Dataswitcher and Movemybooks Merge to Create a Global Leader in AI-Enabled Accounting Data Migration

January 2026 – United Kingdom & The Netherlands

Dataswitcher and Movemybooks, two of the most established and trusted providers of accounting data migration solutions, today announced a strategic merger to form the world’s most advanced AI-enabled accounting data migration platform. Together, the companies represent more than 250,000 successful migrations across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and other international markets.

The merger brings together Dataswitcher’s globally scalable, automated migration technology - widely used by international accounting software vendors - with Movemybooks’ deep expertise and market leadership in UK cloud accounting migrations for accountants and small businesses. The combined organisation sets a new global benchmark for secure, accurate, and fully automated accounting data migration.

A shared mission, now global in scale

Both Dataswitcher and Movemybooks were founded to solve the same fundamental challenge: enabling accountants, businesses, and software vendors to move financial data between platforms with confidence and minimal effort. By combining complementary strengths and largely non-overlapping markets, the merged business is uniquely positioned to serve customers at scale across regions and ecosystems.

“This is more than a merger; it’s a shared commitment to making accounting data migration smarter, faster, and truly global,” said Aston Byfield, Managing Director of Dataswitcher. “We have long admired Movemybooks’ leadership and focus within the UK market. Together, we become the global market leader in fully automated, AI-enabled accounting data migration, working closely with leading software vendors such as Intuit, Xero, Sage, and Exact.”

Accelerating innovation and expanding capabilities

The strategic rationale behind the merger is clear. By joining forces, the combined business will accelerate product development across multiple fronts, including:

• Faster creation of new conversion paths across accounting platforms

• Expansion into adjacent migration services such as payroll and inventory

• Reduced time-to-market for innovation driven by automation and AI

With a significantly expanded team, customers will benefit from faster onboarding, improved support, and greater control over their financial data, while software vendors can reduce switching friction and remove barriers to customer acquisition.

Seamless transition for customers and partners

The integration will be phased, with no immediate changes for existing customers or partners. Movemybooks founder Adrian Pearson will retire following the transaction.

“Movemybooks has been like a second child to me,” said Pearson. “Entrusting it to a team that truly understands our customers, shares our values, and has the ambition to take the business forward was essential. Dataswitcher is that team.” Byfield added, “We’re not here to disrupt for disruption’s sake. Our goal is to raise the bar for the entire industry; delivering faster, smarter, and more reliable migrations through collaboration and technology.”

Investing in AI to redefine accounting data migration

A core focus of the merged organisation will be continued investment in artificial intelligence. AI-driven capabilities will enhance automation, improve data accuracy, reduce manual intervention, and significantly speed up the development of new migration pathways. “AI will define our next chapter,” said Byfield. “It allows us to build migration tools that learn, adapt, and anticipate issues before they arise. This is how we redefine accuracy, speed, and customer experience, not just in the UK or Europe, but globally.”

Part of the Rsult Group

Dataswitcher and Movemybooks operate as part of the Rsult Group, an international technology group with more than 100 technology professionals and offices in The Netherlands (headquarters), the United Kingdom, South Africa, Portugal, and the Czech Republic.