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Gemalto & Ledger bring security to finance firms seeking blockchain

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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Gemalto is focusing its efforts on blockchain and cryptocurrency thanks to a partnership with specialised cryptocurrency security provider Ledger.
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Governments must build availability into services to handle digital transformation - Veeam

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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TechDay spoke to Veeam's product strategy VP about the necessary digital transformation, data centres, and ransomware.
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Is bitcoin the new alternative investment or a bubble ready to burst?

Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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Bitcoin's market valuation has surged past USD $75bn, stirring debate on its potential as a modern asset or a looming bubble.
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Innovation or irrelevance: The price of digital disruption

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Amazon is just the latest guise of the combined business threats of innovation and competition in the marketplace.
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IDC names top 10 fastest growing fintech companies in ANZ

Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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The companies were evaluated across key metrics such as addressable market, customer adoption, investments, chance of survival, and innovation.
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'Banking for blockchain' platform raises AUD$37m in pre-ICO round

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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Bankera's 'digital bank' will provide traditional banking and investment banking services to the blockchain marketplace including payments and loans.
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Sage Australia partners with Morphate and Parvero

Thu, 14th Sep 2017
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Sage Australia expands cloud prowess, collaborating with Salesforce pros Morphate and Parvero to deploy its versatile Sage Live.
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Movember Foundation replaces spreadsheets with new financial system

Thu, 14th Sep 2017
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Board International partners with Movember Foundation, replacing spreadsheets and manual processes with performance management software.
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Xero partners with blockchain-based international payments provider Veem

Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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Xero teams up with Veem for streamlined blockchain-enhanced global payments, promising ease and efficiency for SMEs engaged in international trade.
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Data sharing, collaboration key to financial services security

Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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Financial services firms must remain vigilant and prioritize their security programmes, according to new guidance from Aleron.
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Global payments solution Stripe says 'kia ora' as it launches in NZ

Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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Stripe sets sail in NZ, opening a world of online payment possibilities in 135+ currencies for local businesses.
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Aussie anti-piracy blockchain startup launches token sale

Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Sydney's Veredictum launches a token sale for a blockchain-based anti-piracy platform, aiming to raise USD $7.5m to USD $20m and cut piracy by 80% in 10 years.
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KyberNetwork introduces first decentralised cryptocurrency exchange

Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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Centralised exchanges are also prone to price manipulation, DDoS attacks, internal fraud, which KyberNetworks wants to change.
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Enterprise IoT 'mainstream' in Australia, as businesses embrace emerging tech

Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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IoT, AI, AR, blockchain - they're not technologies for the future for Australian businesses who are already embracing the new technologies.
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Sydney at the heart of Australian fintech industry – KPMG

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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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.
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Lights out for the Dark Web: Authorities take down AlphaBay and Hansa marketplaces

Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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Online criminal marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa have been taken offline, thanks to a major cooperation effort between Dutch and US authorities.
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Could Blockchain technology disrupt everything?

Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Miners race to solve a cryptographic puzzle, which completes the next transaction (or block) on the chain, in hopes of capturing the coin reward.
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Worldwide IT spending to grow again in 2017 – but it's not all good news

Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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A new release from Gartner has forecast worldwide IT spending to jump 2.4 percent in 2017, but some segments are set to decline.
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The disruptive force of blockchain and how it will shake up business as we know it

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Blockchain technology is set to disrupt every aspect of business, from tax to governance, according to RSM Australia.
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Blockchain an inspiring tech for enterprises, but it's attracting hackers too

Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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As blockchain and Bitcoin rocket in value and becomes mainstream across the world, both ISACA and Proofpoint have published advisories.