Australia unveils Financial Innovation Strategy for fintech
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Australia warned AI adoption is too slow for gains
Productivity gains are being left on the table as businesses adopt artificial intelligence too slowly and without the skills or strategy to scale it.
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Despite softer confidence, most Australian SMEs still expect to meet targets, with price rises and technology investment helping offset cost pressure.
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Organisations can now keep desktop workloads on premises while still using Microsoft's cloud control plane, easing compliance and latency concerns.
Zenith Payments appoints Anthony Drury as Chief Executive
The leadership reshuffle signals Zenith Payments' push to broaden services as Australia's payments market faces regulatory and commercial change.
Perth transplant device MateriaPOD wins top iAwards
A Perth-built transplant device has taken three national honours, highlighting Western Australia's growing strength in medical technology.
BlackLine wins PCI DSS validation for card matching
The validation could let finance teams automate more card reconciliation work without exposing cardholder data, easing manual backlogs.
Question marks over valuation as Canva makes AI pivot
Lower revenues and higher AI costs are challenges for Australian design software company Canva to maintain growth as it mulls IPO.
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Managing energy, water constraints critical to Australia's AI ambitions
Policy should focus on technology inside new data centres, as an expert says smarter regulation could curb power and water strain while supporting AI growth.
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The Aussie AI Data Centre debate: profit, power & public trust
Australia's AI boom could add GBP £58 billion, but energy shortages, bubble fears and local backlash are clouding the data centre rush.
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AU manufacturing sector faces robotics investment shortfall
Australia's manufacturing push could stall unless public and private funding closes the gap with rivals investing heavily in AI and robotics.
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AI gives criminals speed boost, but basic security failures persist
Australian firms still face email compromise and poor security hygiene, even as AI helps criminals move faster and hide harder.
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6 Industries that need address verification
Bad address data can now trigger missed deliveries, compliance gaps and fraud risks across sectors from retail to healthcare.
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SEON partners Exist Software Labs on fraud tools in Asia
The deal gives banks and fintechs in the Philippines and Southeast Asia wider access to fraud checks as online transactions surge.
Conexiom launches AI-native Relay for order automation
Manufacturers and distributors could cut manual retyping as the system handles messy orders from emails, notes and images, with visibility controls.
FIS & Ericsson join forces on digital wallet platform
Firms launching wallet services could cut launch delays as the pre-integrated setup joins payments, issuing, identity and ledger tools.
Zano Hard Fork 6 lets native ZANO bridge to Ethereum
The upgrade removes a long-standing barrier to listings and DeFi use, letting ZANO move to Ethereum and other chains before returning privately.
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Asia Pacific buyers are replacing ageing storage to ready data systems for AI, helping Hitachi Vantara lift product revenue 52% in the region.
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Boomi launches AI agent control plane for enterprises
Enterprises are demanding audit trails and spending controls as AI agents move from pilots into live systems with access to core business data.
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Large firms are increasingly squeezing more revenue from existing assets as product innovation loses edge to copycat rivals and tighter capital scrutiny.
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