Automation stories
AI agents and service accounts are exposing Australian and New Zealand firms to regulatory, financial and reputational risk as controls lag.
Banks using Oracle’s compliance software will get AI-led case handling, as the deal aims to cut manual work in money-laundering probes.
The hire comes as Hyland pushes a sharper AI message to customers and partners across global markets.
AI could unlock legal work that clients had deferred, as firms shift from efficiency savings to more senior advice and broader use.
Checkout attacks and traffic spikes are being absorbed automatically, helping Blackpepper keep retail sites online and revenue flowing.
Investors in Betashares’ robotics fund will get broader exposure, with 20 new holdings, China A-shares and a humanoid theme added.
AI assistants can now query live workflow status and diagnostics, reducing reliance on dashboards for regulated firms using Adeptia's software.
The patent could speed up moving estimates for customers, with the app generating inventories and quotes in minutes instead of days.
Most firms are not ready for AI-driven API attacks, with Salt saying 92% have yet to reach advanced security maturity.
The hire is meant to sharpen the consultancy's North American push as clients demand clearer returns from AI and transformation spending.
The shift could lift AI-related income and margins as Sidetrade seeks to turn its vast transaction data into subscription products by 2030.
The Queensland university expects a single data foundation to cut duplication and improve services as it moves core operations onto one platform.
AI is becoming more visible in Australian recruitment, but government hiring still lags and overall job patterns remain largely unchanged.
Training compliance at Aurelia Metals jumped from 32% to 96% in a year, helping cut safety delays and lifting incident performance.
Finance teams could soon shed repetitive treasury and payroll tasks as the London fintech expands its automation software after fresh backing.
Weak mobile systems are slowing frontline AI rollouts, with downtime, manual workarounds and connectivity gaps hitting Australian healthcare and logistics teams.
Australian builders are using more model-based workflows, but rising data-control fears and AI rules are slowing wider gains.
Disconnected systems are driving up costs for logistics firms, with simple delivery queries sometimes taking teams hours to resolve.
Smaller employers are under mounting compliance pressure as the combined platform aims to cut filings, renewals and fines across states.
Boardroom support for Dig’s expansion into consumer fintech has been bolstered by Ideal World co-founder Paul Wright’s appointment.