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Aron launches AI procurement tool with USD $8 million
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Customers will soon get a new mobile-first current and savings account option, as DingoBlu lines up MVB to provide the regulated banking rails.
Slash launches card payment processing for merchants
Approved merchants can now collect card payments in Slash, reducing the need to juggle separate invoicing and checkout providers.
Numeral raises USD $100 million to tackle sales tax
As states tighten rules on digital goods, the San Francisco startup will use the capital to expand into new industries and add staff.
Auror wins US tech award for retail crime software
Retailers using the platform have reported lower violence rates, as the New Zealand-founded company expands across the US market.
LoanPro launches AI guardrails & card disbursement
Borrowers could get funds on a Friday night as LoanPro folds real-time card disbursement, payments and AI servicing into one platform.
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New Zealand 'ingenuity' driving Lightspeed's global success
Auckland's engineers are shaping Lightspeed's products worldwide, as the company expands AI tools and keeps key leadership in New Zealand.
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Banks weighing cloud migration got fresh evidence after the platform handled more than double its target load on AWS with no failed transactions.
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The purchase gives the Australian group a US manufacturing foothold as Washington moves to favour domestic battery supply chains.
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