Cash flow stories
Insolvencies in the industry are now more than three times the national average, as diesel, landfill levies and debt costs squeeze margins.
Lenders in Australia can now score borrowers without moving data out of Snowflake, as the app targets faster, simpler underwriting.
Longer lead times, freight volatility and quality failures are eroding offshore CNC machining savings for Australian manufacturers.
As SMEs demand faster lending and integrated tools, banks risk losing ground unless they cut red tape and modernise their platforms.
A NZD $145.6 million property revaluation loss and higher financing costs pushed the data centre operator to a NZD $87.7 million annual deficit.
Automation is freeing FundTap staff from manual reconciliation as late payments squeeze small firms across Australia and New Zealand.
Finance teams could cut manual collections work as Sequence users in the UK, Europe and US gain embedded Direct Debit via GoCardless.
Accountancy firms can now send clients password-protected browser reports with drill-down views, reducing reliance on static PDFs and logins.
Businesses can now send structured payment requests through banks in Italy and across Europe, cutting manual steps and speeding settlement.
The acquisitions deepen Accenture's push into industrial cyber defence as it targets power grids, pipelines and data centres.
Industrial operators are set to get broader protection against rising cyber risks as Accenture expands into operational technology security with three deals.
Despite inflation and interest-rate pressure, most small firms are boosting marketing and AI use to win customers and protect revenue.
Lower operating costs and reduced finance expenses helped lift Dicker Data NZ's profit to NZD $8.5 million, despite only modest revenue growth.
Revenue growth and stronger cash generation helped BlackBerry extend its run of positive GAAP net income to five quarters.
As AI spend surges, finance is being asked to prove which bets earn attention, revenue and growth, not just efficiency.
Businesses using Sequence can now collect Direct Debit payments without leaving its billing software, reducing manual chasing of late invoices.
The tie-up will lift Deluxe's payments and data share of revenue to 57% of 2026 sales and make it one of the 10 biggest non-bank acquirers.
Businesses with variable monthly bills may gain a lower-failure alternative to Direct Debit as Modulr adds pre-authorised Open Banking collections.
More than a third of UK business decision-makers now use social media for tax guidance, risking errors that can inflate bills or cashflow.
Telecoms and managed services firms could cut manual billing work as the platform adds Direct Debit, open banking and automated retries.