Banking stories - Page 26
Xero takes home NZ international business award
Mon, 28th Nov 2016
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Xero wins Excellence in Leadership award at New Zealand Business Awards. CEO Rod Drury accepts and emphasizes company's commitment to social challenges.
Launching tomorrow's young entrepreneurs
Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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It is important for students to do something real, whether this is an internship, a project for a business, or to work on their own start-up venture.
Could Mastercard's innovation pipeline be the answer to cyber security?
Wed, 12th Oct 2016
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Kiwis urged to think about online security as Connect Smart Week begins, with 66% of New Zealanders regularly shopping online.
Enterprise purchases of hardware driving mobility revenues, IDC says
Tue, 11th Oct 2016
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Global mobility revenues are expected to reach $1.7tn by 2020, with software revenues experiencing double-digit growth, according to IDC.
Accountants and bookkeepers: Stereotypes remain but are they vital to business?
Thu, 6th Oct 2016
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Dated 'bean counter' labels stick to accountants and bookkeepers, yet a Xero survey confirms they're seen as business bedrocks.
Big Data and business analytics a $200 billion industry
Wed, 5th Oct 2016
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Global market for big data and business analytics set to exceed $203bn by 2020, says IDC forecast. Banking and manufacturing driving growth.
JCurve Solutions covers ERP cloud bases with six new strategic partnerships
Fri, 30th Sep 2016
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JCurve's ERP cloud landscape grows with strategic deals in eCommerce, banking and more, boosting SMB efficiency across ANZ.
Whispir raises $11.75m to accelerate growth into Asia and beyond
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
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The originally Australian CAaaS company is now stretching its wings as it continues a rapid expansion in Asia and the United States.
Xero and Paypal join forces to speed up payday
Thu, 18th Aug 2016
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Xero and PayPal team up to create 'PayPal Express Checkout' to combat late payments and provide faster payment experience.
Xero to go offline as it continues move to AWS Cloud
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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Xero accounting software schedules downtime Sunday 21st as it shifts to AWS, promising less future outages and improved services.
Public cloud services spend set to double, reaching $195 billion
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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public cloud
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About 1/2 of new business software purchases will be service-enabled software, & cloud software will constitute more than a 1/4 of all software sold.
Sold: MYOB snaps up NZ ERP provider Greentree in $28.5m deal
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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Kiwi ERP provider Greentree has been snapped up by MYOB, as the business management vendor seeks to drive into larger enterprises.
Digital disruption on its way to the ANZ banking sector
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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Australian and New Zealand banks must embrace digital disruption to stay relevant for millennials, says Qualtrics MD.
Xero's Singapore expansion a two-way learning experience
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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Xero's expansion into Singapore is proving to be a challenging endeavour with 'massive potential' for the company, but there's still work to do.
Tradify: Taking the pain out of admin for tradespeople
Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
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orchestration
Tradify, an app for tradespeople, aims to streamline admin tasks so they can focus on what they love, with plans for global expansion.
Rod Drury on major US banking announcement for Xero
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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We recently announced an integration with Wells Fargo, a bank serving more than three million small businesses and one in three households in the USA.
Big data and analytics a $187 billion opportunity
Tue, 24th May 2016
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Global revenues for big data and business analytics are set to explode, with IDC forecasting a growth to over $187 billion in 2019.
Reckon One's cloud accounting software launches in UK
Fri, 13th May 2016
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Australian cloud accounting provider Reckon Limited has made a lucrative entrance in the UK market, allowing it to target the 5.4 million SMEs.
The next generation of APTs: Highly successful but surprisingly simple
Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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The number and reach of cyber threats continues to grow, and, contrary to popular belief, even highly effective attacks can be very unsophisticated.
Infinidat amps up global expansion, opens two new Aussie offices
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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storage
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Infinidat is expanding operations as a direct result of increasing universal demand for InfiniBox, the company's flagship enterprise storage array.