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How Australia leads mobile disruption of banking and financial services
Unified Communications

How Australia leads mobile disruption of banking and financial services

Apps provide an opportunity to streamline services and offer added convenience to users. App Annie's Jaede Tan offers tips on how to flourish in the.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017
Interview: Quintessence Labs' take on quantum physics and cybersecurity
Encryption

Interview: Quintessence Labs' take on quantum physics and cybersecurity

Nearly a decade since founding QuintessenceLabs, Vikram Sharma discusses how quantum physics is shaping cybersecurity and the company's future ambitions.

By Robin Block • 5 min read • Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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

Global Stories

Banking stories

Mobile security starts with a powerful AI-based scanning engine
Wireless Networks

Mobile security starts with a powerful AI-based scanning engine

This principal analyst from Camden Associates says the secret sauce to securing mobile users is AI-based zero packet inspection.

By Alan Zeichick • 5 min read • Fri, 17th Nov 2017
MYOB buys Reckon's Accountant Group for $180 million
Fintech

MYOB buys Reckon's Accountant Group for $180 million

MYOB acquires Reckon's Accountants Practice Management division for AU$180m cash in bid to strengthen adviser audience.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2017
Xero posts half-year earnings, announces delisting from NZX
Fintech

Xero posts half-year earnings, announces delisting from NZX

Xero announces positive EBITDA for first time, adding 160k net new subscribers and growing revenue to $187.8m.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Nov 2017
Scale or fail: Manufacturing companies must leverage cloud and interconnection
Manufacturing

Scale or fail: Manufacturing companies must leverage cloud and interconnection

The rise of IoT has resulted in unprecedented data demands, and the Internet's current infrastructure is struggling to keep up.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Nov 2017
Why interconnection is taking off in Latin America
DataCentre infrastructure

Why interconnection is taking off in Latin America

As more IT infrastructure gets built and in-region policies become more business-friendly, interconnection growth is expected to accelerate.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Nov 2017
Kiwi CRM app wins international Xero award
Customer Relationship Management

Kiwi CRM app wins international Xero award

New Zealand's Exsalerate CRM clinches a coveted Xero award for enhancing app integration and boosting customer retention tools.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017
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

Stories from Other Regions

Banking stories

Feel Good AR could teach you how to save money and the planet
AR, VR & Metaverse

Feel Good AR could teach you how to save money and the planet

Activated through an Australian, European or New Zealand currency note, the AR app has been developed by RaboDirect to engage its customers...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Oct 2017
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