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Genesys reports $1.5 billion in revenue with 40% growth
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Genesys reports a stellar Q1 FY2025 with annual recurring revenue surpassing USD$1.5 billion, driven by demand for its AI-powered Genesys Cloud platform.
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AI skills could boost New Zealand salaries by 30%, says AWS
Thu, 18th Apr 2024
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cloud services
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public cloud
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aws
New AWS research suggests that nurturing AI skills could increase salaries by over 30% and boost career growth in New Zealand's workforce.
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Cogo & Personetics introduce AI-powered sustainable banking
Wed, 17th Apr 2024
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sustainability
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cx
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martech
Cogo partners with AI-firm Personetics, pioneering climate-conscious banking by aiding customers in understanding and managing their carbon footprints based on their spending habits.
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Kiwibank strikes up partnership with ACI Worldwide
Wed, 9th Feb 2022
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saas
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microsoft
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martech
The agreement will see ACI provide and run Kiwibank's newly installed, full capability Payment Hub: a SaaS solution hosted in the Microsoft Azure cloud.
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Unplanned outages cause Kiwibank to go offline for second time in three days
Mon, 6th Sep 2021
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it support
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banking industry
The latest issue comes after planned maintenance on Kiwibank’s IT systems in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Kiwibank appoints two new GMs to its tech department
Wed, 3rd Feb 2021
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Kiwibank bolsters its digital and technology team with the appointment of two new leaders as part of its digital transformation strategy.
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Inland Revenue to stop accepting cheques
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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westpac
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kiwibank
The news comes following similar moves by the Accident Compensation Corporation, Kiwibank and New Zealand Post.
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Kiwibank to stop accepting cheques
Tue, 4th Feb 2020
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment gateways
Kiwibank will no longer accept cheques as cheque use declined and customers moved to faster, safer and cheaper ways to pay and get paid.
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Jon Hartley to replace Susan Macken as Kiwibank chair
Tue, 12th Nov 2019
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fintech
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kiwibank
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banking
Kiwibank appoints Jon Hartley as new chair, pending approval from the Reserve Bank, to replace outgoing chair Dr Susan Macken.
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Kiwibank reestablishes commitment to local market, despite drop in profit
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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financial results
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financial institutions
Kiwibank announces growth in customer lending and deposits, but a decrease in net profit after tax for FY2019.
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Proposed RBNZ changes should ensure a level playing field - Kiwibank
Tue, 2nd Jul 2019
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dei
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kiwibank
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equality
Kiwibank backs RBNZ's move to hike banks' capital reserves, urging fair rules for local and offshore banks to keep competition balanced.
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Kiwibank receives the Gender Tick accreditation
Tue, 11th Jun 2019
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dei
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aras
Kiwibank chief executive Steve Jurkovich said fairness was an important attribute for the New Zealand-owned bank.
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New chief digital and technology officer for Kiwibank
Wed, 29th May 2019
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digital transformation
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martech
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kiwibank
Hamish Rumbold appointed as Kiwibank's chief digital and technology officer, bringing his expertise from ClearPoint and Fidelity Life.
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Fractions sparking new fintech friction - Kiwibank
Tue, 28th May 2019
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fintech
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kiwibank fintech accelerator
Facilitation of shared or 'fractionalised' investment ownership looks to be the next big thing in financial technology.
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How Kiwibank aims to enable greater digital inclusion
Wed, 17th Apr 2019
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martech
Kiwibank partners with Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa to provide free digital banking training to empower Kiwis.
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NZ’s Maori innovators are on the rise
Tue, 19th Feb 2019
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callaghan innovation
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kiwibank
Māori innovators are making waves, with record participation in R&D and nearly half of the finalists in this year's New Zealander of the Year Awards.
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Meet the finalists in the 2018 Young Enterprise Alumni Awards
Tue, 6th Nov 2018
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edutech
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creative technologies
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creative hq
Sharesies, Banqer, Creative HQ, Kiwibank and Girlboss NZ are just four of the standout finalists in this year’s Young Enterprise Alumni Awards.
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Edtech startup says Kiwi teachers are overworked & underpaid
Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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kiwibank
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banqer
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edtech
Teachers are overworked and underpaid – and to prepare our next generations for the tech evolutions, they need to be paid better.
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Kiwibank Fintech Accelerator announces participants of latest cohort
Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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contact centre
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fintech
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blockchain
Companies are using blockchain to manage payments, creating chatbots, helping freelancers fulfil their tax obligations, and much more.
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Kiwibank fintech accelerator teams progressing well in lead up to Demo Day
Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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fintech
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lightning lab
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kiwibank
Two months into Kiwibank’s Fintech Accelerator, we catch up with programme manager Rosie Wall on how teams are doing in the final stretch.
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Kiwibank reveals FinTech Accelerator participants for 2017 – who made the cut?
Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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fintech
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kiwibank
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accelerator
Kiwibank has announced the winners of its New Zealand Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator 2017. Who made the cut and what are their plans?.
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NZ’s first FinTech Accelerator unveiled to help Kiwi start-ups soar
Thu, 6th Oct 2016
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accounting systems
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fintech
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creative technologies
It has been released to turn great ideas into fledgling businesses and help NZ grow its share of a burgeoning global $1 trillion (NZD) industry.
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Banks 'could do more' as another email scam targets Kiwis
Mon, 30th May 2016
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kiwibank
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consumer nz
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hacking
Hackers are getting access to email accounts and altering bank account numbers on invoices before they reach the client, according to Consumer NZ.
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SAP NZ revenue continues upward climb
Thu, 25th Jun 2015
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banking
SAP New Zealand has posted a marginal 1.3% increase in revenue for the last financial year – a year after posting its highest growth in a decade.