Cash flow stories
Lower promotion and marketing costs helped lift annual profit even as revenue slipped slightly at LG Electronics' New Zealand branch.
Small importers in New Zealand may get relief from cashflow strain as unsecured trade finance lets them pay overseas suppliers later.
Lower operating costs and reduced finance expenses helped lift Dicker Data NZ's profit to NZD $8.5 million, despite only modest revenue growth.
Borrowers could get small business loan decisions in minutes as new capital supports JUDI.AI's North American expansion.
Small firms can now gauge whether weak margins, slow payments or rising costs are sector-wide or company-specific using Xero's new peer data tool.
Investor backing for NFON's AI push came as the Munich software group lifted revenue to EUR 89.1 million and boosted margins.
A NZD $145.6 million property revaluation loss and higher financing costs pushed the data centre operator to a NZD $87.7 million annual deficit.
Automation is freeing FundTap staff from manual reconciliation as late payments squeeze small firms across Australia and New Zealand.
Finance teams could cut manual collections work as Sequence users in the UK, Europe and US gain embedded Direct Debit via GoCardless.
Accountancy firms can now send clients password-protected browser reports with drill-down views, reducing reliance on static PDFs and logins.
The deal aims to cut admin for Bakers Delight franchisees and link payments with Microsoft Dynamics 365 across more than 500 Australian stores.
The environmental law firm aims to cut finance complexity and upgrade security as it shifts billing and reporting to the cloud.
Indian exporters could boost overseas collections as Xflow says its new card service lifts cross-border payment success rates above 90%.
Rising costs and overdue invoices are squeezing Australian SMEs, with late payments now at a six-year high, Earlypay says.
Revenue growth and stronger cash generation helped BlackBerry extend its run of positive GAAP net income to five quarters.
As AI spend surges, finance is being asked to prove which bets earn attention, revenue and growth, not just efficiency.
Businesses using Sequence can now collect Direct Debit payments without leaving its billing software, reducing manual chasing of late invoices.
Insolvencies in the industry are now more than three times the national average, as diesel, landfill levies and debt costs squeeze margins.
Lenders in Australia can now score borrowers without moving data out of Snowflake, as the app targets faster, simpler underwriting.
Longer lead times, freight volatility and quality failures are eroding offshore CNC machining savings for Australian manufacturers.