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74% view banking app crucial for provider loyalty – survey

A new report reveals that 74% of digital banking customers in Australia and New Zealand consider their banking app crucial in choosing their bank.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jul 2024

Meridian Energy

Riverside appoints former Deliveroo CEO McManus as senior partner

Riverside appoints former Deliveroo CEO Ed McManus as Senior Operating Partner, aiming to leverage his extensive experience to drive growth in Australia and New Zealand.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2024

DevOps

Dayforce report reveals disconnect between executives & workers

A new Dayforce report reveals significant disconnects between executives' perceptions and the realities faced by frontline workers and middle managers in Australia and New Zealand.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2024

Fintech

Xero launches SGD $630,000 fund to support small businesses

Xero has launched the second Xero Beautiful Business Fund to help small businesses and non-profits with their expansion plans.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2024

Marketing Technologies

Azul appoints Aquion as new ANZ distributor to lower Java costs

Aquion becomes Azul's new distributor in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to cut Java licensing costs and enhance application performance amid rising Oracle Java expenses.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2024

Fintech

Xero relaunches Beautiful Business Fund for 2024 with NZD $750k

Xero's Beautiful Business Fund returns in 2024, offering over NZD $750,000 in funding to support small businesses and nonprofits globally in four key categories.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2024

Social Media

Ray White & Canva expand partnership across Australasia

Ray White extends Canva Enterprise access to all its members in Australia and New Zealand, enhancing marketing efficiency and brand consistency.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2024

Fleet Management

DingGo grows 166% with fleet management platform, eyes global

Australian startup DingGo has transformed into a fleet accident management platform, partnering with SG Fleet and achieving a 166% revenue boost over the past year.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2024

EduTech

Education Perfect unveils new brand to drive innovation in EdTech

Education Perfect relaunches brand amid push for global growth, aiming to revolutionise learning with AI tools and improved personalised instruction for students.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2024

Hyperscale

Arcanum AI inks deal with AWS, expands into Australian market

Arcanum AI, a New Zealand AI firm, has inked a three-year deal with Amazon Web Services, joining tech heavyweights IBM and PwC, and expanding into Australia.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2024

Cybersecurity

Infinigate Group invests in Wavelink to expand into ANZ market

Infinigate has invested in Wavelink, securing a majority stake and cementing its entry into the ANZ market while enabling Wavelink to operate autonomously.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Jul 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Teradata & Knoware announce data partnership for ANZ customers

Teradata and Knoware announce a strategic partnership to help ANZ customers optimise data and analytics investments, offering hybrid AI-ready solutions.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Jul 2024

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Marketing Technologies

Free coding challenge for NZ students thanks to WiseTech Global

Grok Academy, with support from WiseTech Global, is offering the 2024 NCSS Challenge free to all NZ students, promoting inclusivity in coding from 29th July.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Jul 2024

Unified Communications

Powerco joins Chorus to enhance Coromandel fibre network

Powerco partners with Chorus to use spare capacity on its new 164-kilometre dark fibre network in the Coromandel, enhancing power reliability and connectivity.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Jul 2024

Data Analytics

Unauthorised discounts cost fleet companies millions yearly

Fleet operators in New Zealand are losing thousands annually due to unauthorised discounts and poor pricing practices, according to FOYI.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Jul 2024

Smart Cities

Advancing New Zealand's AI landscape with micro data centres

New Zealand's AI infrastructure is evolving with micro data centres, which enhance cloud services, reduce latency, and improve network connectivity.

By Rittal • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Jul 2024

Software-as-a-Service

Spark expands partnership with Netskope for managed SSE services

Spark and Netskope have expanded their partnership to offer managed Security Service Edge services in New Zealand, bolstering cybersecurity for remote workers and cloud services.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jul 2024

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Gen data reveals 12% of Kiwis are victims of cybercrime

A Gen report has revealed that 12% of New Zealanders fell victim to cybercrime in the past year, impacting both finances and mental health.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jul 2024

Artificial Intelligence

AI project to expand te reo Māori initiated by Microsoft

Microsoft and Straker partner with Stuff to use AI for translating content into te reo Māori. Trailblazing tech supports language preservation and cultural practices.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2024

Health Technologies

Revealed: Presbyterian Support Central partners with Spark

Presbyterian Support Central has partnered with Spark to revamp its tech, aiming to improve productivity for over 1,000 employees amid budget constraints.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jul 2024