Xero has released Xero for Apple Watch, a fast and convenient way for business owners to stay on top of their cash flow, with notifications and alerts when invoices have been paid.

The company says small businesses are constantly on the move and have increasing demands to access business tools from wherever and at any time of the day or night. They need to be connected to the heartbeat of their business. We know that they are often up before 6am and still hustling after 9pm. Cloud accounting makes it possible, and mobile apps take Xero everywhere.

Expanding on Xero’s apps for iPhone and iPad, Xero for Apple Watch also enables business owners to Xero in on bank transactions to see who's paid them, and the amount. Managing cash flow in real-time is crucial to the success of any business, given that only half of all new small businesses survive beyond five years, and only about 33 percent survive ten years or more1.

Benefits to Xero customers include effortless banking notifications, see all accounts across multiple banks and notifications when invoices and bills have been paid.

Xero has also updated is Xero app for iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, allowing users to create new invoices and receipts faster through Quick Actions using 3D Touch.

Xero for Apple Watch is available now from the Apple Watch App store.