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PSE Consulting to host Merchant Acquiring Conference

Software-as-a-Service

PSE Consulting to host Merchant Acquiring Conference

Pressure is mounting on traditional acquirers as AI shopping tools, marketplaces and embedded payments reshape who controls checkout and bears fraud risk.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Resilience stories

JLL warns of AI skills gap in Asia Pacific facilities

JLL warns of AI skills gap in Asia Pacific facilities

Nearly 70% of organisations have already suffered disruption from labour shortages or AI skills gaps, JLL says, as adoption accelerates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

PagerDuty launches Paige AI agent & PD Labs in ANZ

PagerDuty launches Paige AI agent & PD Labs in ANZ

Australian and New Zealand customers will gain early access to AI tools designed to speed incident response and cut service disruption costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday

Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach

Data Protection

Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach

Enterprises are reworking infrastructure to keep data and traffic under local control while still accessing global cloud and trading networks.

By Matthias Guenther and Ana Maria Ordonez • 5 min read • Yesterday

Integrity360 launches managed OT security services

Integrity360 launches managed OT security services

Industrial operators can now buy continuous monitoring and response support as Integrity360 expands beyond one-off OT assessments and consulting.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Supporting Efficient and Resilient Data Centre Growth Across Asia Pacific

Supporting Efficient and Resilient Data Centre Growth Across Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific data centre operators are under pressure to add capacity without sacrificing uptime, efficiency or decarbonisation goals as AI demand surges.

By Sharad Yadav • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Watercare appoints Martine Watson as Chief Digital Officer

Unified Communications

Watercare appoints Martine Watson as Chief Digital Officer

The move comes as the utility prepares to oversee a $15.2 billion infrastructure pipeline across Auckland over the next decade.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

RETN wins Asia-Pacific connectivity award for resilience

RETN wins Asia-Pacific connectivity award for resilience

Operators facing repeated cable breaks are increasingly prioritising route redundancy, as RETN's Asia-Pacific network upgrades won industry recognition.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Meiro launches local AI CDP for regulated sectors

Meiro launches local AI CDP for regulated sectors

Banks and insurers can now run AI models on customer data without sending it to outside providers, easing compliance concerns over sovereignty and resilience.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

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The overlooked remedy for uncertainty? Go back to learning, says education pioneer academyEX

Artificial Intelligence

The overlooked remedy for uncertainty? Go back to learning, says education pioneer academyEX

As AI and economic insecurity reshape work, academyEX says adult education can boost confidence, resilience and adaptability at every age.

By Perrin Rowland • 6 min read • Today

Ashburton councillor throws shadow of doubt on solar expansion

Ashburton councillor throws shadow of doubt on solar expansion

Rising power bills are forcing councillors to weigh a $5m solar farm against cheaper grid electricity and road spending.

By Jonathan Leask • 4 min read • Today

Integrity360 launches managed OT security services

Integrity360 launches managed OT security services

Industrial operators can now outsource continuous protection as the new service set aims to reduce cyber risk without disrupting production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Public Services Increasingly Depend On Stronger, Smarter Networks

Data Protection

Public Services Increasingly Depend On Stronger, Smarter Networks

Outages, cyberattacks and ageing systems are making reliable digital government harder to deliver for Australians, despite tighter budgets.

By Trevor Boal • 5 min read • Yesterday

Downer wins top Bay of Plenty civil contractors award

Downer wins top Bay of Plenty civil contractors award

The Tauriko enabling works near Tauranga finished ahead of schedule and 8 per cent under budget, earning Downer the Supreme Award.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Why strategic supply chains generate savings for FMCG companies

Why strategic supply chains generate savings for FMCG companies

Long-term planning can cut freight, inventory and disruption losses for FMCG firms by avoiding design mistakes that short-term fixes miss.

By Adrian Grunbach • 5 min read • Last week

Insurance fears over Westport flood protection 'reset'

Residential Property

Insurance fears over Westport flood protection 'reset'

Insurance and lending concerns persist in Westport, even as most submitters back a pared-back $40 million flood scheme.

By Vihan Dalal • 4 min read • Last week

Time running out to get Kaikōura Inland Road open for Christmas

Time running out to get Kaikōura Inland Road open for Christmas

A temporary fix to a flood-damaged bridge could cost more than $300,000, as the council races to reopen the route before Christmas.

By David Hill • 3 min read • Last week

Jacobs warns of gap between energy capital & projects

Jacobs warns of gap between energy capital & projects

Only 29% of energy leaders say capital and investable projects are both sufficient, as permitting and grid bottlenecks delay delivery.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Kinetic IT urges AI continuity plans for critical sectors

Disaster Recovery

Kinetic IT urges AI continuity plans for critical sectors

Public sector and critical infrastructure users could face service disruption if AI systems fail without backup plans, Kinetic IT warns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

DE-CIX & IGC launch Bangkok internet exchange

DE-CIX & IGC launch Bangkok internet exchange

Thailand's networks will gain direct regional peering, with the new exchange due to open in 2027 and link Bangkok to ASEAN hubs.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week