The hire signals Cyara's push to win more enterprise customers in APAC as firms demand tighter oversight of AI customer-service tools.
Regional firms across New Zealand will be shifted to 2degrees over the coming months as Now closes its business operations.
Marketers may need to rethink search metrics as AI responses increasingly narrow buyers' shortlists before they reach a website.
Retailers could cut support costs and speed refunds as AfterShip's new AI agent automates delivery issues and return reviews.
The tie-up could lift card approval rates and cut foreign exchange costs as the hotel group expands across 67 countries.
Revolut customers in New Zealand could see their accounts converted to bank accounts, with new terms if the proposed changes take effect.
Privacy and defamation risks are mounting as Auckland retailers post suspected shoplifters' CCTV images, experts say.
Bug hunts at the Singapore car-sharing operator are now 50 to 60 per cent faster, helping engineers spot faults before customers notice them.
Materials manufacturers could cut transport costs and emissions as Yokogawa adds BuyCo's container shipping software to its industrial offering.
AI shopping and enterprise logins are driving Okta's latest Auth0 roll-out, as businesses seek tighter identity controls without slowing sales.
Stricter identity checks and behavioural risk scores aim to cut scams, bots and harassment as the Palmerston North app takes on bigger rivals.
A record turnout underlined growing confidence in New Zealand's startup scene as founders pitched space, medtech and energy ideas to investors.
It aims to cut costs and complexity for large retailers by letting staff use AI agents on existing devices and approved internal data.
The new tool could cut handling time by letting agents send messages and complete tasks during live calls without leaving one conversation record.
Businesses trading internationally can now settle payments and payroll around the clock in stablecoins, as KAST targets 5,000 users by end-2026.
Lenders using LoanPro can now process cheque and bill-pay receipts with less manual work, as CheckAlt adds lockbox services.
Banks could use the new platform to automate routine tasks and speed decisions, but only within strict guardrails and audit trails.
Cross-border transfer costs may fall as nearly half of banks and fintechs are already using or piloting stablecoins, ACI Worldwide says.
The redesign is already helping the Bonbeach distiller draw more attention in shops and at trade shows, lifting its perceived value.
As AI coding agents speed up development, JFrog is adding controls meant to keep governance, compliance and patching from lagging.
