Author

Bernice Houy

CEO & Co-Founder, Fintura

Bernice is CEO and co-founder of Fintura, the connected practice-management platform for South African accounting firms. She writes about CIPC compliance, SARS and the day-to-day of running a modern practice.

14 articles

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For Accounting Firms7 min read

Fintura Sage Integration: Setup Guide for SA Accountants

Step-by-step guide to connect Fintura to Sage Business Cloud. Push invoices from time entries, sync quotes and clients, and automate billing.

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For Accounting Firms7 min read

Fintura Xero Integration: Setup Guide for SA Accounting Firms

Most SA accounting firms run Xero for billing and a separate tool for compliance and tasks. This guide covers how to connect Fintura to Xero via native API, automate your task-to-billing workflow, and ensure no completed work leaves your practice without an invoice.

Title card reading 5 Best Practice Management Software for SA Accountants, listing Fintura, DataGrows, GreatSoft, SmartPractice and InfoDocs.

For Accounting Firms12 min read

5 Best Practice Management Software for South African Accountants in 2026

The 5 best practice management software options for South African accounting firms in 2026. Comparing: Fintura, DataGrows, GreatSoft, SmartPractice and InfoDocs across CIPC automation, Xero integration, pricing and practice management scope.

Insights7 min read

Effortless CIPC Beneficial Ownership Filing in Under 5 Minutes with Fintura

Streamline your compliance process with Fintura's intelligent automation platform, which allows South African accounting firms to complete CIPC Beneficial Ownership filings in under five minutes. Say goodbye to tedious manual forms and errors, and reclaim valuable hours while ensuring compliance with CIPC regulations. Discover how Fintura can transform your workflow and protect your clients from costly penalties in this comprehensive guide.

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Insights8 min read

2026 Budget Speech: Complete Guide for SA Accountants

Everything South African accounting firms need to know about the 2026 Budget Speech — VAT changes, tax brackets, savings limits and small business relief explained clearly. Plus a free white-label client guide to brand and send out today.

Insights7 min read

How To File Your CIPC Annual Return in less than 5 Minutes → Directly in Fintura

File CIPC Annual Returns without leaving Fintura. This guide walks you through BO, iXBRL or FAS and turnover capture. Fintura auto-calculates CIPC and late fees, charges your card on file, then lodges with CIPC and emails your confirmation. Most teams complete both BO and the Annual Return in less than five minutes with Fintura.

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Insights5 min read

CIPC Beneficial Ownership: Optimised Filing Guide (2025)

Step-by-step CIPC Beneficial Ownership guide: who qualifies for the Optimised system, deadlines, registers, OTPs and FAQs... Fast compliance in 2025.

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Fintura Updates5 min read

Welcoming Clive Butkow: Fintura’s New Strategic Advisor & Early Investor

We're proud to welcome Clive Butkow as Fintura’s newest Strategic Advisor and Early Investor. With decades of experience leading and mentoring startups, Clive joins us at a key moment as we scale.

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Fintura Updates5 min read

Fintura Wins Startup World Cup 2025

Fintura has won the South African Startup World Cup 2025 at FinTech Summit Africa, earning a place in the global finals in Silicon Valley. Discover how our AI-powered accounting platform is transforming the industry and representing South Africa on the world stage.

Title card reading AI-Driven Accounting Automation, How Fintura is Building a Scalable, Secure AI Accounting Platform, with a portrait photograph beside a sphere of binary digits.

Insights7 min read

Stephan Wessels - How AI Accounting is Revolutionising Financial Automation

As the accounting industry embraces automation, AI Accounting is becoming the key to efficiency, compliance, and scalability.

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For Accounting Firms5 min read

Alan Fok - How Fintura Supports Strategic Growth for Accounting Firms

When it comes to navigating the complex and rapidly evolving world of accounting, few advisors can match the depth of expertise and experience that Alan Fok brings to the table.

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Fintura Updates2 min read

Huge milestone as we hit 100 sign-ups of the Fintura pre-launch and close it off

Achieving 100 pre-launch sign-ups was a milestone that validated the team’s hard work and vision...

Fintura Updates3 min read

Our CEO Bernice graduates from the Founders Institute as the valedictorian of her cohort

It was all a dream"... As Biggie Smalls would say! Our CEO, Bernice, entered the Founders Institute with an idea to transform how accountants manage their tasks and time...

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Fintura Updates3 min read

We assemble our development team and break ground on code for the Fintura MVP

The journey from concept to execution began with this milestone. Assembling the development team was a deliberate process...

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