New Zealand (NZ) stories
New data show Kiwi small firms generating less per hour than peers in Australia and the UK, as rising costs squeeze margins.
By reusing one certified control set, Spectrum cut duplicated audit work and is now targeting faster SOC 2 Type II and ISO 42001 checks.
Funding will back trials and regulatory work as the New Zealand start-up aims to bring a smaller, reusable insulin device to the US market.
Banks, payment networks and governments may face the same post-quantum migration as crypto, with trust and coordination now at stake.
Only 28% of Australian workers say leaders are aligned on AI strategy, underscoring a governance gap as adoption races ahead.
Trade advisers in Australia and New Zealand will get referral fees, training and support as AroFlo expands its route to market.
Despite inflation and interest-rate pressure, most small firms are boosting marketing and AI use to win customers and protect revenue.
Millions of UK and European shoppers can now skip manual card entry online, as Revolut rolls out Visa's Click to Pay at checkout.
Retailers are weighing facial recognition tools more cautiously as privacy fears rise, after Auror's system won a loss prevention award.
The awards highlight how Genesys is leaning on partners to help customers turn AI pilots into wider deployments while managing governance risk.
The acquisition gives Fresho a bigger UK customer base and more than GBP £2 billion in annual gross merchandise value, while keeping Nation Wilcox branded.
Enterprises face rising pressure to secure and automate AI workloads as HPE ties networking, storage and software into a fuller stack with NVIDIA.
Backing will fund trials, regulatory work and prototype development as Zuuka targets US demand for home-based insulin delivery.
The shift cut monthly hosting costs by about 40% and let the coffee supplier modernise ageing systems without disrupting deliveries.
Many firms are adopting AI quickly, but weak data architecture is leaving them unable to measure returns or manage governance risks.
Enterprises are under pressure to prove AI spending is delivering returns, as most pilots still fail to reach day-to-day use.
Trade firms could get quicker setup and less disruption as the new network links AroFlo software with advisers, developers and accountants.
A difficult June close often exposes hidden costs, manual workarounds and compliance gaps that smaller finance systems can no longer hide.
Sydney will coordinate wider APJ growth as demand rises for earlier warning on cyber threats hitting critical infrastructure and finance.
Financial advisers may soon get quicker answers on retirement income products as Allianz Retire+ tests Ada for compliant support.