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Australians fearful of app failures disrupting Christmas
Apps

Australians fearful of app failures disrupting Christmas

A recent survey reveals Australians worry over potential app failures disrupting their Christmas celebrations in 2023.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Dec 2023

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Litera launches Foundation Dragon, a cutting-edge GenAI deal term database
Generative AI

Litera launches Foundation Dragon, a cutting-edge GenAI deal term database

Litera's generative AI, Foundation Dragon, improves legal deal term processing by giving instant access to past transaction data, enabling law firms to negotiate from a position of strength.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2024
Extend launches 'team budgets' to boost autonomy & secure expenses
Autonomy

Extend launches 'team budgets' to boost autonomy & secure expenses

Extend unveils 'team budgets', a novel feature designed to enhance spend regulation, secure transactions and foster autonomy amongst finance leaders on its platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Apr 2024
SAP Concur & Mastercard unite for streamlined expense process
Marketing Technologies

SAP Concur & Mastercard unite for streamlined expense process

SAP Concur and Mastercard join forces to simplify expense processes, integrating transactions on corporate cards into Concur Expense to enhance user experience and compliance adherence.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2024
Sovos launches industry-first integrated compliance cloud platform
Customer Relationship Management

Sovos launches industry-first integrated compliance cloud platform

Sovos debuts the industry's first unified tax compliance and regulatory reporting solution, the Sovos Compliance Cloud, aiming to streamline global compliance after eight years and substantial investment.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Feb 2024
Biometric-enabled POS transactions set to surge, says Juniper Research
Surveillance

Biometric-enabled POS transactions set to surge, says Juniper Research

Juniper Research predicts a 138% jump in transactions via biometric-enabled Point of Sale (POS) terminals, climbing from 19.5 billion in 2023 to 46 billion by 2028.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Feb 2024
New Relic launches Pathpoint to bolster business observability
Customer Experience

New Relic launches Pathpoint to bolster business observability

New Relic introduces Pathpoint, an innovative tool for business observability, merging IT data with commercial results for improved customer experiences.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2024
Retail theft at self-checkouts doubles, AI poses possible solution
Physical Security

Retail theft at self-checkouts doubles, AI poses possible solution

Surging retail theft via self-checkouts sees cart-based losses doubling in a year, costing the average store over $102k annually, reveals an Everseen report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2024
Singapore's Qashier launches 'groundbreaking' QR payment terminal
Marketing Technologies

Singapore's Qashier launches 'groundbreaking' QR payment terminal

Singaporean fintech startup Qashier releases QashierPay Soundbox, a groundbreaking QR payment terminal that promises safer digital transactions and hastens the digitisation of payments.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jan 2024
Partisia Blockchain spearheads decentralisation discourse at World Crypto Forum
Blockchain

Partisia Blockchain spearheads decentralisation discourse at World Crypto Forum

Swiss-based Partisia Blockchain takes centre stage at the inaugural World Crypto Forum, promoting the discourse on decentralisation alongside launching a new product.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jan 2024
Accelya spearheads NDC momentum, enabling over 50% of 2022's transactions
Data Analytics

Accelya spearheads NDC momentum, enabling over 50% of 2022's transactions

Accelya leads the way in New Distribution Capability (NDC), enabling over half of 2022's global NDC transactions.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Dec 2023
CommerceHub rebrands as Rithum, unites top eCommerce firms & acquires Cadeera
Marketing Technologies

CommerceHub rebrands as Rithum, unites top eCommerce firms & acquires Cadeera

Global commerce firm CommerceHub rebrands to Rithum, merging key eCommerce players and acquires UK AI firm, Cadeera.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Dec 2023
Retail fraud surges 700% during 2023 holiday season, Cequence reveals
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Retail fraud surges 700% during 2023 holiday season, Cequence reveals

Cybercriminals' new strategy resulted in a 700% hike in retail fraud during the 2023 holiday season, warns Cequence.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2023
AWS unveils new serverless innovations for enhanced data management
Unified Communications

AWS unveils new serverless innovations for enhanced data management

Amazon Web Services has rolled out three new serverless innovations for superior data management, promising simpler and faster scalability.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2023

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Dvara Money & Jana SFB partnership to boost digital banking in Bharat
Fintech

Dvara Money & Jana SFB partnership to boost digital banking in Bharat

Dvara Money's tech-savvy union with Jana Small Finance Bank promises to propel digital banking in Bharat, optimising customer experiences through an integrated UPI solution.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Mar 2024
Make the annual tax return scramble a thing of the past
Fintech

Make the annual tax return scramble a thing of the past

Trade businesses can eliminate the stressful end-of-financial-year tax rush by adopting digital job management platforms which streamline transactions and paperwork.

By Dan Pollard • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Jan 2024
Bank of Khyber partners with BPC to enhance eCommerce security
Partner Programmes

Bank of Khyber partners with BPC to enhance eCommerce security

Bank of Khyber teams up with fintech firm BPC to augment eCommerce security via 3D Secure tech for customers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2023