Could you soon be making purchases with your hand or face?
Eftpos NZ has launched the hardware needed for facial and palm recognition, but biometric payment infrastructure is still…
Kishida sees growth strategy as game changer for yen
Joint U.S.-Japan intervention has supported the yen for now, but isn’t a game-changer for the currency or the…
PFRDA extends NPS same-day investment deadline to improve subscriber experience, enhance operational efficiency
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), as per an official notification released on 4 August, has…
BITS Pilani leads India in deep-tech startups, surpasses IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi
BITS Pilani has emerged as India’s leading institution for deep-tech entrepreneurship, with its alumni founding 140 deep-tech companies…
Cold snap pushes NZ’s electricity use to record high for second day
New Zealand has broken its winter electricity use record for a second straight day as freezing temperatures drove…
Indonesia: Growth-inflation mix supports steady BI stance – DBS
DBS Group Research economist Radhika Rao notes Indonesia’s onshore markets are focused on the appointment of a new…
Shopify exec says AI is ushering in a ‘golden age of entrepreneurship’
Shopify President Harley Finkelstein said Wednesday artificial intelligence is making it easier than ever to start and grow…
Major bank latest to lift home loan rates as wholesale costs climb
ASB has become the latest major bank to lift its fixed home loan rates, following increased wholesale funding…
National news: Mortgage stress rises to highest level in two years
More than a million Aussie borrowers could find themselves trapped in a “mortgage prison” as extreme repayment stress…
‘Boomerang Kids’: How parents can financially support adult children who are living back at home
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — As economic pressures rise and the job market gets tougher, more and more adult children…
Mark Rocket’s Kea Aerospace raises $17.5m, opens new manufacturing facility and mission control in Christchurch
A defining feature of the new facility is a dedicated mission control centre, Rocket said, enabling Kea’s team…
Unemployment New Zealand: the numbers, the regions, the politics
The number of New Zealanders either out of work or wanting more work are up. Way up, writes…