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Trintech financial solutions see strong growth across APAC
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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financial systems
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risk & compliance
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healthtech
Financial software provider Trintech is expanding globally, with a 60% increase in sales for the first half of 2019.

Splunk hands over $1.5b to acquire cloud monitoring firm
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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cloud services
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Splunk has put US$1.05 billion on the table to acquire SignalFx, a SaaS specialist in real time monitoring and metrics for cloud infrastructure.

Excellence in accounting celebrated at MYOB’s Partner Awards
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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fintech
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partner programmes
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financial systems
Accounting and bookkeeping excellence was awarded at MYOB’s Partner Awards, honouring top individuals and firms in Australia and New Zealand.

Ransomware modifications double year-on-year in Q2 2019 - Kaspersky
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
According to Kaspersky data, 232,292 unique users were targeted by such attacks – 46% more than a year ago, in Q2 2018 (158,921).

Cryptocurrency conundrum: Reserve Bank & IR fumble in the dark
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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blockchain
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facebook
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ird
Whether it's cryptocurrency salaries or a central digital currency, no agency is quite sure how to tackle this upcoming payment trend.

Kiwibank reestablishes commitment to local market, despite drop in profit
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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kiwibank
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financial results
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financial institutions
Kiwibank announces growth in customer lending and deposits, but a decrease in net profit after tax for FY2019.

Passports, licenses of 300 leaked in Ministry for Culture and Heritage data breach
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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data privacy
The documents leaked included 228 passports, 55 driver licenses, and 36 birth certificates – making the victims vulnerable to identity theft by cyber-criminals.

AlphaCert & Refinitiv bring data to better investment decisions
Fri, 23rd Aug 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
AlphaCert and Refinitiv are now offering new data management solutions to New Zealand and Australian investment management sectors.

Employees around NZ working overtime without pay
Thu, 22nd Aug 2019
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hcm
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hays
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overtime
A new report shows that overtime has increased in 30% of organisations and nearly half of those working overtime (48%) are unpaid for their extra hours.

DXC Technology & Google Cloud drive innovation for enterprises
Thu, 22nd Aug 2019
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Enterprises now have a new way of modernising mission-critical IT and integrating digital solutions on Google Cloud Platform, thanks to DXC Technology.

Lenovo hits $12.5B in revenue, marking eighth year of growth
Wed, 21st Aug 2019
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lenovo
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market
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financial results
Lenovo posts revenue of USD $12.5B for the first quarter of 2019, the eighth consecutive year of growth, driven by its intelligent transformation strategy.

Autodesk, Splunk, PTC amongst top IT firms ripe for M&A
Wed, 21st Aug 2019
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3d printing
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GlobalData predicts that well-positioned companies like Splunk, Autodesk and PTC are likely to be top of the wishlist – here’s why.

Instalment service provider PartPay acquired by Australian player Zip
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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commerce systems
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bnpl
The acquisition gives Zip exposure to four key geographies – New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa.

Harmoney reshuffles senior exec team; appoints new CEO for 2020
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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peer-to-peer lending
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harmoney
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crowdlending
Australasian marketplace lender Harmoney has appointed Australian-based David Stevens as its new CEO, effective early 2020.

Hyland a 'leader' in ECM — Forrester Wave report
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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ecm
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martech
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healthtech
Content services provider Hyland has been dubbed a ‘leader’ in the Forrester Wave Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Content Platforms Q3 2019 report.

Moving to a low-code content future - Hyland
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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uc
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digital transformation
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martech
What was once a case of ‘build once, update seldom’ has changed to the point where constant pressure requires software to continuously evolve.

Changing skill sets become major driver of business restructures
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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devops
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digital transformation
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apm
Changing skill sets are leading nearly half of organisational restructures in New Zealand and Australia, reports Hays, as firms adapt to new business needs.

SaaS banking engine Mambu gains 'Challenger' spot in Gartner MQ
Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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digital transformation
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mambu
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banking
Software as a service (SaaS) banking engine Mambu has been positioned as a challenger in Gartner’s 2019 Magic Quadrant for Global Retail Core Banking.

Nintex announces new electronic forms capabilities
Fri, 16th Aug 2019
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digital transformation
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apm
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low-code
The new designer makes it easier to create digital forms to power automated workflows leveraging Nintex for Office 365 and Nintex Workflow Cloud.

IDC: Commercial sector will lead ICT spending to $4.8 trillion in 2023
Fri, 16th Aug 2019
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it spending
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economic forecast
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analyst report
Despite global uncertainty and trade wars, IDC forecasts ICT spending to hit USD $4.8 trillion by 2023, led by the commercial sector with a 5.1% CAGR.