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Sequence

FINANCE
Velocity5.0

Sequence layers payments, tax and workflow automation onto its revenue core.

billingrevenue-recognitionworkflow-automationpaymentsintegrations
◆Current state
Sequence runs as a billing and revenue-recognition engine, and the recent quarter has been about extending its edges: payment rails (GoCardless direct debit), tax (Sphere), richer invoicing controls, and a CSV revenue waterfall export. The standout is Automations, a visual canvas for multi-step processes like quote approvals and contract intake. The product is widening from invoicing toward owning more of the order-to-revenue path.
◆Where it's heading
The direction is consolidation of the revenue stack inside one tool rather than depth in any single feature. Integrations (GoCardless, Sphere) close the payments-and-tax gaps that pushed teams to external systems, while Automations signals ambition to handle the approval and intake logic that usually lives in a separate workflow tool. Reporting upgrades like the revenue waterfall export point at finance teams who need audit-ready numbers, not just invoices.
◆Prediction
Expect more payment and tax integrations to fill regional gaps, plus deeper investment in the Automations canvas with additional triggers, templates and approval routing.

◆Recent moves

  1. 26d ago

    GoCardless integration

    GoCardless support adds direct debit collection directly on invoices, closing one of the payment-rail gaps in Sequence's order-to-cash path. Incremental on its own, but part of a clear push to keep collection inside the product.

  2. 1mo ago

    Custom label on billing schedules

    A custom label field on billing schedules — a small configuration nicety that doesn't change what the product does.

  3. 2mo ago

    Revenue waterfall export

    A full revenue-waterfall CSV export covering recognized revenue, deferrals and adjustments across contracts, customers and products. This is the kind of audit-ready reporting that matters to the finance teams Sequence is courting.

  4. 2mo ago

    Credit note service periods

    Credit-note service periods now appear on PDFs and in the customer portal, tightening invoicing accuracy. A detail-level fix that supports the broader push toward clean, defensible billing records.

  5. 3mo ago

    Automations

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    Automations introduces a visual canvas for designing quote approvals, contract intake and other multi-step processes, with human-review handoffs routed to Watchtower. It moves Sequence past billing mechanics into the orchestration layer around revenue.

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  6. 3mo ago

    Sphere integration

    Sphere integration adds automatic sales-tax calculation, removing another reason to bolt on an external tax engine. Fits the pattern of closing adjacent gaps around the billing core.