https://cfotech.com.au/story/ai-readiness-gap-widens-across-asia-pacific-report-finds CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-21T18:45:00+12:00 AI readiness gap widens across Asia-Pacific, report finds New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Human Capital Management (HCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Resources (HR), Performance management, Cornerstone OnDemand, South Korea, United Kingdom (UK), AI Adoption, United States (US), Workplace automation, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Employee Experience (EX), Capital Management, APAC, Upskilling, Philippines, Asia Pacific, Japan, Change Management 2026-05-21T19:00:06+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/humanforce-launches-ai-rostering-tool-for-frontline-staff CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-21T14:50:00+12:00 Humanforce launches AI rostering tool for frontline staff Productivity, Workforce Technology, Digital Transformation, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Retail, Healthcare, Automation, Health and safety, Employee Experience (EX), Employee Retention, Aged care, Work-life balance, Humanforce 2026-05-21T15:00:06+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/gartner-sees-ai-spending-hit-usd-2-59-trillion-in-2026 CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-21T13:45:00+12:00 Gartner sees AI spending hit USD $2.59 trillion in 2026 Productivity, Managed Services, IT Budget, DataCentre infrastructure, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Hyperscale, Public Cloud, IT Strategy, Data centers (DC), Application infrastructure, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Managed Service Provider (MSP), Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Cloud Service Providers (CSP), Professional services, AI Models, AI Security, Capex, Digital Economy, Workplace automation, Generative AI (GenAI), Automation, 2026, Gartner, ROI, Analyst report 2026-05-21T13:45:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/hwle-lawyers-picks-legora-for-major-firmwide-ai-rollout CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-21T13:43:00+12:00 HWLE Lawyers picks Legora for major firmwide AI rollout Deloitte, Education, Learning & Training, Ethics, Digital Transformation, Legal technology (LegalTech), Research and Development (R&D), Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Professional services, Law firms, Regulation, Knowledge Management, AI Adoption, Professional Development (PD), Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Machine learning (ML), Data Security, APAC, Risk Management, Change Management, Workflow Automation 2026-05-21T13:45:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/dayforce-study-finds-frontline-leadership-gap-widening CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-21T13:31:00+12:00 Dayforce study finds frontline leadership gap widening Productivity, Leadership, Workforce Technology, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Real time data, Australian, Overtime, Organisational culture, Employment Law, Scheduling, Employee Retention, Change Management 2026-05-21T13:45:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/bloomberg-expands-australian-efp-trading-for-bonds CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-21T12:40:00+12:00 Bloomberg expands Australian EFP trading for bonds Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Institutional investors, Australian Government, Singapore, Bloomberg, APAC, Hesta, Risk Management, Straight-Through Processing 2026-05-21T12:45:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/affinda-launches-conversation-tool-for-document-workflows CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-21T12:38:00+12:00 Affinda launches conversation tool for document workflows Digital Transformation, Supply Chain, Risk & Compliance, Low code & No code (LCNC), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Australian, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Logistics, Melbourne, IT Resources, Conversational AI, Natural language processing (NLP), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Systems integration, Process automation, User experience (UX), Enterprise Automation, AI in Supply Chain, Workflow Automation, Lending, Data extraction, Insurance 2026-05-21T14:15:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/australian-budget-ai-push-earns-cautious-tech-support CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-21T10:00:00+12:00 Australian budget AI push earns cautious tech support Productivity, Digital Transformation, ICT sector, Skills shortage, Research and Development (R&D), Data centers (DC), Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Digital services, National Security, Data management, Public Sector, Cloud Services, Customer Experience (CX), AI Adoption, Digital Infrastructure, Data governance, Australian Federal Budget, Interactive, Cyber resilience, Smartsheet, Digital Identity, AI Strategy, Critical Infrastructure, Online Safety, Data sovereignty, Workflow Automation 2026-05-21T13:15:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/business-plan-writing-tops-freelance-pay-in-australia CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-20T19:08:00+12:00 Business plan writing tops freelance pay in Australia Manufacturing, Skills shortage, App development, Market