Intuit, the American software company, has agreed to buy Sequence, a British financial technology business, in a deal estimated to be worth around $200m, according to a source close to the deal. Intuit announced yesterday that it had signed an agreement to acquire Sequence, a business-to-business revenue management and billingContinue Reading

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More than 200 employers have written to the Chancellor, John Healey, calling for an overhaul of business rates at his Budget on 28 October, proposing a 2 per cent levy on online sales to fund a 37 per cent cut in rates for businesses with physical premises. The letter, organisedContinue Reading