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Perpetual debt, hidden costs and exorbitant interest rates are all charged by our largely foreign-owned banks and retail finance companies.

Government closes loophole giving offshore firms an advantage by not requiring them to collect GST on goods sold to local consumers.

Banks, small business lenders, payment providers and other fintech partners are constantly working on ways to support small businesses.

Zara's launch of its online store in Australia has caused local retailers to dramatically increase their ad spend, according to data from SEMrush.

From October 1, 2019, overseas websites selling into the New Zealand market will have to register for GST, just like any Kiwi company.

Afterpay allows customers to buy in-store instantly, putting down a quarter of the cost and paying over four equal fortnightly instalments.

Last week we took a lot at some of the best PS4 exclusives that you can buy right now. Today, we do the same thing but for all of you Xbox One owners.

When it comes to technology trends, they don’t come much bigger than cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

Check Point researchers discovered a previously legitimate video software download site has moved into cryptomining, earning around US$700 a day.

Data lakes can quickly turn into data swamps if not managed properly, but there are ways to keep them dynamic and valuable business assets.

Statistics from the Cisco Global Cloud Index estimate IoT has the potential to generate 275 times more data than IP traffic by 2020.

The Commerce Commission has calculated that it would cost $12 million to implement the proposed regulation over a three-year period.

Employees who use unprotected public or home internet connections are putting their organisation, networks, assets, and intellectual property at risk.

The consumer retail, owned by The Warehouse Group, will defend the nine charges, each laid by different customers, in court at the end of May.

Paying staff a living wage can benefit small businesses, says NexGen Group's Peter Prema, but advises introducing the change incrementally.

Running an effective data center operations team involves many of the same elements that go into running a successful performance race car team.

Dynamic Data Protection, an automated risk response solution, harnesses the power of human-centric behaviour analytics.

AARNet champions internet advancements in education, evolving from infrastructure provider to innovative NFP reseller.

Virtualisation cloud backup company Nakivo has released version 7.4 of Backup & Replication, complete with 11 new features.

Schnedier Electric's Russel Senesac says there are a number of factors behind the growing need for the industry to be powered by edge computing.