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Exclusive: OutsourcedCISO's CEO warns of cybersecurity leadership gaps
Digital Transformation

Exclusive: OutsourcedCISO's CEO warns of cybersecurity leadership gaps

Australian mid-sized firms warned they face rising cyber risk as a lack of senior security leadership leaves core threats unchecked.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Wisr launches secured motorbike loans via brokers
Customer Experience

Wisr launches secured motorbike loans via brokers

Wisr adds secured motorbike loans via brokers, targeting growing demand for flexible vehicle finance ahead of Australia's summer riding season.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Employment Hero tests real-time super ahead of 2026
Digital Transformation

Employment Hero tests real-time super ahead of 2026

Employment Hero's HeroClear processes what it claims is Australia's first real-time super payment, as employers brace for 2026 Payday Super rules.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
Zepz to launch stablecoin Visa cards with Stripe's Bridge globally
Crypto

Zepz to launch stablecoin Visa cards with Stripe's Bridge globally

Zepz will launch stablecoin-linked Visa cards with Stripe's Bridge, enabling global daily spending of digital dollars from early 2026 in markets including Australia and the US.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025

Global Stories

Rapid7 & HITRUST team up on continuous compliance
Data Protection

Rapid7 & HITRUST team up on continuous compliance

Rapid7 and HITRUST link attack surface monitoring with HITRUST controls to automate continuous compliance and cut manual audit workload.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Mangopay names Andy Wiggan Chief Product Officer
Disaster Recovery

Mangopay names Andy Wiggan Chief Product Officer

Mangopay hires former Spotify and GoCardless executive Andy Wiggan as Chief Product Officer to drive wallet-first growth and crypto expansion.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Cloudflare outage exposes risks of AI & payments reliance
Digital Transformation

Cloudflare outage exposes risks of AI & payments reliance

Cloudflare's latest outage fuels fears over fragile AI and payments systems as firms brace for weeks of disputes and operational fallout.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Guidewire names Suresh Raman APAC regional vice president
Software-as-a-Service

Guidewire names Suresh Raman APAC regional vice president

Guidewire appoints Suresh Raman as APAC regional vice president to drive cloud and AI-led sales growth across key Asia Pacific markets.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
V2 AI appoints Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI
Digital Transformation

V2 AI appoints Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI

V2 AI names cyber specialist Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI strategy amid rising demand from regulated industries across Asia Pacific.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
AI leaders surge ahead in growth & profitability
Data Protection

AI leaders surge ahead in growth & profitability

A global NTT DATA study finds AI leaders are 2.5 times likelier to see double-digit revenue growth and triple the profit margins of peers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Orq.ai raises EUR €5m to scale enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Orq.ai raises EUR €5m to scale enterprise AI agents

Orq.ai secures EUR €5m seed funding to scale its enterprise AI agent control platform across Europe and North America.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
From fantasy to function: Key considerations for building enterprise-ready AI agents
Digital Transformation

From fantasy to function: Key considerations for building enterprise-ready AI agents

Enterprises must ditch open-world hype and build deterministic, event-driven AI agents that reliably automate closed-world workflows at scale.

By Sean Falconer • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
Cloudera predicts industrial AI boom in Australia by 2026
Data Protection

Cloudera predicts industrial AI boom in Australia by 2026

Cloudera forecasts Australia's AI shift from pilots to industrial-scale, privacy-first deployments by 2026 as tech spend tops AUD $172 billion.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
AI delivers returns for wealth managers, FNZ study finds
Digital Transformation

AI delivers returns for wealth managers, FNZ study finds

AI has gone mainstream in wealth management, with most firms reporting positive returns and faster payoffs from early adoption, FNZ study shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
AI supply chain to mature with trust & oversight by 2026
Data Protection

AI supply chain to mature with trust & oversight by 2026

AI supply chains will consolidate by 2026, with tight human oversight, integrated infrastructure and trust becoming key differentiators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 6th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Thirdfort adds iProov biometrics to fight UK ID fraud
Data Protection

Thirdfort adds iProov biometrics to fight UK ID fraud

Thirdfort adopts iProov biometrics to streamline UK property ID checks and combat AI-driven fraud in deals worth billions of GBP £1.6bn+.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
OCBC AI veteran Donald MacDonald launches advisory firm
Data Analytics

OCBC AI veteran Donald MacDonald launches advisory firm

OCBC AI veteran Donald MacDonald leaves after 22 years to launch Colourcode.AI, advising boards and leaders on AI strategy and governance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025