Banking stories - Page 107

MYOB reveals top Kiwi tech firms who took out the High Achiever Awards
Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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Endeavour New Zealand takes home MYOB Greentree Partner of The Year Award and Business Development Award for New Zealand.

Chch tech company iViis helps to reinvigorate insurance process after Kaikoura quakes
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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cloud services
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insurance
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iviis
A Christchurch-based tech company has been working with insurance companies to make life a lot easier for those affected by the Kaikoura quakes.

The Icehouse names the six tech startups in this year's Flux Accelerator programme
Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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accelerator
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the icehouse
The Icehouse has picked the six lucky tech startups that will be participating in its Flux Accelerator programme this year.

Equinix expansion continues in 2017 as interconnection demand soars
Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Equinix's global footprint grows as 2017 sees new data centres and expansions in key markets to meet burgeoning interconnection needs.

IDC: All enterprises must understand and plan for cognitive/AI
Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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ai
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healthtech
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cognitive systems
IDC is urging all enterprises to understand and plan for the adoption and use of cognitive and AI systems, as spend on the technologies surges.

Banking, government bolster India's external storage spend
Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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storage
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analyst report
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banking
India’s external storage market has been bolstered by increased banking and government spend, while companies adopt flash ‘like never before’.

Security spend accelerating: Who's spending and on what?
Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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analyst report
Global firms to up security budgets to $105bn by 2020, with banks leading spend in battle against cyber threats, says IDC report.

ANZ Bank to roll out voice biometrics for high value transactions
Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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uc
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biometrics
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contact centre
From mid-2017, ANZ customers will be able to use their voice to transfer more than $1000 through ANZ’s mobile apps.

Xero celebrates journey to success as subscribers swell to one million
Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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Cloud accounting pioneer Xero hits a record one million subscribers, marking a huge leap in the digitally connected business realm.

BNZ opens co-working space in Christchurch – and it’s free!
Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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partner programmes
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personal computing devices
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entrepreneur
The space is bolstered by the fact there is Wi-Fi, printing and perhaps best of all, free coffee. All you need to do is bring your laptop.

How low-code platforms enable digital transformation in ANZ banks
Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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uc
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digital transformation
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fintech
Technology savvy customers across ANZ are demanding for technologies such as mobile commerce and the use of smartphones for banking transactions.

Frost & Sullivan: MSPs can’t afford to ignore the SD-WAN opportunity
Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
Silver Peak recently shared some very interesting findings for MSPs from a Frost & Sullivan study - essentially, ignore SD-WAN at your own peril.

Nokia's latest Threat Intelligence Report: Smartphone malware skyrockets 400%
Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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smartphones
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malware
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firewalls
Malware infections on smartphones rose nearly 400% in 2016, according to the latest Threat Intelligence Report from Nokia.

LoB IT spend to nearly equal IT dept spend on back of IoT, AI
Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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healthtech
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3d printing
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analyst report
LoB buyers will have almost equal IT spend as their IT departments come 2020 according to IDC, thanks in part to 'innovation accelerators' such as IoT.

Credit scores for kids on education app Banqer
Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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edutech
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fintech
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banking
Banqer's new credit score module educates pupils on financial history's impact, prepping them for future fiscal prudence.

Sick of machines swallowing your cards? ANZ introduces PayWave to its ATMs
Fri, 24th Mar 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
PayWave is now available on all ANZ ATMs starting from today, eliminating the risk of machines getting too hungry and swallowing your cards.

Opmetrix announced as an MYOB independent software vendor
Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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partner programmes
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financial systems
Opmetrix has become a MYOB independent software vendor (ISV) for MYOB Advanced, aiming to cater to the growing mobile business market.

Identity theft - have you ever pen tested procedures?
Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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mfa
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apm
There is a focus on technical aspects of penetration tests, network and application security, while the chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

FireEye uncovers the top APAC verticals most likely to be hit by cyber attacks
Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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phishing
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email security
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breach prevention
Targeted threats, spear phishing, email fraud and phishing are some of the top risk trends in FireEye's latest risk report.

Kiwi payroll company turns to crowdfunding ahead of IRD changes
Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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fintech
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hcm
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financial systems
Dunedin and Wellington-based social enterprise Thankyou Payroll is launching an equity crowdfunding campaign to fund development and prepare for IRD changes.