2025 at 8am CPACharge: A year of powering payments

In 2025, payments continued to play a critical role in how accounting and tax professionals served clients, especially during periods of peak demand. Firms balanced seasonal surges, client expectations for flexible payment options, and the need to manage cash flow without adding administrative strain.

Throughout the year, 8am™ CPACharge remained focused on supporting the accounting community by strengthening the payment tools firms rely on every day. That work was guided by a clear understanding of what firms needed most in 2025:

• Payment options that support how clients prefer to pay, whether online, in person, or over time

• Predictable cash flow during high-volume seasons

• Secure, compliant payments built for accounting workflows

• Clear visibility into transactions and reporting

• Tools that integrate smoothly with the systems firms already use

Looking back on 2025, these priorities informed every enhancement CPACharge delivered, reinforcing a commitment to helping firms accept payments confidently and maintain timely, reliable cash flow when it matters most.

A defining year for CPACharge

2025 marked an important milestone as CPACharge officially became 8am CPACharge, bringing trusted accounting payments into the broader 8am platform. This transition reinforced what CPACharge has always been known for—secure, professional payments built specifically for accounting firms—while creating a unified ecosystem of financial tools for professional services.

That momentum was reflected not only in updates but also in how firms used CPACharge throughout the year, particularly during tax season and other peak periods.

What we focused on in 2025 to support accounting firms

Throughout the year, we focused on providing payment tools that align with the way accounting firms work day-to-day, keeping billing and payments consistent, familiar, and easy to manage.

Flexible, reliable payments built for accounting work

In 2025, CPACharge continued investing in the fundamentals that matter most to accounting professionals—reliability, flexibility, and ease of use—while expanding options for how and when firms get paid.

CPACharge helps firms:

• Accept card payments in ways that align with professional and card-brand requirements

• Offer Pay Later options that give clients the flexibility to finance larger accounting fees

• Process in-person card payments

  , supporting firms that collect payments onsite

• Reduce friction between invoicing and payment collection

• Maintain steady cash flow during busy months without added complexity

These improvements reinforced CPACharge’s role as a dependable payments partner, helping firms stay focused on client work while payments occur smoothly in the background.

CPACharge 2025 highlights

In addition to becoming part of the new 8am platform, CPACharge saw meaningful growth in usage, partnerships, and community engagement.

• Integrations launched: 1 for a total of 15 available

• Events attended: 18

• Society partners added: 2 for a total of 49 societies

• Busiest month for CPACharge users: April, of course

• In-person payment card swipes: 42,483

• Largest Pay Later transaction: $25,000

• #1 state for transactions: California with 390,000

• Customer events hosted: 1 (Kaleidoscope)

Together, these milestones reflect the scale and consistency CPACharge provides to accounting firms every day, supporting payments across firm sizes, specialties, and regions.

Where the CPACharge community connects

Kaleidoscope 2025

In 2025, business professionals, including many CPACharge customers, joined peers from across the 8am family at Kaleidoscope, the inaugural customer conference hosted by 8am.

The event brought together:

• 330+ attendees

• 26 breakout sessions

• Hands-on learning opportunities, peer connections, and conversations with the CPACharge team

Kaleidoscope reflected the shared values of the 8am community, bringing professionals together in the spirit of education, collaboration, and giving back.

Thanks to attendee contributions and an 8am match, the event helped raise more than $11,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas.

Here’s to 2026

As accounting firms prepare for the year ahead, CPACharge remains focused on delivering payment experiences that are reliable, flexible, and easy to manage so firms can move into 2026 with confidence, no matter the season.

Thank you for being part of the CPACharge community in 2025. We’re proud of what we built together and excited for what’s ahead. Cheers to 2026!

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