competition, Consultancy, Australian, Human Resources (HR), Hybrid & Remote Work, Software Development, Professional services, Gig economy, Pricing, Upskilling, Mobile Apps, Freelancing, Design 2026-05-20T19:15:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/the-boring-ai-erp-capabilities-delivering-the-biggest-finance-gains CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-20T13:09:00+12:00 The 'boring' AI ERP capabilities delivering the biggest finance gains New Zealand (NZ), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Digital Transformation, Oracle NetSuite, Data Quality, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Data management, Shared services, Cash flow, AI Adoption, Data governance, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Generative AI (GenAI), Accounts payable, Australasia, Machine learning (ML), Access Control, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Digital Finance, Business Transformation, Risk Management, Change Management, Workflow Automation, Copilots, Annexa, Opinion 2026-05-20T13:15:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/afterpay-arena-deal-to-reshape-sydney-venue-payments CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-20T11:37:00+12:00 Afterpay Arena deal to reshape Sydney venue payments Food and Beverage, Australian, Payment Technologies, Sydney, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Customer Experience (CX), Qualtrics, Middle East, TEG, Fan Experience, ticketing, Afterpay, Asia Pacific, Rebrand, Market research, Fintech, Square 2026-05-20T11:45:04+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/australia-s-late-business-payments-hit-six-year-high CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-20T11:12:00+12:00 Australia's late business payments hit six-year high Small Business (SMB), Manufacturing, Data centers (DC), Food and Beverage, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Construction, Credit risk, Western Australia, Cash flow, Inflation, Middle East, RBA, Australian economy, Hospitality, Bankruptcy, Global Data Center, Bank of Australia, Risk Management, Insolvency, Economic downturn 2026-05-20T11:15:04+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/rws-opens-adelaide-office-with-state-government-win CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-19T15:18:00+12:00 RWS opens Adelaide office with state government win Legal technology (LegalTech), Europe (European), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Australian, Digital services, Regulation, Public Sector, Federal Government, Knowledge Management, Australian Government, United States (US), eGovernment, South Australia, APAC, Adelaide, Information Management, Change Management, GovTech 2026-05-19T15:30:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/australia-tests-tokenised-finance-in-project-acacia CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-19T14:04:00+12:00 Australia tests tokenised finance in Project Acacia Regulatory technology, Australian, Digital currency, Distributed Ledger Technology, RBA, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, APRA, Australian economy, ASIC, Digital Finance, Bank of Australia, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Fintech, Blockchain 2026-05-19T14:15:04+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/technologyone-posts-record-profit-as-ai-boosts-growth CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-19T13:01:00+12:00 TechnologyOne posts record profit as AI boosts growth IT Industry, Digital Transformation, Financial results, Research and Development (R&D), Business strategy, Global expansion, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), United Kingdom (UK), Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Shareholders, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Machine learning (ML), Cloud migration, Digital Experience (DX), UK expansion, Customer retention, TechnologyOne 2026-05-19T13:15:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/guidewire-modernising-insurance-with-accountability CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-19T11:00:00+12:00 Guidewire: Modernising insurance with accountability Productivity, Digital Transformation, Regulatory technology, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Services, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cloud Services, InsurTech, AI Adoption, Guidewire, Generative AI (GenAI), Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, APRA, Automation, Process automation, APAC, Risk Management, Silicon Valley, Editor interview 2026-05-19T12:00:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/convai-probe-cx-launch-ai-recruiter-for-seasonal-hiring CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-18T18:56:00+12:00 Convai, Probe CX launch AI recruiter for seasonal hiring Productivity, Contact Centre, Outsourcing, Workforce Technology, Digital Transformation, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Resources (HR), Probe CX, Conversational AI, Talent Tech, Process automation, Workflow Automation 2026-05-18T19:00:06+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/commbank-appoints-first-chief-ai-scientist-in-australia CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-18T18:07:00+12:00 CommBank appoints first Chief AI Scientist in Australia Microsoft, Robotics (Robots), Productivity, Contact Centre, Digital