NZX stories
Blackpearl Group has raised NZD $15.1m in an oversubscribed placement ahead of its planned dual listing on the ASX next month, signalling strong investor confidence.
Blackpearl has acquired US AI firm B2B Rocket, boosting its annual recurring revenue to NZD $17.5m as it targets the US small and medium business sector.
Blackpearl Group announces Tori Colebourne, ex-Head of Growth at Spark Business Group, as their new Chief Marketing Officer.
TradeWindow has partnered with Mastercard in a bid to increase access to trade finance and simplify cross-border payments.
DDoS extortion attacks are on the rise, with targeted organizations receiving demands to make payments in cryptocurrency to cease further attacks.
Telecommunications-as-a-Service providers face pressure to enhance security measures following NZX attack. SMX co-founder shares insights.
US tech stocks soar, with the S&P 500 up 14.5% versus NZX's 3.2%, urging New Zealand investors to diversify internationally for better returns.
Locate Technologies appoints Janine Grainger to its board as it plans to become New Zealand's first listed Bitcoin treasury firm on the NZX exchange.
Rising tenant demand is exposing a shortage of green offices, with Auckland alone facing a 164,000 sqm shortfall, JLL says.
Over 300 firms across New Zealand are finalists in the 30th Hi-Tech Awards, showcasing innovation across diverse tech sectors nationwide.
Blackpearl Group has appointed Jean-Francois Arlove as Chief Financial Officer and transitioned Karen Cargill to Chief Governance Officer, enhancing its leadership.
The sector now accounts for 15% of New Zealand's GDP, with 235,030 jobs and wider economic activity worth GBP £72 billion in 2022.
The survey has shown a shift in power from the board to its stakeholders, who are applying pressure to improve its ESG performance and reporting.
The company says that its proprietary private platform, the Pearl Engine, is the cornerstone of organic growth for both built and acquired technologies.
The sector now employs nearly 200,000 people and accounts for 15% of New Zealand’s GDP, according to new industry analysis.
Construction on Auckland’s One Queen Street site will resume after a Covid delay, with a redesigned tower linked to Commercial Bay and a hotel.
Contractors may need tighter privacy policies as new rules on sign-in sheets, breaches and offshore data transfers raise compliance risks.
The NZX has been criticized by the FMA for being ill-prepared for cyber-attacks and outages, failing to meet its obligations as a market operator.
Thousands of New Zealanders face fraud and blackmail each year as many still skip basic online security steps, CERT NZ says.
NZX CIO David Godfrey is resigning after the exchange suffered cyber attacks. The company is now searching for a new CIO.
