Ignition’s platform shows how embedded payments can transform customer workflows and business growth. When Australian company Ignition launched more than a decade ago, its founders were focused on building a software business. Their plan was straightforward: a platform that helped accounting and bookkeeping firms manage proposals, agreements, and client onboarding in one place. That model […]
In the race to incorporate artificial intelligence, organisations today are spending big for minimal returns. The real payoff, Nintex’s Sean Chandler says, happens when business get their processes in order, then automate, before introducing AI. It’s a startling fact. Research shows that 95% of generative AI investments make little or no returns despite businesses spending around US$30-40 billion to […]
Institutional capital is already repositioning. Here’s the framework driving its decisions on Australian commercial real estate. After a period of adjustment that tested confidence across global property markets, Australian commercial real estate is entering a more constructive phase. While some investors are still waiting for confirmation that the worst is over, institutional capital is already moving. Charter Hall, Australia’s […]
Across Australia, non-bank lenders are helping to ease our nation’s living and logistics pressures. IDA is one of those lenders supporting property developers in delivering homes, communities, retirement options, and other real assets across our living and logistics sectors Once a niche investment, private credit is fast assuming a core role in portfolios. The shift is the result of a […]
MYOB revolutionised accounting for small to medium-sized businesses, but the emergence and rapid growth of AI has led the veteran start-up to radically redesign its solutions to support businesses across Australia and New Zealand. As one of Australia’s first tech unicorns, MYOB’s pedigree as a stalwart of the crowded small-to-medium enterprise (SME) market is unquestionable. But […]
Strong fundamentals are drawing investors to Australian property. The key is choosing the right avenue to access that growth. Australian property has attracted renewed investor attention as strong population growth, tight rental markets and limited new supply support demand. Residential development and industrial assets have benefited from structural drivers that have kept vacancy rates low and demand […]
The rise of the chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO) is fundamentally reshaping executive leadership worldwide. A recent survey reveals that more than half of the companies surveyed have already adopted this new C-suite role. A powerful new C-suite role has emerged as artificial intelligence (AI) shifts from a focus on cost savings and efficiency to […]
Following extensive customer research, Myer has remodelled its exclusive brands, including expanding one popular menswear label into womenswear. Myer has been a defining force in Australian retail for over a century, evolving alongside the needs, tastes and habits of local shoppers. The retailer, which has been operating for more than 125 years, is undergoing the biggest transformation in its history. A key element […]
Technology providing faster access to essential services is set to reshape everyday interactions for Australia’s councils and universities. Australia’s councils and universities have spent years digitising services. Yet many residents and students still experience the underlying operating reality: fragmented systems, unclear pathways and administrative steps that consume time and reduce trust. The next step in […]
Entrepreneur Kostas Siourthas founded TomorrowX to solve the AI bottleneck: integration with legacy systems. Validated by global brands, this Australian innovation is now scaling globally with partners Amazon Web Services, Deloitte and NVIDIA. Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than any general-purpose technology in modern history. Yet inside the world’s largest organisations, and across entire economies, […]