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Getting to Equal: Accenture on overcoming the gender pay gap
Health Technologies

Getting to Equal: Accenture on overcoming the gender pay gap

The research found that – globally - a woman earns an average $100 for every $140 a man earns - a gap of about 30%.

By Justin Gray • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Oct 2017
Apple Pay has arrived for BNZ customers
Marketing Technologies

Apple Pay has arrived for BNZ customers

BNZ customers can now use Apple Pay for secure, private, and fast mobile payments both in-store and online, as BNZ rolls out this highly requested feature.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
Xero succession planning helps SMBs prepare for coming retirement wave
Fintech

Xero succession planning helps SMBs prepare for coming retirement wave

Statistics New Zealand estimates that over the next 10-12 years around 20% of the country's SMBs will likely retire
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By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
Reckon and Tidy team up to simplify SME stock management
Fintech

Reckon and Tidy team up to simplify SME stock management

Reckon has signed a deal with Tidy International to integrate its cloud-based stock and inventory management system, TidyStock, into Reckon One.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Oct 2017

Global Stories

Banking stories

How Bitcoin's blockchain is aiding cybersecurity
Crypto

How Bitcoin's blockchain is aiding cybersecurity

Bitcoin defies a unique set of security concerns through innovations and structures which are influencing how cybersecurity will face new threats.

By Karthik Reddy • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Oct 2017
Christchurch EPIC innovation hub's lease extended by seven years
Incubator

Christchurch EPIC innovation hub's lease extended by seven years

The companies within EPIC have grown to build a combined turnover estimated to be in excess of $50 million per annum.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Oct 2017
Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter
Malware

Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter

Proofpoint has released the findings from its massive Quarterly Threat Report – some of which are astonishing.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Oct 2017
Lax mobile security attitudes put banking & finance sectors at risk
Fintech

Lax mobile security attitudes put banking & finance sectors at risk

Almost 30% of mobile devices in financial institutions are under attack, warns Symantec's Q2 2017 Mobile Threat Intelligence Report.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
Endpoint, IAM and managed services among winners in soaring security spend market
Endpoint Protection

Endpoint, IAM and managed services among winners in soaring security spend market

Endpoint security IAM and vulnerability management are set to dominate security software spend this year as overall security spend jumps 10.3%.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
Oracle NetSuite expands in EMEA, opening new data centres
Hyperscale

Oracle NetSuite expands in EMEA, opening new data centres

Oracle NetSuite currently maintains two data centres in EMEA, and in the wake of surging growth plans to add a few more.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Oct 2017
John Key's next big venture - ANZ gets a new chair & board member
Kiwisaver

John Key's next big venture - ANZ gets a new chair & board member

Former New Zealand Prime Minister, Sir John Key, will become the new Chair of ANZ New Zealand in January 2018.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Oct 2017
NZ top 200 tech companies hit $10bil revenue, third largest export category
Fintech

NZ top 200 tech companies hit $10bil revenue, third largest export category

New Zealand's top 200 tech firms, known as TIN200, have hit a milestone, generating NZD $10 billion in revenue, making it the third-largest export category.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Oct 2017
Krack vulnerability puts Wi-Fi networks and devices at risk
Breach Prevention

Krack vulnerability puts Wi-Fi networks and devices at risk

A new Wi-Fi vulnerability named Krack could expose global networks and devices to eavesdropping, sparking concerns from cybersecurity experts and ISPs.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017
IBM announces global payments blockchain solution live in ANZ, Pacific Islands & UK
Blockchain

IBM announces global payments blockchain solution live in ANZ, Pacific Islands & UK

The solution is run from the IBM Blockchain Platform on Hyperledger Fabric and was built in collaboration with Stellar.org.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017
Fujitsu launches blockchain money transfer service with major Japanese banks
Blockchain

Fujitsu launches blockchain money transfer service with major Japanese banks

Fujitsu teams up with top Japanese banks to start blockchain-based P2P money transfer trials, heralding a cashless era.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017
Vend partners with Commonwealth Bank to be on SMB payments tablets
Marketing Technologies

Vend partners with Commonwealth Bank to be on SMB payments tablets

Vend joins forces with Australia's top bank, elevating SMBs with high-tech point-of-sale solutions on CBA's Albert tablets.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Banking stories

Red Hat honours IAG at its Innovation Awards for APAC
Open source

Red Hat honours IAG at its Innovation Awards for APAC

Red Hat says IAG was chosen for the positive impact they have created in accelerating innovation through open source.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017