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Fintech

Kōkiri helps Māori entrepreneurs redefine business success

Māori Kōkiri accelerator fosters socially sustainable ventures, embracing cultural values and attracting investors.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018

Public Cloud

IBM Cloud's IaaS extended to all NZ Government agencies

IBM has opened up its public cloud to all New Zealand Government agencies in an effort to support the Government's cloud-first policy.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018

Crypto

Reserve Bank says 'not now' to the idea of official digital currency

Reserve Bank says it won't issue a digital currency for now, but may do so in the future, as digital payments and cryptocurrencies grow in popularity.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Jun 2018

Global Stories

Banking stories

Crypto

Criminals “infect and collect” in cryptocurrency mining surge

Coin miner malware grew a stunning 629% in the first quarter of 2018, rocketing from around 400,000 total known samples in Q4 2017 to more than 2.9mil.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

Fintech

Exclusive: SWIFT payments boss on how fintech will impact businesses

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with SWIFT head of Oceania Bill Doran to discuss how payments are changing on a global scale.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 7 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

Firewalls

Exclusive: Demystifying cryptojacking and how organisations can protect themselves

Cryptojacking is becoming the new go-to method for cybercriminals to monetise their malware, with a surge of 28% per quarter globally.

By Jon McGettigan • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

Marketing Technologies

What Kiwis need to follow through with online purchases

When you are establishing an eCommerce site, there are some things you'll want to be aware of to maximise the rate of purchase completion.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

Storage

India's external storage market in good stead, despite Dell's decline

Dell managed to hang onto the biggest share of the market, but has HPE nipping on its heels after Dell's decline - here's a forecast.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018

Opinion

Tackling the finance sector's biggest challenge: trust and performance

As customers flock to digital channels to manage their money, the pressure is on for financial institutions to offer a seamless experience.

By Simon Horrocks • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018

Breach Prevention

Tasmanian elector data breached via forms on Electoral Commission site

A data breach on the Tasmanian Electoral Commission site, via Typeform online forms, exposed voters' sensitive details. The issue was swiftly addressed.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018

Malware

Cryptomining attacks to gain prevalence in H2 2018 – WatchGuard report

Cryptomining malware is on the rise, with 98.8% of Linux/Downloader variants delivering cryptocurrency miners in Q1 2018, WatchGuard reveals.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Jul 2018

Fintech

NetSuite expands network and services of The Executive Centre

By switching from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to NetSuite OneWorld, The Executive Centre has supposedly been able to improve operational efficiency.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Jul 2018

Network Infrastructure

Dell and HPE share the lead in India's surging server market

The server market in India is in a very good place with digital transformation driving huge growth both now and in the foreseeable future.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018

Firewalls

Ticketmaster breached: here's what seven security experts had to say

Ticketmaster has suffered a breach that affects 5% of its global customer base, here's what the experts had to say on the incident.

By Patrick Martlew • 8 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018

Fintech

Kiwis, it's time to ditch the loose change and go cashless, says MYOB

Ten years from now cash and ATMs as we know them could be extinct as the cashless economy becomes well entrenched in everyday life.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Jun 2018

Storage

Interxion releases Key Guardian to secure the keys to the castle

Interxion has released an encryption key management service that works to simplify data protection across private, hybrid & multi-cloud environments.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Jun 2018

Fintech

Four identity proofing vendors named as 'IDC Innovators'

IDC names Socure, BioCatch, IdentityMind Global, and Acuant as 'Innovators,' spotlighting their cutting-edge solutions in the evolving identity proofing market.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Jun 2018