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Openmarkets boosts board ahead of planned Nasdaq listing
Crypto

Openmarkets boosts board ahead of planned Nasdaq listing

Openmarkets adds two non-executive directors and a new CFO to bolster governance and growth plans ahead of its proposed Nasdaq listing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026
Survey reveals divide in Australian supply chain focus
Manufacturing

Survey reveals divide in Australian supply chain focus

Australian supply chain chiefs look beyond cost cuts to growth and automation, while frontline managers remain fixated on immediate savings.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026

Global Stories

Real estate stories

Late payments make up over a third of global pay cycles
Manufacturing

Late payments make up over a third of global pay cycles

Late payments now make up 37% of global pay cycles, with firms waiting 51 days on average to be paid, Sidetrade data reveals.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
AI agents reshape sales teams across Australia, NZ
Customer Relationship Management

AI agents reshape sales teams across Australia, NZ

AI agents are rapidly transforming sales teams in Australia and New Zealand, slashing grunt work and reshaping how sellers prospect and close deals.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Canva brings brand-safe design generation into ChatGPT
Marketing Technologies

Canva brings brand-safe design generation into ChatGPT

Canva integrates with ChatGPT to auto-apply Brand Kits, letting teams generate editable, on-brand designs directly from chat prompts.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT lifts income as portfolio grows
Hyperscale

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT lifts income as portfolio grows

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posts higher income and an 8.6% rise in portfolio value to SGD $18.2 billion, despite lower payout per unit.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Azzet appoints Yvonne Howie to board for global push
Fintech

Azzet appoints Yvonne Howie to board for global push

Marketplace platform Azzet adds veteran Australian executive Yvonne Howie to its board as it ramps up governance for global expansion.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
CapitaLand India Trust lifts FY 2025 payout on growth
Hyperscale

CapitaLand India Trust lifts FY 2025 payout on growth

CapitaLand India Trust lifts FY 2025 payout as income jumps on new developments, acquisitions and higher interest earnings.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Remara selects 10x Banking for core modernisation drive
Digital Transformation

Remara selects 10x Banking for core modernisation drive

Remara picks 10x Banking's cloud-native core to speed new lending and investment products and fuel ANZ and Southeast Asia expansion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Azzet appoints Henry Stoever to board for global push
EduTech

Azzet appoints Henry Stoever to board for global push

Azzet names governance veteran Henry Stoever to its board as it accelerates the global rollout of its premium asset marketplace.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Litera unveils hybrid AI upgrade for Kira contract tool
Software-as-a-Service

Litera unveils hybrid AI upgrade for Kira contract tool

Litera launches a hybrid AI upgrade for its Kira contract tool, promising 90%+ accuracy and new generative features planned for 2026.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Real estate stories

Delivery constraints now define Europe's data centres
DevOps

Delivery constraints now define Europe's data centres

Europe's data centres face surging AI demand but BCS warns grid, skills and planning bottlenecks now dictate where capacity can be built.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Finternet & Avalanche target India's $10bn TradeFi push
Crypto

Finternet & Avalanche target India's $10bn TradeFi push

Finternet Labs and Avalanche launch India agriculture tokenisation pilot, eyeing a wider TradeFi market worth up to $10 billion.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Trade Me launches ChatGPT property search app in NZ
Digital Transformation

Trade Me launches ChatGPT property search app in NZ

Trade Me Property debuts a ChatGPT app that lets New Zealand home hunters search live listings via conversational prompts and an interactive map.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
ABM seals WGNSTAR deal to boost semiconductor services
Semiconductors

ABM seals WGNSTAR deal to boost semiconductor services

ABM completes WGNSTAR acquisition, bolstering semiconductor cleanroom and tool services as chipmakers expand advanced fab capacity worldwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Toast opens new Bengaluru tech hub to drive growth
Fintech

Toast opens new Bengaluru tech hub to drive growth

Toast has opened a 64,000-square-foot Bengaluru tech hub at RMZ Ecoworld to scale product development, hiring and global innovation.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
GoCanopy raises EUR €2.1m for AI real estate platform
Robotic Process Automation

GoCanopy raises EUR €2.1m for AI real estate platform

GoCanopy secures EUR €2.1m seed funding to build an AI-driven “system of record” for institutional real estate investors in Europe.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026