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Boku lifts H1 revenue 34% and EBITDA 53% as merchants shift from cards to wallets, pushing payment volumes to $7.4 billion.

Proofpoint crowned a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Email Security, topping rivals on Ability to Execute for a second year.

Visa has launched its Scan to Pay QR service across Asia Pacific, enabling millions of merchants to accept Visa payments via popular digital wallets and apps.

Pelion launches Consumer eSIM for IoT, offering businesses scalable, secure connectivity as consumer eSIM chipsets become widely available in devices.

Australian firms rapidly adopt seamless biometric and digital access, blending physical and digital security with flexible, passwordless, and eco-friendly credential solutions.

Porsche introduces multiplayer gaming in its new Macan, letting passengers play via smartphones on the infotainment system when parked or moving.

HID unveils cutting-edge biometric facial recognition and passwordless authentication technologies at the 2025 Security ASIAL conference in Sydney.

Australian businesses have lost AUD $2.03 billion to increasingly sophisticated AI-driven scams in 2024, signalling a growing threat to the economy.

Netcraft reports a surge in AI-driven phishing, quishing, and brand impersonation attacks, pushing firms to boost cyber defences before 2025.

Email attacks on firms surge as AI-powered phishing kits, especially in manufacturing, challenge defences, warns VIPRE Security Group's Q2 2025 report.

QR code phishing, or Quishing, is on the rise globally, with attacks up 51% as cybercriminals exploit trusted codes to steal data and spread malware.

PhotoShelter has launched its UGC Management tool, enabling brands and teams to easily collect and utilise user-generated content to enhance engagement.

Babeltext is revolutionising voter engagement in Australia by providing multilingual communication, ensuring voters understand policies in their preferred languages.

Knowby has been awarded the Australian Dairy Conference Innovator Award 2025 for its groundbreaking platform that enhances farm task communication.

A Sydney startup, Pyng, offers Australians a solution to save billions in annual tap-and-go surcharge fees by facilitating surcharge-free payments through its innovative app.

IATA and Outpayce have partnered to enable airlines to accept account-to-account payments globally, reducing processing costs and enhancing transaction security.

Sendle launches Print In-Store, making shipping easier for small businesses and personal shippers with label printing at nearly 100 locations across Australia.

With the rise of QR code usage, a new form of phishing attack dubbed 'quishing' has surged, with cyber criminals exploiting the codes to steal personal data, warns Yubico's solutions architect, Josh Cigna.

Cybercriminals are increasingly employing quishing attacks, utilising malicious QR codes to target high-ranking officials and smaller businesses, reveals AI-native cloud email security platform, Abnormal Security.

Rising use of QR codes and Large Language Models, automation in Managed Service Providers, booming AI spear phishing on the Dark Web, acceleration of AI-based 'vishing', and privacy threats from VR/MR headsets are predicted to shape the cybersecurity realm in 2024.