Transformation, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), OpenAI, Banking, Financial Services, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Partnerships, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Anthropic, AI Security, Chatbots, Customer service, Data governance, Generative AI (GenAI), Machine learning (ML), Bank of Australia, AI Strategy, Asia Pacific, Risk Management, Fintech, Data Science, GRC, Amazon Web Services (AWS), University of New South Wales (UNSW), AI Safety, Job moves 2026-05-18T18:15:05+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/remote-expands-payroll-platform-in-australia-for-ai CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-18T15:28:00+12:00 Remote expands payroll platform in Australia for AI Taxation (Tax), Outsourcing, Workforce Technology, Integration, Partner Programmes, Global expansion, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Application Programming Interface (API), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Payment Technologies, Market Growth, Human Resources (HR), Hybrid & Remote Work, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Melbourne, Sydney, Remote, Anthropic, Organisational Data, Contractors, Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Digital Infrastructure, Workday, Payroll, APAC, Fintech, Employer of record, Datadog, KFC 2026-05-18T15:30:06+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/looking-to-ireland-for-the-cfo-tech-stack-of-the-future CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-18T12:50:00+12:00 Looking to Ireland for the CFO tech stack of the future Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Digital Transformation, Research and Development (R&D), Financial Systems, Global expansion, Consultancy, Risk & Compliance, Europe (European), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Financial Services, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Software Development, Professional services, AccountsIQ, Xero, Regulation, Shared services, Startup ecosystem, Capital, Dublin, Grants, InsurTech, Ireland, Cloud Accounting, Quickbooks, Automation, Sage, Open banking, Process automation, Digital Finance, APAC, Data Protection, Risk Management, Management Consulting, Fintech, SWOOP, Foreign exchange (Forex), GRC, Wayflyer, European Union (EU), Opinion, Tiarnan McCaughan 2026-05-18T13:00:07+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/cowbell-appoints-gerry-power-as-general-manager-australia CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-18T11:55:00+12:00 Cowbell appoints Gerry Power as general manager Australia Small Business (SMB), Canada, Global expansion, Australian, Cybersecurity, Digital Threats, United Kingdom (UK), InsurTech, Cyber insurance, United States (US), AMP, India, Cyber resilience, Cowbell, Ransomware, Job moves 2026-05-18T12:00:06+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/myob-says-budget-backs-smes-with-tax-fuel-relief CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-15T11:15:00+12:00 MYOB says budget backs SMEs with tax & fuel relief Agricultural Technology, Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Electric vehicles (EVs), Financial Systems, Australian, Logistics, Startups, Regulation, Cash flow, MYOB, Cloud Accounting, Australian economy, Fleet Management, Australian Federal Budget, Transport, Business Confidence 2026-05-15T11:15:07+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/explainer-why-eftsure-s-original-pitch-is-fading-fast CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-14T20:15:00+12:00 Explainer: Why Eftsure's original pitch is fading fast New Zealand (NZ), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Market competition, Regulatory technology, Europe (European), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Banking, Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Payment Technologies, Cybersecurity, Wise, Westpac, United Kingdom (UK), National Australia Bank (NAB), Procurement, Know your customer (KYC), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Financial crime, Accounts payable, Open banking, Business Email Compromise, Digital Identity, Risk Management, Social Engineering, Fintech, Fraud prevention, EFTsure, NPP 2026-05-14T20:30:06+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/fintech-australia-warns-tax-changes-may-hurt-startups CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-14T18:25:00+12:00 FinTech Australia warns tax changes may hurt startups IT Industry, Scams, Small Business (SMB), Research and Development (R&D), Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Digital currency, Software Development, Data sharing, Startups, Regulation, Startup ecosystem, Venture Capital, Cash flow, Tokenisation, Australian Government, RBA, Brain Drain, APRA, Australian economy, Talent retention, FinTech Australia, Open banking, ASIC, Consumer Data Right, Digital Identity, AUSTRAC, Fintech, Fraud prevention, Talent Attraction 2026-05-14T18:30:06+12:00 https://cfotech.com.au/story/aware-super-completes-telstrasuper-merger-in-9-months CFOtech Australia en 2026-05-14T18:24:00+12:00 Aware Super completes TelstraSuper merger in 9 months Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Services, Asset Management, Australian, Melbourne, Sydney, Regulation, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, APRA, Aware Super, Telstra, Investment Management 2026-05-14T18:30:06+12:00