEs.
The company said the move was driven by the need to simplify how small businesses manage day-to-day spending, reduce manual work and ensure they maintain better oversight of cash flow.
FreeAgent supports more than 200,000 UK businesses with tools that enable them to handle everyday bookkeeping while allowing accountants and bookkeepers to focus on higher-value advisory work, such as tax and strategic guidance.
Under the new partnership, Pleo becomes FreeAgent’s preferred expense management provider, enabling users to sync expenses, card transactions, receipts and attachments directly from Pleo into FreeAgent.
The integration matches transactions with relevant categories and VAT information, removing the need for manual entry and reducing errors.
Pleo allows businesses to issue virtual or physical company cards with full control over spending limits and policies, automatically tracking and categorising every purchase before syncing it into FreeAgent.
This enhanced visibility gives businesses a real-time view of company-wide spending, from ongoing subscriptions to one-off purchases, ensuring fewer surprises and smoother financial management.
FreeAgent CEO and co-founder Roan Lavery said, “We know how frustrating and time-consuming it can be for small businesses to keep track of spending, especially when lots of different people are making purchases.
“This partnership with Pleo takes a huge amount of that stress away. Expenses are recorded and sent straight into FreeAgent without the usual chasing around for receipts or spreadsheets. It just works in the background, so business owners can focus on running their business, not wrestling with their books.”
Pleo SVP Haresh Bajaj said, “Pleo are thrilled to launch our integration with FreeAgent; two partners with a shared vision of empowering SMBs with seamless financial tools. This partnership is a step forward in simplifying workflows and unlocking greater value for our customers, and we’re excited about the impact we’ll achieve together.”
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