Finance, Leasing & Rental news stories - Page 1

Most businesses across Asia Pacific will spend much of 2020 trying to work towards full compliance with the IFRS 16 lease accounting standards, as organisations tackle major challenges.

ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, IBM, and Scentre Group and Westpac have launched a new pilot program that will bring blockchain into the retail property lease system.

These seven habits will help you avoid nasty surprises later on.

According to KBV research, the drive for agility and flexibility in enterprise IT is driving the adoption of serverless architecture worldwide.

NexGen Group says that up to half of New Zealand’s small businesses that produce turnover of less than $1 million struggle with bad debt – and the next month will not be easy.

“Robots are only as good as the people who design and manage them,” says Gartner VP Johanna Robinson.

"Apps and online services are the go-to touchpoints for busy individuals, and banks must adapt to this change or be left behind."

Māori entrepreneurs are being held back from financial success due to issues with accessing finance, managing debt and wealth, and tax compliance.

Trade Me is celebrating another year of what it is calling ‘record revenue and profit’ for FY18, with increases up in all areas of the business.

To qualify as an innovator, vendors must have under $100 million in revenue at the time of the selection.

IDC says worldwide spending on industry cloud is undertaking a huge surge this year, led by healthcare providers but with growth in all other sectors.

The bank experienced major connectivity issues leaving many customers unable to access their money.

The data center will support a cash distribution center that will be ready for business early next year.

Perpetual debt, hidden costs and exorbitant interest rates are all charged by our largely foreign-owned banks and retail finance companies.

FlexiGroup appoints chief distribution officer to work with retail partners on growing customer numbers.

While the individual teams have better tools than those of yesteryear, for most companies the knowledge-sharing between teams hasn’t caught up.

The events brought together enterprise customers and investors with the leading data centre & cloud players and experts in the industry.

Concur has come up with three important questions (including a breakdown of each one) CIOs should ask their teams to get a quick win.

“For the first time in 2017, we saw cloud ERP adoption overtake on-premise installations in the Australia and New Zealand markets."

The loan was granted by the European Investment Bank and backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments to create opportunities in the region.

The cloud platform compares a wide range of financial products from different New Zealand banks and financial service providers...

"There are many creative social engineering exploits that will fool even the most cautious financial executive."

Finance executives must now be business partners who understand and integrate key drivers across business models. This extends to cyber defence.

“Implementing an expense management plan is the most useful way organisations can manage employee expenses and ensure appropriate compliance.”