Charis Palmer

Charis Palmer is an experienced business journalist with specialist expertise in banking, retail and government IT. Prior to working with iTnews, Charis was News Editor with The Conversation, and editor with Business Spectator. She was also the founding editor of Technology Spectator, and before that ran her own media and events business focused on the banking sector.

Recent articles by Charis Palmer

Mint Wireless inks mobile payments deal with Bendigo Bank

Mint Wireless inks mobile payments deal with Bendigo Bank

Competition grows.
Charis Palmer Jul 23 2013 2:11PM Financial Services
Mining automation requires skills rethink: report

Mining automation requires skills rethink: report

Call for user-centred design.
Charis Palmer Jul 22 2013 4:00PM Strategy
Vodafone customer losses balloon in June quarter

Vodafone customer losses balloon in June quarter

Tide turns in New Zealand.
Charis Palmer Jul 19 2013 4:41PM Telco/ISP
Australia could provide minerals for next electronics boom

Australia could provide minerals for next electronics boom

Has 'opportunity' to be serious rare earths supplier .
Charis Palmer Jul 19 2013 11:48AM Hardware
CommBank wary of Visa's digital wallet

CommBank wary of Visa's digital wallet

Visa's answer to PayPal coming soon.
Charis Palmer Jul 9 2013 12:58PM Financial Services
NZ Govt considers scrapping telco obligations

NZ Govt considers scrapping telco obligations

Focus shifts from copper to fibre.
Charis Palmer Jul 9 2013 10:10AM Telco/ISP
Researchers look to rice to power smartphones

Researchers look to rice to power smartphones

Silica conversion could drive breakthrough.
Charis Palmer Jul 9 2013 5:00AM Hardware
The weasel words of digital disruption

The weasel words of digital disruption

[Blog post] Why not just be frank about job cuts?
Charis Palmer Jul 8 2013 6:40AM Strategy
NextDC reaches two milestones

NextDC reaches two milestones

Scroggie reflects on a year of growth.
Charis Palmer Jul 5 2013 6:45AM Storage
ABC catches on to Android growth

ABC catches on to Android growth

Updated: Android for iview expected by year-end.
Charis Palmer Jul 3 2013 4:00PM Software
M2 Communications invests in Inabox Group

M2 Communications invests in Inabox Group

Opens up opportunity to acquire ispONE.
Charis Palmer Jul 3 2013 9:05AM Telco/ISP
QBE postpones IT cost-cutting

QBE postpones IT cost-cutting

Focus on process redesign, Manila operation.
Charis Palmer Jul 2 2013 11:35AM Financial Services
Does the Queensland Government need a CIO?

Does the Queensland Government need a CIO?

(Blog post) Working out where the buck stops.
Charis Palmer Jul 2 2013 6:07AM Strategy
Students step up to deliver university mobile apps

Students step up to deliver university mobile apps

Filling the gaps to meet needs.
Charis Palmer Jul 1 2013 10:23AM Software
Govt's 457 visa crackdown becomes law

Govt's 457 visa crackdown becomes law

Bill passes Upper House in dying minutes.
Charis Palmer Jun 28 2013 3:19PM Training & Development
Photos: PayPal Galactic plans to tap the final frontier

Photos: PayPal Galactic plans to tap the final frontier

World domination not enough?
Charis Palmer Jun 28 2013 10:16AM Strategy
Australia's great mobile miss

Australia's great mobile miss

Opinion: How did corporate Australia get it so wrong?
Charis Palmer Jun 28 2013 6:44AM Financial Services
457 visa bill passed by House of Reps

457 visa bill passed by House of Reps

Katter pushes cap and online register.
Charis Palmer Jun 27 2013 1:04PM Training & Development
Consumer-owned devices invading enterprise: Gartner

Consumer-owned devices invading enterprise: Gartner

PC sales continue to decline.
Charis Palmer Jun 26 2013 1:07PM Hardware
Photos: Apple-1 could fetch $500k

Photos: Apple-1 could fetch $500k

The earliest work of Wozniak and Jobs.
Charis Palmer Jun 26 2013 10:13AM Hardware

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