Banking stories
PaySauce has raised USD $1.5 million from Cleary Wealth Management clients to bolster expansion and cover NZX listing costs, marking a successful year.
AI software firm Aider has been named as one of 10 startups to take part in Mastercard's Start Path programme.
Kiwibank backs RBNZ's move to hike banks' capital reserves, urging fair rules for local and offshore banks to keep competition balanced.
Microsoft and 9 Spokes celebrate their first co-sell success with the Bank of New Zealand, delivering innovative SMB solutions through BNZ My Business Live.
As organisations progress to harness the benefits of AI, consumers, employees and citizens are watching closely and are ready to reward or punish behaviour.
A global survey by deVere Group reveals 55% of banking and financial services customers now use fintech, underscoring rapid digitalisation in finance.
Ambit has opened its first Australian office in Sydney, with CEO Josh Comrie relocating to lead the expansion following an NZD $1.75M capital raise.
Despite beliefs that the younger generation prefers to shop online, they're actually the most likely to do more shopping in physical stores.
ANZ faces backlash as former CEO David Hisco's lavish lifestyle at the bank's expense is revealed. Attempts to downplay issues worsen the internal culture.
TIBCO and Ping Identity have partnered to enhance API security, integrating TIBCOCloud Mashery with PingIntelligence's AI-driven threat detection.
While only 13% of organisations use AI and machine learning to detect and deter fraud, another 25% plan to adopt such technologies in the next year or two.
The movement to hybrid storage, proliferated use of smart phones, laptops, and tablets has increased penetration of storage data management.
The global modular data centre market is set to grow at a CAGR of 22.3% from 2018-2028, with Western Europe and North America leading the charge.
ABBYY has introduced Mobile Web Capture, an AI-enabled mobile technology that aids the onboarding process for new customers.
ASB Bank phases out its ASB Virtual payment service, introducing Google Pay for Android users. However, it's only compatible with Android 5.0 or later.
Australian FinTech Identitii announces HSBC's launch of its Digital Accounts Receivable Tool using Identitii's tokenisation technology.
Cryptolocker malware and ransomware is increasing at a rapid rate, with these threats rising 167% over the previous quarter.
At home and abroad, companies anticipate cyber-crime will be the most disruptive economic crime of 2019 and 2020.
ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, IBM, and Scentre Group and Westpac have launched a new pilot program that will bring blockchain into the retail property lease system.
Liquid Group and CIMB Niaga partner to enable cross-border QR payment acceptance between Singapore and Indonesia.