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Finance, Leasing & Rental stories

Budgeting can be tricky, and in the tech and consumer space, many items are often incredibly expensive at full price.

Finance, Leasing & Rental are options that allow consumers to have access to goods and services for a fixed term period at a fraction of the cost. Financing can also include slowly paying off an expensive item or service.

Many major companies in the tech space offer Finance, Leasing & Rental services so that users can access their products to suit their financial and business needs.
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How AI is pushing the financing sector forward
Thu, 18th Apr 2024
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AI revolutionizes finance, shifting from personal trading to automated systems and transforming traditional lending practices.
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ConnectID & RentBetter partnership enhances Australia's rental industry
Fri, 16th Feb 2024
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Australian Payments Plus' initiative, ConnectID, teams up with property management platform, RentBetter, aiming to boost privacy, and control for rental agents and tenants amid Australia's rental crisis.
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Cisco Systems NZ sees a 299% increase in cash and cash equivalents
Thu, 1st Feb 2024
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Cisco Systems NZ's cash and cash equivalents soared by a staggering 299% in 2023, despite a slight dip in pre-tax profits, according to the latest financial report.
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Singapore fintech Rently redefines property rental with zero upfront cost
Tue, 9th Jan 2024
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Singapore's fintech startup, Rently, has launched an innovative platform that revolutionises the rental market, providing users with zero upfront costs, aiming to make property rental more accessible and simpler.
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Conversational AI's role in optimising debt collection
Mon, 10th Jul 2023
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By leveraging conversational AI, companies across multiple sectors can automate various aspects of customer interactions.
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Don’t let budgets block your digitalisation pathway by
Thu, 16th Feb 2023
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For it to function optimally, an educational establishment’s entire technology estate needs to be monitored, regularly refreshed and regularly replenished.
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Zoho announces finance platform achieves 50% YOY revenue growth
Wed, 16th Nov 2022
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Zoho Finance Platform achieves 50% YoY revenue growth, supporting over 500,000 businesses across 160 countries.
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BlackLine launches new capabilities in AR intelligence solution
Tue, 18th Oct 2022
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BlackLine has launched Customer Attractiveness Scoring, providing real-time insights into an organisation's customer base.
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VSaaS market is expected to reach US$8.5 billion in 2022
Wed, 12th Oct 2022
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The need for cloud-based solutions is increasing among various end-users. The rise may be linked to several benefits of cloud-based solutions.
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ComCom issues final decision on Chorus Regulatory Asset Base
Thu, 6th Oct 2022
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A company's RAB amounts to the value of the assets the company has used for delivering regulated fibre services to New Zealand consumers.
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Productiv adds numerous enhancements to SaaS Intelligence Platform
Thu, 6th Oct 2022
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Productiv announces new innovations to its SaaS Intelligence Platform, allowing teams to unlock the value of their SaaS portfolios at scale.
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BlackLine adds tax hyperautomation capabilities to its solutions
Fri, 30th Sep 2022
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The extension to BlackLine's intercompany solutions comes in response to organisations facing increasing intercompany tax scrutiny globally.
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LexisNexis shines light on need for financial inclusion
Fri, 16th Sep 2022
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The survey of banks, insurers and non-bank financial institutions aims to better understand financial institutions' commitment to financial transparency.
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MYOB acquires Flare, Australian SMEs to reap benefits
Fri, 16th Sep 2022
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Flare will accelerate the delivery of the workplace financial services platform to help more SMEs reach their potential.
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Cybersecurity threats finance sector facing more cunning
Tue, 13th Sep 2022
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The financial sector continues to be victimised by motivated organised crime, with servers being involved in 90% of financial breaches.
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3 practical ways to fight recession by being cloud smart
Thu, 8th Sep 2022
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As COVID almost starts to feel like a distant memory, you think we’d all cop a break. But no, the threat of recession now darkens the horizons.
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Midwinter launches MultiGoal optimisation engine
Tue, 6th Sep 2022
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Midwinter, a Bravura Solutions company, has launched MultiGoal, a strategic goal optimisation engine for financial advisers.
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5 practical ways to fight recession with automation
Mon, 29th Aug 2022
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COVID-19 and the looming recession prompt companies to review their technology for ongoing value and cost-saving opportunities.
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Whispir reports significant revenue growth as CaaS market expands
Thu, 18th Aug 2022
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Australian cloud platform Whispir achieves record full-year revenue of AUD$70.6m, up 48%, driven by new Communications-as-a-Service offerings.
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ValueFlow and FLI announce capital alliance for enhanced channel outcomes
Wed, 17th Aug 2022
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ValueFlow and Founder Led Investments (FLI) have formed a capital alliance to expand ValueFlow's business in Australia and Asia Pacific.