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Xero partners with Stripe to offer more payment choices, automated reconciliation
Fintech

Xero partners with Stripe to offer more payment choices, automated reconciliation

The setup process enables small business owners to quickly begin accepting credit card payments for online invoices.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
Seven key areas for your cybersecurity investments
Risk & Compliance

Seven key areas for your cybersecurity investments

As cyberattacks continue to proliferate prioritising where to focus resources to adequately protect your company is a challenge.

By Justin Gray • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017
Sydney at the heart of Australian fintech industry – KPMG
Fintech

Sydney at the heart of Australian fintech industry – KPMG

Sydney is now the epicentre of Aussie fintech, hosting over 60% of the nation's startups, per the new Committee for Sydney and KPMG report.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017
IaaS set to surpass SaaS spending in 2017 and be a major driver of growth
Software-as-a-Service

IaaS set to surpass SaaS spending in 2017 and be a major driver of growth

IDC has predicted the public cloud services market to exceed the US$10b mark this year with IaaS spending surpassing SaaS for the first time.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2017
Malware found prowling within every app of alternative Android store
Malware

Malware found prowling within every app of alternative Android store

Malware researcher at ESET, Lukáš Štefanko says this is the first time he has ever seen an entire Android market infected like that.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
Kinetica ups investment in APAC market including new executive appointment
Health Technologies

Kinetica ups investment in APAC market including new executive appointment

Kinetica sees APAC as a lucrative opportunity given the region is expected to experience the fastest growth for big data and analytics solutions.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
Fuji Xerox NZ suspends new government contracts following accounting scandal
Fintech

Fuji Xerox NZ suspends new government contracts following accounting scandal

Fuji Xerox's NZ branch suspends government contracts following the release of an independent report revealing accounting irregularities.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
Proficio furthers push into APAC security market through new Hong Kong base
AI Security

Proficio furthers push into APAC security market through new Hong Kong base

Fast-growing managed security services provider Proficio has a new base in Hong Kong as it widens its presence across the Asia Pacific region.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017
Atos seals contract to transform IT infrastructure at National Bank
Digital Transformation

Atos seals contract to transform IT infrastructure at National Bank

The French IT giant will be providing comprehensive infrastructure and data centre services for Germany's National Bank.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017
'Uncertainty's the new normal' - SME exporters should be prepared for global trade disruptions
Fintech

'Uncertainty's the new normal' - SME exporters should be prepared for global trade disruptions

New Zealand's SMEs must brace for global trade shifts, asserts MYOB, as China's Belt and Road initiative, Brexit, and 'America First' impact markets.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017
Investment in virtual advisors to increase as AI technology matures
Digital Transformation

Investment in virtual advisors to increase as AI technology matures

Manifested as bots embedded into specific applications, virtual assistants draw on AI engines and machine learning to respond to basic queries.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2017
Singapore Govt leads massive cyber training exercise for CIIs
Health Technologies

Singapore Govt leads massive cyber training exercise for CIIs

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) put the government's incident management and emergency response plans to the test yesterday.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017
Could Blockchain technology disrupt everything?
Blockchain

Could Blockchain technology disrupt everything?

Miners race to solve a cryptographic puzzle, which completes the next transaction (or block) on the chain, in hopes of capturing the coin reward.

By Ellie Martin • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017

Stories from Other Regions

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Kiwi SMBs optimistic as growth expectations hit two-year high – ANZ survey
Fintech

Kiwi SMBs optimistic as growth expectations hit two-year high – ANZ survey

Confidence among small businesses in New Zealand is at a two-year high, with activity expectations also rising, according to a survey by ANZ.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017
Reserve Bank keeps watchful eye on security; steers away from prescriptive rules
Risk & Compliance

Reserve Bank keeps watchful eye on security; steers away from prescriptive rules

The Reserve Bank is letting the finance sector, regulators and other authorities steer their own course through cyber issues and security.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017
Kiwi SMB's software helping large companies run AGMs virtually
Fintech

Kiwi SMB's software helping large companies run AGMs virtually

Webscope's Virtual AGM software enables businesses to conduct their annual meetings in a completely digital format.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Jul 2017
Celebrity-robot Sophia, the most human robot yet is coming to NZ next month
Robotics

Celebrity-robot Sophia, the most human robot yet is coming to NZ next month

Renowned robot Sophia, developed by Hanson Robotics, will make her New Zealand debut at the Morgo convention in Bay of Islands from August 31 to September 1.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017