Banking stories - Page 137
Xero customer sales up 79%
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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Xero says customer sales are tracking 79% ahead of the year earlier in the first nine months of its financial year, in line with its revenue growth fo.
David McLean gets top job at Westpac NZ
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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Westpac Banking Corp has appointed David McLean as chief executive of its New Zealand unit, a position he has held in an acting capacity since Augu.
Synlait cuts market milk price to $4.40/kgMS, ups capital spend
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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Synlait Milk, the listed dairy processor, has today cut its forecast market milk price for the 2014/2015 season along with a corresponding decrease.
Xero says customer sales rise 79% in first 9 months of its financial year
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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Xero, the cloud-based accounting firm, said customer sales are tracking 79 percent ahead of the year earlier in the first nine months of its financ.
How Harmoney is disrupting the traditional finance market
Fri, 30th Jan 2015
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peer-to-peer lending
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banking
Sites such as Harmoney are said to be disrupting traditional banks and are changing the face of financing as we know it.
Xero targets overseas market with US-based Douglas Jeffries named as CFO
Fri, 30th Jan 2015
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Xero gears up for global expansion, appointing Douglas Jeffries, seasoned US financial expert, as its new CFO.
Finzsoft receives notice of takeover from Silverlake HGH
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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The board of Finzsoft Solutions has received a notice of intention to make a full offer to purchase all of the equity securities of Finzsoft from Silv.
New players pose threat to established unified comms vendors
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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microsoft
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Emerging UC players set to shake up the New Zealand market, challenging giants like Microsoft and Cisco with fresher cloud-based solutions.
New deal extends Mobile Mentor's ANZ enterprise portfolio
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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Mobile Mentor partners with MobileIron to enhance enterprise mobility management solutions in Australia and New Zealand.
Kiwi baby boomers feeling patronised by tech companies
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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Nearly half of New Zealanders aged 50+ feel patronised by tech firms, reveals an AVH Technologies study, highlighting generational tech gaps.
Are holographic co-workers and embedded chips the way of the future?
Fri, 23rd Jan 2015
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data analytics
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martech
NZ's MYOB projects a future with holographic teams and chip implants; urges businesses to adapt now for a data-driven 2040.
Xero offers quote feature to help SMB growth
Thu, 22nd Jan 2015
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Xero launches new integrated quoting feature, enabling small businesses to have more control over their sales workflow.
NZ dollar falls on deflation, fading case for rate hikes
Wed, 21st Jan 2015
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The New Zealand dollar fell after a slower-than-expected pace of annual inflation stoked speculation the country's Reserve Bank will refrain from r.
Mobile Mentor partners with Telesign to boost mobile security offerings
Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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Mobile Mentor has brought on Telesign as a partner, adding mobile enabled two factor authentication (2FA) services to its portfolio for ANZ businesses.
Cloud offerings help MYOB break records
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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MYOB has announced it now has 500,000 regular paying clients, and says its cloud offerings have significantly contributed to this figure.
Cyber attacks target New Zealand charities
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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cybersecurity
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charity
New Zealand charities hit by cyber attacks, with NetSafe reporting automated attempts to validate stolen credit cards.
NZ dollar drops to month low vs Aussie after upbeat jobs report
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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banking
The New Zealand dollar dropped to a month low against its trans-Tasman counterpart after a better than expected jobs report eased fears about Austr.
F5 jumps onto the cloud bandwagon, sets sights on NZ
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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cloud services
F5 Networks has launched Silverline and says they have already had a lot of interest in the New Zealand market.
Kiwi start up Xero makes waves in US market
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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hcm
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New Zealand-based software start up Xero has today announced customers in the US have full access to the Xero payroll platform in three states.
This is the year of the digital workplace, says Concur
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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Digital workplace trends such as paperless contracts and receipts, hands-free conference calls, and wallet-free living are on the rise, according to Concur.