Cash flow stories
Tuanz warns New Zealand of widening digital safety gaps
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Tuanz marks 40 years by calling for a national rethink on AI, school digital skills and internet access as online harm and coverage gaps widen.
MYOB & Microsoft strike AI deal for small businesses
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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financial systems
MYOB and Microsoft strike five-year AI pact to bring cash-flow forecasts, compliance prompts and staff copilots to SMEs.
Private equity-backed firms trail venture rivals on AI
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Private equity-backed firms use paid AI tools more than most peers, but many still struggle to turn sponsor pressure into practical finance gains.
Plaid unveils foundation model for transaction data
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Plaid builds a foundation model to improve transaction analysis, lifting income classification and loan payment detection across financial services.
Ripple adds digital asset accounts to treasury platform
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blockchain
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financial systems
Ripple Treasury adds Digital Asset Accounts as finance teams get a single view of cash and crypto balances across banks, custody providers and onchain wallets.
HP NZ books higher FY2025 earnings, stronger cash position
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Hewlett-Packard New Zealand posts stronger FY2025 earnings, with cash flow turning positive and receivables swelling alongside modest sales growth.
New Zealand to extend open banking to SME channels
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
New Zealand will extend regulated open banking to SME banking channels from June 2027, giving smaller firms wider access to fintech tools and automation.
Xero & Anthropic link Claude to accounting platform
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data protection
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data analytics
Xero and Anthropic strike multi-year deal to weave Claude AI into accounting software, giving small firms real-time cash-flow and invoice insights.
Xero signs Claude deal for small business finance tools
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data protection
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Xero to embed Anthropic's Claude across accounting tools as JAX gains automation for cash flow, invoices and scenario analysis.
Allegro & Elliott launch USD $500m screen credit fund
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intellectual property
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financial institutions
Allegro and Elliott-backed venture opens USD $500 million non-bank lending line for film and television projects.
Airwallex names Sir Bill English chair of New Zealand board
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digital transformation
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fintech
Airwallex appoints Sir Bill English as chair of its New Zealand board as the fintech expands local services and says annual payment flows have surged.
Zapier & Rillet launch finance workflow integration
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crm
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digital transformation
Zapier and Rillet join forces to link ERP and 8,000 apps, aiming to cut finance teams' manual work in closes, approvals and reconciliations.
Synnex New Zealand lifts profit as revenue barely grows
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capital management
Synnex New Zealand lifts annual profit to NZD $2.49 million on stronger margins, despite minimal revenue growth and weaker cash flow.
OFX appoints Liz Lord to drive broader business offer
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digital transformation
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cx
OFX appoints former PayPal Australia marketer Liz Lord as chief marketing officer to spearhead its shift beyond cross-border payments.
Visa index shows Asia-Pacific firms seek faster funding
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supply chain
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Nearly half of Asia-Pacific mid-sized firms shun working capital tools, even as CFOs demand faster, simpler digital funding solutions.
Vivi Money launches AI financial platform with Visa
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blockchain
Australian fintech Vivi unveils AI-native money platform on Pismo with Visa debit card, FX features and high-interest savings tools.
CFOs shift focus from manual month-end to live insight
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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financial systems
Mid-market CFOs ditch manual month-end marathons, turning to live, standardised reporting to drive faster, insight-led decisions.
Xero unveils 'Accountable Intelligence' for AI in finance
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Xero launches Accountable Intelligence AI to automate bookkeeping while keeping decisions, audit trails and financial oversight with humans.
Payoneer, FundPark launch eCommerce credit for sellers
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Payoneer teams with FundPark to offer Hong Kong eCommerce sellers AI-driven credit lines of up to USD $10 million via integrated accounts.
Oracle Q3 boosted by AI cloud surge & USD $553bn RPO
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Oracle Q3 revenue jumps 22% to USD $17.2 billion as AI-fuelled cloud demand soars and contracted backlog swells to USD $553 billion.