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Business travel challenges for APAC in 2024 revealed by SAP Concur

SAP Concur's survey reveals major 2024 challenges for APAC business travel, citing disruptions, sustainability concerns, and the integration of AI solutions.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Aug 2024

Gaming

Vudoo & Scroll Media partner to revolutionise digital ads

Vudoo has partnered with Scroll Media to bring shoppable and interactive digital ads to top publishers across Australia and New Zealand.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Aug 2024

Customer Experience

New Relic named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for 12th year

New Relic has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms, continuing its unmatched streak since 2012.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Aug 2024

Data Privacy

Travel survey reveals struggle for flexibility, costs, & safety

Business travel faces new hurdles as SAP Concur's survey reveals costs, flexibility, and safety concerns impacting 3,750 travellers and 600 managers worldwide.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Aug 2024

Risk & Compliance

Outpayce & Etraveli Group team up to combat travel fraud

Outpayce and Etraveli Group have joined forces to tackle travel fraud, integrating Etraveli's advanced Precision risk management into Outpayce's payment platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jul 2024

Clean technologies

Why SAP Concur believes innovation and efficiency is key

SAP Concur continues to strive in producing effective ways to simplify business travel and expense management.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Jun 2024

Fintech

New survey reveals challenges facing business travel in 2024

SAP Concur's survey reveals key business travel challenges for 2024 include disruption, safety, sustainability, and unequal opportunities.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Jun 2024

Fintech

Xtend launches AI suite to boost eCommerce conversions

Xtend launches an AI-driven suite to boost lower marketing funnel conversions in sectors like eCommerce, fintech, and travel, promising significant revenue gains and reduced acquisition costs.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Jun 2024

Apple

espresso Displays partners with JB Hi-Fi for ANZ launch

espresso Displays partners with JB Hi-Fi to retail its touchscreen displays across over 100 locations in Australia and New Zealand, enhancing reach and product accessibility.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Jun 2024

Cloud Services

Stellar launches platform to cut luxury travel booking losses

Stellar's new platform offers a secondhand market for luxury travel bookings, potentially saving consumers $100 billion annually.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2024

Marketing Technologies

NP Digital acquires SearchGuru to bolster APAC market presence

NP Digital is set to acquire SearchGuru, boosting its APAC presence and enhancing service offerings. This move adds 120 marketers to NP's 270-strong team.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Travel technologies stories

Partner Programmes

More wins MVNO Start-Up of the Year at global awards

Australian telco More named MVNO Start-Up of the Year at Europe's MVNO World Congress for growth-driven strategies and innovations, leveraging CommBank trust.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jul 2024

Customer Experience

Vodafone offers free roaming in France for sporting event

As the global sporting event nears, Vodafone offers three days of free international roaming in France for postpaid customers, avoiding steep mobile bills.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jul 2024

EduTech

SleekFlow appoints Gao Lei as new CTO to drive tech strategy

Singapore-based SleekFlow has named Gao Lei, former LinkedIn China CTO, as its new Chief Technology Officer to spearhead tech transformation and innovation.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2024

Trade Me

Serko appoints Simon Young as new Chief Technology Officer

Serko appoints Simon Young as Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately, leveraging his over 20 years of technology leadership to drive innovation and growth.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Jul 2024

Application Programming Interface

RateHawk opens Asian headquarters in Singapore targeting travel market

RateHawk has expanded into Asia with a new Singapore HQ to target travel agents, offering a B2B platform for booking hotels, flights, and transfers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Jun 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Eurowings pioneers AI-powered assistant to enhance operations

Eurowings has become the first airline to use an AI-powered operations control assistant, NetLine/Ops ++ aiOCC, to improve efficiency and stability.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2024

Travel technologies

Current state of business travel revealed in HotelHub Index

HotelHub's Q1 2024 Index reveals a 19% drop in international business travel and an 8% rise in hotel costs globally.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2024

Unified Communications

Endava accelerates Australian growth with key acquisitions

Endava restructures leadership and strategy post-acquisition of Mudbath and DEK Technologies, enhancing its Australian capabilities for significant digital transformation growth.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

Surveillance

Navigating New Zealand's data centre landscape: Modular trends and opportunities

New Zealand's data centres are evolving with modular, bespoke designs to meet low latency, sustainability, and scalability needs, attracting tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft.

By Jason Molloy • 5 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024