# Xero and Anthropic partner to bring small business finances into Claude - The Next Web - slug: xero-and-anthropic-partner-to-bring-small-business-finances-into-claude-the-next-web - date: 2026-03-26 - category: Artificial Intelligence Xero describes its new AI assistant as shifting from 'a system of record to a system of action.' That's a fundamental redefinition of what accounting software does. ---