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Five insurance payment trends shaping Australia and New Zealand
Crypto

Five insurance payment trends shaping Australia and New Zealand

Rising claims, digital demands and real-time payments are reshaping how insurers across Australia and New Zealand collect and pay out.

By Abbigail Granada • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Geotab unveils AI telematics roadmap for ANZ fleets
Smart Cities

Geotab unveils AI telematics roadmap for ANZ fleets

Geotab has unveiled an AI-led telematics roadmap for Australia and New Zealand fleets, promising smarter safety and broader asset visibility.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Optimistic trans-Tasman SMEs face widening service gap
Digital Transformation

Optimistic trans-Tasman SMEs face widening service gap

Trans-Tasman small firms are upbeat and boosting tech and marketing, yet consumers report patchy service and missing digital basics.

By Melania Watson • 6 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
AI agents reshape sales teams across Australia, NZ
Customer Relationship Management

AI agents reshape sales teams across Australia, NZ

AI agents are rapidly transforming sales teams in Australia and New Zealand, slashing grunt work and reshaping how sellers prospect and close deals.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Prism Sound selects Amber Technology for ANZ growth
Partner Programmes

Prism Sound selects Amber Technology for ANZ growth

Prism Sound taps Amber Technology to distribute its full pro audio range and bolster local support across Australia and New Zealand.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
AI, cyber & inflation top concerns for Australasian CEOs
Distributed Denial of Service

AI, cyber & inflation top concerns for Australasian CEOs

AI disruption, cyber threats and inflation now rank as top concerns for Australasian CEOs, even as most still plan to expand in 2026.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Event planners juggle lean budgets, AI hesitation
Data Protection

Event planners juggle lean budgets, AI hesitation

Event planners in Australia and New Zealand face tighter budgets, faster turnarounds and lingering doubts over AI's place in their work.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
Hype & Dexter rebrands to Avidly APAC in ANZ shift
Customer Relationship Management

Hype & Dexter rebrands to Avidly APAC in ANZ shift

Hype & Dexter has rebranded as Avidly APAC, aligning with Avidly Group to scale HubSpot-focused services across Australia and New Zealand.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
2026: The year AI moves from promise to performance
Virtualisation

2026: The year AI moves from promise to performance

In 2026, AI shifts from dazzling pilots to disciplined performance, as trust, governance and human oversight overtake speed of deployment.

By Keir Garrett • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Dave Clark founder dies after long design career
Management

Dave Clark founder dies after long design career

New Zealand design leader Dave Clark dies; agency bearing his name says leadership and ownership stay unchanged under co-founders.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Elite appoints Kirk Rogers to lead APAC sales push
Data Analytics

Elite appoints Kirk Rogers to lead APAC sales push

Elite appoints former law firm executive Kirk Rogers as Head of APAC Sales to drive its next phase of legal tech growth across the region.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Australasia stories

Babcock extends AUT Women in Tech STEM partnership
EduTech

Babcock extends AUT Women in Tech STEM partnership

Babcock extends its AUT Women in Tech partnership for three more years, boosting mentoring and career pathways for women in STEM.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Mastercard tests first AI agent-led payments in NZ
Fintech

Mastercard tests first AI agent-led payments in NZ

Mastercard and Westpac have trialled New Zealand's first fully authenticated AI agent-led payments for cinema tickets and hotel bookings.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Pead launches GEO service to shape AI brand answers
Marketing Technologies

Pead launches GEO service to shape AI brand answers

Auckland agency Pead launches GEO service to help brands influence how AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini answer consumer queries.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Oravida turns to solar to power export-focused growth
Supply Chain

Oravida turns to solar to power export-focused growth

Oravida powers its Bay of Plenty bottling plant with a new solar farm as it chases export growth and stricter hotel sustainability demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
NZ warning over AI diet tips & risky weight-loss pills
Generative AI

NZ warning over AI diet tips & risky weight-loss pills

New Zealand health experts warn AI diet tips and unregulated social media weight-loss pills are fuelling dangerous, hidden health risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Boroondara adopts Datacom Datascape for council revamp
Customer Relationship Management

Boroondara adopts Datacom Datascape for council revamp

Boroondara selects Datacom Datascape to overhaul property, rates and permits systems, aiming for streamlined services and future AI automation.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Rapid Loans reshapes leadership with new CEO & CFO
Fintech

Rapid Loans reshapes leadership with new CEO & CFO

Rapid Loans names Kane Jones CEO and Lois Zhang CFO as founder Russell Birse becomes executive chair amid tighter lending regulation.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026