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Trintech

Trintech is a provider of cloud-based financial software focused on account reconciliation and the financial close (record-to-report) process. Its products are used to automate high-volume transaction matching, balance-sheet reconciliations, close task management, journal entries, and related governance and compliance activities. The company was founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1987 by brothers John and Cyril McGuire. Trintech later moved its corporate headquarters to the Dallas area, first establishing offices in Addison, Texas, before relocating to its current headquarters in Plano, Texas.

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Article summary

Trintech is a provider of cloud-based financial software focused on account reconciliation and the financial close (record-to-report) process. Its products are used to automate high-volume transaction matching, balance-sheet reconciliations, close task management, journal entries, and related governance and compliance activities. The company was founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1987 by brothers John and Cyril McGuire. Trintech later moved its corporate headquarters to the Dallas area, first establishing offices in Addison, Texas, before relocating to its current headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369266417

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.