Intuit revolutionized the landscape of Fintech (Financial Technology) mobility, fundamentally transforming how businesses track and manage their finances. At the forefront of this innovation stands Pranay Airan, a seasoned technologist with 14 years of experience. His long-held passion for technology and software development has shaped many groundbreaking advancements in Fintech, resulting in multiple patents that solved critical challenges in mobile technology.One of Airan’s most significant accomplishments is his work on mileage tracking, the process of logging distances driven for tax deduction or reimbursement purposes. Mileage tracking is vital for small businesses, freelancers, and self-employed individuals to accurately track business-related travel so they not only save time but also adhere to tax regulations.The Beginnings of a Stellar CareerAfter graduating from college, Airan started out as a research engineer at Siemens, where he discovered a new career trajectory. “A pivotal moment in my career was during my tenure at Siemens. Working on interfacing home automation systems with mobile devices showed me the transformative potential of mobile technology in everyday life. This experience solidified my decision to focus on mobile app development,” Airan explains.This change in focus led Airan to a new role at the business software company Intuit. Over the next eight years, he worked on various Fintech and small business mobile products, including TurboTax, QuickBooks Self-Employed (QBSE), and QuickBooks Mobile.A Pivotal InventionWhile at Intuit, Airan served as a co-inventor of the Battery Efficient Automatic Mileage Tracking patent, which targeted the problem of accurate, automatic mileage tracking without draining the battery. This was a common complaint among consumers who needed accurate business data for tax deductions or reimbursement purposes.Correctly logging business-related travel by small businesses, freelancers, and self-employed professionals is essential for tax regulations and compliance issues. Fintech apps like QBSE are valuable tools for automating mileage tracking for work and streamlining tax reporting. This eliminates the need to keep logs in physical notebooks and/or spreadsheets and the possibility of losing paperwork. Inaccurate reporting and missing deductions cause financial losses for freelancers, small businesses, and the self-employed.The QBSE app aims to eliminate paperwork dependency, with the mileage tracker being one of its key features. However, battery drain was a significant limitation of GPS-based tracking applications. The problem Airan and his team faced was that traditional GPS-based mileage apps depleted batteries very quickly, making them difficult to depend on, especially for long-term use. Many consumers stopped using the apps because of this issue, which worked counter to the purpose of the QuickBooks Self-Employed app. Additionally, many small businesses, freelancers, and self-employed profes
