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Figured is very proud to have been presented with the award for Asia-Pacific Industry Specific App of the Year at the Xerocon South 2016 Gala Awards dinner on 9 September.

Our scenario planning tool, which provides a multi-year 3 way view (P&L, cash flow & balance sheet) of the farming operation, was announced at Xerocon South and has already received great feedback from attendees.

We were excited to announce at Xerocon South 2016 the introduction of a new type of cropping functionality in Figured which is designed to provide cropping operations with more detailed production related financial information.

Figured are pleased to announce we have entered into a partnership with Australian software company,Agworld.

Agworld is a Collaborative Farming Solution that captures on-farm data and improves communication and efficiencies by allowing farmers and agronomists to manage and work together on their business with staff and external service providers through an easy-to-use, cloud-based and mobile platform.

Figured are proud to share that we have been named as a finalist in the Innovation in Financial and Professional Services category at the New Zealand Innovation Awards 2016.

The New Zealand Innovation Awardscelebrate game-changing innovation in a broad range of industries and businesses from across the country, and it’s an honour to be nominated as a finalist for this year’s awards.

I joined Figured in July of this year having spent the past five years in rural banking. Why would I leave the perks and security of a bank job to join a startup you ask? The truth is that I believe farmers face enough challenges and I saw an opportunity to be part of a solution for at least one of them - access to real-time financial information to help make better business decisions to support them and their families now and into the future… and I wanted to be a part of it.

The countdown is on to Xerocon South 2016. This year, the annual conference hosted by online accounting giant, Xero, is being held in Brisbane on the 8-9 September. The event offers two days of inspirational international speakers and insightful keynotes who will provide accountants with actionable value to implement in their own businesses.

Two of the industry’s biggest names, Fonterra and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), have teamed up to develop a new online tool designed to provide farmers with a view of their operation in one place - and it’s powered by Figured.

Working at the intersection of two of NZ's biggest industries - ag and tech - is pretty exciting. Check out this post from Sophie Stanley, Head of Rural at Figured, talking about what we need to do to ensure our country continues to innovate in this space.