Automation stories

Kyriba launches agentic AI, TAI, to enhance financial workflows with data-driven insights, prioritising security and human oversight in finance operations.

Generative AI 2.0 is transforming business intelligence with real-time insights, conversational analytics, and self-healing systems by 2025.

A new Ekco survey found 59% of UK and Irish IT leaders now view AI-driven cyber threats as a bigger concern than traditional breaches amid rising cloud use.

AI adoption is transforming manufacturing with 80% of firms investing in automation to boost efficiency, meet demand, and enhance supply chain resilience.

Medius has appointed Gary Hall as Chief Product Officer to lead its global AI-driven spend management and accounts payable product strategy.

Aerospike's new Terraform blueprint simplifies deploying Database 8 on Amazon EKS, cutting setup time to under 30 minutes without AWS or Kubernetes expertise.

EY and SAP have launched an Integrated Finance Managed Service using SAP’s cloud to help businesses boost growth and streamline core finance functions.

Extend unveils an open-source AI toolkit enabling businesses to analyse financial data with advanced automation and multi-framework integration.

German expense management firm Circula has raised EUR €15 million to boost AI-driven automation, aiming to ease finance teams' workload and expand internationally.

MOVA Tech launches three smart cleaning appliances in Australia, debuting at JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman and The Good Guys this May and June.

HAT Distribution has been appointed to distribute NinjaOne’s IT management platform in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to boost endpoint security and efficiency.

Conifers.ai launches CognitiveSOC, an AI platform cutting MSSP investigation times by up to 87%, easing security pressures and boosting client growth.

DXC Technology launches DXC Complete with SAP and Microsoft, a managed service to accelerate SAP IT modernisation using Azure and flexible pricing models.

Australian SMEs face major challenges with slow cash flow and payment reconciliation, losing hours weekly and risking $50,000–200,000 in disputes, Adyen finds.

SugarCRM integrates sales-i with Sugar Sell to help sales teams uncover revenue opportunities and enhance performance amid economic challenges.

Commvault warns of rising ransomware threats in Australia, urging businesses and individuals to boost cyber resilience ahead of Anti-Ransomware Day amid AUD $3bn annual damages.

Corporate travel is evolving into a real-time, policy-smart, and employee-centric function, boosting business agility and cost control across organisations.

Sinch partners with OneReach.ai to launch AI-powered agentic experiences, enhancing global customer communication across messaging, voice, and email channels.

Agentic AI is transforming Australian businesses, enabling smarter, faster decisions and reshaping innovation, productivity and growth strategies.

Smart Communications has honoured leading Asia-Pacific firms, including ING and Westpac, with 2025 SCALE Awards for digital transformation and customer engagement.