AI financial superagent, new Xero Partner Hub, and personalised analytics capabilities to unlock new levels of productivity for accounting and bookkeeping practices
Xero, the global small business platform, today announced the next evolution of its AI financial superagent JAX (‘Just Ask Xero’) and other growth-driving product updates. These new features are designed to give accountants and bookkeepers more efficient and accurate workflows as well as in-depth insights that enable them to more confidently run their practice and advise their small business clients.
Along with its AI superagent, the product updates announced at Xerocon Brisbane include a new Xero Partner Hub, a time-saving workpapers solution, and deep analytics powered by Syft. These enhancements provide a simpler and more unified experience that will help Xero partners streamline compliance and operate more efficiently so they can spend more time on strategic areas of their practice.
“We know the daily realities accountants and bookkeepers face, such as talent shortages, economic uncertainty, increasing regulatory complexity and compliance pressure, alongside day-to-day manual tasks that can keep them from high-value strategic work,” said Diya Jolly, Xero’s Chief Product and Technology Officer. “Xero’s new features are designed to automate the heavy lifting, freeing up our partners to focus on more meaningful and impactful work like strengthening client relationships and providing personalised advice.”
Practical solutions to help accountants, bookkeepers and their clients thrive
Here are the key product announcements out of Xerocon this year:
- Xero announced the next evolution of its AI financial superagent JAX (Just Ask Xero), built on Xero’s agentic platform. JAX delivers a reimagined experience by learning how your business runs, automating routine tasks and workflows, and delivering actionable insights, orchestrating multiple AI agents behind the scenes to cut busy work and help you make smarter decisions. All of this delivers a trusted partner built for you, with you.
- Xero Partner Hub is the new one-stop shop for accountants and bookkeepers now with all of Xero’s practice tools and data on one unified platform, including a single, intuitive navigation, customisable homepage, and enriched with AI-powered insights. The Xero Partner Hub provides a fully integrated client and staff experience, drawing from a single source of truth for all records. For practices currently using Xero Practice Manager (XPM), beta access to the platform will be available in the coming months, with the full launch expected in early 2026.
- Xero will also be rolling out a new workpapers solution, built in partnership with BGL. The solution will download ledger data directly from Xero, saving time and manual data entry.
- Upcoming enhancements to Syft Analytics include improvements to forecasting, advanced reporting, and multi-entity consolidations. Xero partners now have access to Syft Analytics on eligible Xero business plans at no extra cost.
- Analytics powered by Syft, the small business product embedded into Xero will offer even more actionable insights for small businesses and their advisors, including a business health score, AI-powered insights, and will incorporate external data, like website visits alongside financial information.
- Coming soon, progress payments will allow businesses to accept deposits or payments in stages, providing more flexibility and control. Additionally, a new online statement feature will let customers pay multiple outstanding invoices at once in a single transaction, reducing payment delays and simplifying reconciliation.
- A brand new Xero homepage and redesigned navigation, built with customer feedback, is being rolled out. The new experience moves from a static dashboard to a customisable, insight-rich homepage. It features new and improved widgets that give a clear, at-a-glance view of business performance, highlights what needs attention, and allows users to take common actions directly from the page. This tailored view helps users stay focused on what matters most. The refreshed navigation makes it easier to find what you’re looking for and flow from one task to the next with simpler labels and logical groupings.
These innovations reflect Xero’s commitment to strengthening the impact of accountants and bookkeepers and working with them to shape the future of the industry. For additional details on these updates and more, visit Xero’s product site The Long And Short Of It.
