Trade body Association of International Certified Professional Accountants provides participants in its accelerator with up to $25,000 in funding to target either financial information or occupational competency applications.

Trade body Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association) has joined its accounting resources subsidiary CPA.com to open the second cohort of an accelerator for accounting and finance startups.

Participants in the six-month accelerator will receive up to $25,000 in funding in addition to expertise from the Association and affiliated accounting firms. The scheme is divided into two streams, concentrating on financial information and professional competency applications.

The accelerator is open to companies worldwide that can demonstrate a functional…