Banks and insurers in Australia and New Zealand will gain new checks as AI-made forgeries increasingly evade standard identity verification tools.
The banking software group is betting on AI-led growth as it seeks to expand its reach across more than 1,300 institutions.
Enterprise renewals are set to shrink as agents replace logins, forcing software vendors to rethink seat-based pricing before revenue slips.
Accurate address data is now helping firms cut delivery errors, price risk and target customers more precisely across multiple sectors.
Finance teams face tighter AP controls and fraud risks as Basware gains a second major analyst endorsement for its AI-driven platform.
Finance teams will be able to handle sourcing, invoicing and settlement in one workflow as the tie-up adds domestic and cross-border payments.
Demand for core banking upgrades is helping 10x Banking scale, with live accounts topping 10 million and ARR rising by more than 30%.
Accountancy firms can now send clients password-protected browser reports with drill-down views, reducing reliance on static PDFs and logins.
Higher housing and wage pressures are keeping Australian inflation too hot for the Reserve Bank to rule out another rate rise as soon as November.
Lenders in Australia can now score borrowers without moving data out of Snowflake, as the app targets faster, simpler underwriting.
Frontline staff are more likely to feel overburdened and burned out as satisfaction with HR tools lags far behind managers' views.
The cloud-based app could cut setup time for small merchants and intensify pressure on Square, Shopify and Lightspeed in Australia.
Demand for project delivery and development advice in Asia Pacific is set to be shaped by Matt Bennion's appointment to JLL's regional leadership team.
RACQ's member services will be reshaped by Adobe's AI tools under a five-year deal that also gives Deloitte Digital implementation control.
Population growth and tight supply are pushing 10 suburbs towards the million-dollar mark, with Queensland and Western Australia dominating the list.
With software costs under scrutiny, the ranking could bolster Calero's pitch to large buyers seeking tighter control over SaaS spend and licences.
The semiconductor maker will shift internal IT operations to a managed services model designed to cut incidents and improve employee support.
Enterprises could review contracts faster and with fewer errors as the legal AI specialist says its new model beats general-purpose rivals by 5%.
Asia Pacific insurers are set to see more AI-driven system renewal as Sapiens steps up its regional push with a senior hire.
Entry-level hiring, not a lack of talent, is keeping many would-be Web3 workers out, with 54% citing experience demands as the main barrier.
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