News, views and reviews from NZ’s tech sector No Images? Click here Dear , Anyone who has ever negotiated on a house deal knows the headaches of the process – the to-ing and fro-ing of paperwork, crossed out offers and counters with handwritten scrawls seems archaic and just a bit juvenile. As Jonathan Cotton reports this week, that could all be a thing of the past with the claiming of the world’s first paperless property deal completed in Christchurch recently – a house sale and purchase agreement finalised without ever touching pen to paper. While it was done on Australian technology, we got the jump on our Tasman neighbours for a different reason. In other news this week:
And this week we look inside a unique business specialising in getting bulk discounts for its members. A solution built on NAV delivered much improved visibility and control, while also providing members with a positive value-add experience. Enjoy the read, Heather Wright Real estate agreements go digitalWorld’s first paperless property deal completed. In NZ... Property sales agreements signed without pen ever coming into contact with paper? “This is the future of the way business will be done in real estate.” CTO be damned, tech sector forges ahead regardlessKiwi tech profitability up and exports on track to hit $10b in three years... New Zealand’s top tech companies are forging ahead with record profitability growth of 38 percent in the past month – no national CTO required. “The NZ technology sector is certainly not an ecosystem that is broken and needs to be fixed.” AgTech meets RegTech in health and safety appsAnd now insurance is about to join the party… Mobile apps for health and safety on the farm are a growing market. “Jerry down the road who does nothing gets the same premium as Mike up the road who is really engaged in health and safety.” Finance failing to keep pace with digital transformationToo much siloed data continuing to hold finance back... Finance departments are failing to deliver the rich insights required by today’s businesses, with the proliferation of data proving a challenge. “Systems issues are the major barrier to improved risk management.” Commercial drones take flightBut regulation is yet to catch up… Commercial drone use is taking off across A/NZ, but legislation is failing to keep up, and delivery by drones has yet to live up to its promise. “There is a tension there about the level of regulation you impose to achieve those safety outcomes.” Easy-to-use member portalEmpired helps Central Purchasing Services deliver an easy-to-use member portal with real-time data… Needing to streamline its rebate program and provide a portal for users that was intuitive and responsive, CPS engaged Empired to deliver a solution that will pay for itself within three years. “It was essential to [make] the portal a positive value-added experience.” This week's sponsor: Latest articles by this vendor: - Innovation drives fresh success for global leader Upcoming events: > NZ Cyber Security Summit | Oct 18 | Wellington iStart is proudly supported by these leading Latest Buyer's Guides ERP Buyer's Guide | CRM Buyer's Guide | HR/HCM Buyer's Guide | BI Buyer's Guide Privacy statement: We have sent this weekly eNewsletter to you at your e-mail address: [email address suppressed]. iStart will never share your e-mail address, but you may from time to time receive other event invitations or partner communications from us. You can opt out of these by managing your subscription preferences, where you can also update your e-mail address and other details. Find out more about iStart | Advertise with iStart | Subscribe
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