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Kiwi Stories

Banking stories

SME business confidence at lowest level in three years - MYOB

Confidence among New Zealand SMEs has dropped to a three-year low, despite steady revenue growth and positive earnings forecasts, reports MYOB.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Mar 2018

Fintech

Service providers must go big, go boutique or go broke – Xero

As practices digitise, streamline, scale and specialise, those who hold onto the traditional approach risk being left behind.

By Trent Innes • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Mar 2018

Fintech

OMG Tech bridges gender gap early by keeping girls curious

By the time girls reach high school, they've already made major decisions about life direction – so it's vital to foster an interest in tech early.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Mar 2018

Global Stories

Banking stories

Unified Communications

AI-DAY: Using artificial intelligence to scam the scammers

Re:scam, an AI chatbot developed by Netsafe, is wasting scammers' time with endless questions to protect potential victims.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018

Unified Communications

Cloud-enabled AI is officially open for businesses

Cloud computing has opened the doors for AI and machine learning, but it will also be shaped by these technologies in the future.

By Angus Dorney • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018

Malware

59% APAC financial firms bolster investment in fraud detection

Amid rising fraud concerns, 59% of APAC financial firms are increasing investment in detection tech, surpassing even multi-factor authentication, says Experian.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018

Breach Prevention

New Panda Banker campaign targets Japan's financial institutions

Popular banking malware Panda Banker, also known as PandaBot and Zeus Panda is reportedly targeting Japan's financial institutions for the first time.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Apr 2018

Hybrid Cloud

INFINIDAT announces public cloud and data protection product lines

INFINIDAT launches Neutrix Cloud for high-performance public storage and InfiniGuard for enhanced data protection, boasting a 10x restore performance.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Exclusive interview: SAS, data analytics and the politics of energy

Tim Fairchild, SAS's global energy director, discusses data's pivotal role in the evolving energy sector and the unique impact of NZ's Downstream conference.

By Julia Gabel • 7 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018

Open source

IDC report: global AI spend to reach US$19 billion in 2018

Global spending on AI systems is projected to hit USD $19.1 billion in 2018, up 54.2%, as per IDC. Retail to lead, surpassing banking.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018

Encryption

iPhone unlockers set a dangerous precedent for abuse, says security expert

Apple's attempts to prevent iPhone unlocking have been circumvented by a third-party provider, potentially giving law enforcement access to sensitive data.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Mar 2018