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Xero has launched the second Xero Beautiful Business Fund to help small businesses and non-profits with their expansion plans.

Xero's Beautiful Business Fund returns in 2024, offering over NZD $750,000 in funding to support small businesses and nonprofits globally in four key categories.

Quantexa reports a 40% surge in Decision Intelligence ARR, projecting GBP £80 million by 2024, driven by expanding markets and strategic partnerships.

Forrester's new report predicts global online retail sales will soar from USD $4.4 trillion in 2023 to USD $6.8 trillion by 2028, with key disparities between regions.

BlackLine opens its first APAC regional data centre in Sydney's Google Cloud facility, aiming to enhance data sovereignty and scale F&A operations.

Retail tech firm Cegid fortifies its global presence with a strategic investment in a new Point of Delivery (PoD) in Dubai, targeting the booming fashion and luxury market in the Middle East.

Generative AI (GenAI) investments in the Asia-Pacific are projected to accelerate at a staggering rate of 140%, the fastest globally, with spending expected to reach USD $3.4 billion across key nations, according to Infosys Knowledge Institute's research.

Salesforce unveils public beta for Einstein Copilot, a customisable AI assistant set to revolutionise customer relationship management by utilising company-specific data securely.

Australian project managers among the world's top earners with average salaries of US$103,789, reveals PMI study.

Durgesh Kaushik takes up a new role as VP of International Growth at Reddit, aiming to increase global user adoption. .

Singapore's DCRU has targeted Japan expansion as it shores up assets via various agreements, including property sales.

Trintech has appointed Piotr Marczewski as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth and customer success using his decades of experience.

Rockwell Automation appoints Shovan Sengupta as Market Access Regional VP for Asia Pacific, to strengthen partnerships and maximize automation investments.

Global Processing Services (GPS) announces Jim McCarthy as EVP & Global Head of Sales and Product, and Kevin Fox as Chief Revenue Officer.

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky has opened three new Transparency Centers, one in Japan, the second in Singapore and the third in the United States.

New research from BanklessTimes has shown that Singapore has the highest recorded median internet speed in the world at 207.61 MBPS.

Fluent Commerce appoints Pranatharthi Haran as APAC managing director, bringing breadth of experience from SAP and IBM.

The US$144 million data center is a purpose-built facility that will increase cloud connectivity for enterprises.

Equinix invests $144m in new data center in Singapore named SG5, meeting the increasing demand for cloud connectivity.

BlackLine's Claudia Pirko discusses the role of automation and AI in finance departments and how COVID-19 has impacted it.