Xero CEO Rod Drury says machine learning and AI at heart of its new products
By Fiona Rotherham Sept. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Rod Drury, founder and chief executive of accounting software company Xero, says it’s poised to introduce a number of smart services through machine learning and artificial intelligence. Xero has now completed the two-year migrati...
Wellington start-up Fuelled offering cash-flow product to SMES via Xero
By Fiona Rotherham Sept. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Wellington-based Fuelled is offering small businesses a quick way out of their cash flow difficulties in a partnership with accounting software firm Xero. The partnership was announced today at Xerecon, Xero’s annual rock-n-roll s...
RESEND: Software start-up 9 Spokes to launch online dashboard in October
(In 9th paragraph, 9 Spokes clarified the Propel by Deloitte is a pilot) By Fiona Rotherham Sept. 5 (BusinessDesk) - ASX-listed software startup 9 Spokes says its online dashboard for small businesses will launch in October. The New Zealand company co-founded four years...
The Coffee Club NZ franchisors plan to add two new brands to their mix
By Fiona Rotherham Sept. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand franchisors of café chain The Coffee Club plan to become a “mini-Restaurant Brands” by bringing in two new Australian franchises early next year. Brad Jacobs and Andy Lucas, then aged 25 and 24 years respectively,...