9 working days to 30 June. Rates are still moving, the 1 July compliance stack is the heaviest in years, and there are still receipts to close. On top of all that, markets are having a historic fortnight – three of the biggest IPOs ever filed in the same week.
June has always been the month finance teams earn their stripes. This one more than most.
Here's what's worth knowing before it all lands.
Inside this edition:
These stories sparked conversation at Weel HQ, so we’re passing them on to you.
The year-end close happens in July, but what makes it fast or painful is determined now. Getting every expense complete before 30 June means the close is confirmation, not a reconstruction.
Here's where most teams fall behind:
Two weeks to the close. This month we shipped four updates for exactly this moment: full visibility on every approval, two integrations that cut the last manual data loops, and one small fix that removes a step nobody should have had to take. Less chasing. More done.
The read-write API is now in beta. It closes one of the last manual loops, pushing transactions, codes, and approvals straight into your ERP or accounting software. No CSV exports. No manual workarounds.
Wiise is the latest addition, joining Xero, MYOB, NetSuite, and Business Central. Card transactions, reimbursements, and AP invoices sync automatically, coded and mapped to your Dimensions and chart of accounts, then exported as journal entries.
We built the Approval Audit Trail so every approval action is visible in real time, directly on the transaction: which rule was applied, who approved or declined, when, and what they said.
Available on Premium and Enterprise plans.
When a custom field only has one option, Weel now picks it automatically. One fewer friction point on the way to every expense complete. Live for all customers.
Nobody gets into finance to be the bad cop, but for most teams, that's exactly what the role had become. Chasing receipts, the same awkward conversation every month. It wore on relationships in ways nobody could put in a report but everyone felt.
We tried everything to fix this – leaderboards, nudges, warnings – none of it stuck. What finally worked wasn't what we expected.
Since launching Card Blocking, businesses have seen a 31% lift in expenses submitted within 7 days. But what customers kept telling us wasn't about the numbers. Their relationships with the rest of the business improved. Finance stopped being the enforcer.
Nicholas Roberts, our Senior Product Manager, tells the full story.
If you work with clients on property transactions, trust structures, or company management, 1 July brings a lot of changes.
Emma Poposka co-founded bronID in 2016 and has spent nearly a decade building AML/CTF compliance programs globally. She's worked with 200+ clients including fintechs, investment platforms, and wealth managers, conducted over 100 AUSTRAC compliance audits, and works directly with regulators as Tranche 2 evolves.
In this session with Weel's CFO & COO, Damon Hauenstein, Emma covers who's captured, the four core components your program needs, how to approach Customer Due Diligence with business clients, and what AUSTRAC expects to see from day one. Practical, specific, and exactly what smaller firms need right now.
The recording is now live.
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