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B2B payments provider Crezco crowned Emerging App of the Year at the UK & EMEA 2022 Xero Awards

B2B payments provider, Crezco has won the Emerging App of the Year Award at Xero’s prestigious annual awards. Hosted by Alexander Von Schirmeister, Xero UK & EMEA Managing Director at an in-person event, the awards showcased the achievements of those supporting businesses through two of the toughest years on record.

Accountants, bookkeepers and the app industry have played a huge role in guiding their small business clients through the pandemic and supporting the wider economy. Xero research shows 61% of small businesses said their accountant supports them in key areas they struggle with. Separate Xero research shows that small businesses using apps had more resilient sales and job growth than those that weren’t.

There were 17 trophies up for grabs, including the two new awards introduced last year – Community Impact Award and People’s Choice Award. The Community Award – judged by Together in Tech – celebrated accountants going beyond their day job to support and make a real difference in their communities.

Crezco the business-to-business open banking payments platform that makes B2B invoice payments as frictionless as card payments, without the associated costs won the Emerging App of the Year. Crezco can process account-to- account payments up to £1 million in real-time for free. UK and EU small businesses can use Crezco’s payment processing API with their accounting software, such as Xero.

Alex von Schirmeister, UK & EMEA Managing Director at Xero, said: “Accountants and bookkeepers have been the backbone of our small business economy over the last few years. We’ve heard so many stories of our partners going above and beyond to guide businesses through tough times, which is why it’s so important to celebrate the amazing work of the industry.”

Ralph Rogge, CEO and co-founder of Crezco, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have won this highly prestigious award and for Crezco to be recognised in this way. We have an easy-to-use and convenient payment platform that helps customers pay invoices quickly without the associated costs thereby improving their cash flow and saving them time from chasing late payments.”

This year’s judging panel was made up of Xero’s leadership, along with guest judges from the Xero community, including previous Xero Award-winners and industry leaders.

Find more information on all the UK, Irish and South African accounting and bookkeeping and app partner winners and why they are being recognised at this year’s awards here.

Full list of Xero UK & Ireland Award Winners for 2022

UK Partner Awards

Sole Practitioner of the Year – Isle Book-Keep

Small Firm of the Year – de Jong Phillips

Mid-size Firm of the Year – Inform Accounting

LargeFirm of the Year – Shorts

Total Xero Award – Full Stop

Most Valued Professional – Pamela Phillips, de Jong Phillips

Community Impact Award – Providence Financial

People’s Choice Award – Northern Accountants

UK App Awards

App Partner of the Year – Syft Analytics

Emerging App of the Year – Crezco

Industry-specific App of the Year – A2X

Practice App of the Year – Ignition

Ireland Partner Awards 

Partner of the Year – Accountant Online

Emerging Firm of the Year – Office Pal 

South Africa Awards

Partner of the Year – PKF Ignite 

Emerging Firm of the Year – VHA Accounting Solutions

App Partner of the Year – SimplePay

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