Auror stories
Retailers are weighing facial recognition tools more cautiously as privacy fears rise, after Auror's system won a loss prevention award.
A small group of repeat offenders is driving most retail crime in Texas, with violence and weapons featured in one in eight incidents.
Police and retailers say the system is helping them target repeat offenders, with London pilots linked to more arrests, charges and convictions.
Cross-store intelligence is helping police and retailers identify violent repeat thieves, with US chains driving most of the network's links.
Retail staff are feeling safer after shared police reporting cut violence and helped spot repeat offenders behind a rise in shop theft.
Recognition from the Loss Prevention Research Council underscores retailers' push to target repeat offenders behind much of the US's organised theft.
Auror has raised AUD $72.6 million in Series C funding to enhance its retail crime-fighting technology and expand into North America and the UK.
One of Auror's biggest challenges was the decision to re-platform its software solution after only a couple of years into its business.
Auror, a New Zealand based company and the Police worked together to disrupt an organised retail crime ring in Melbourne.
Retail crime software used by more than six million workers has put Auror in contention for one of New Zealand's top tech prizes.
More than 300 entries have made judging harder as the awards reflect a tech sector valued at over NZD $23 billion.
Auror has been crowned Vendor of the Year at the New Zealand Fraud Awards, capping a run of retail crime prevention honours abroad.
A security expert says NZ's retail crime 'wave' is overstated, blaming inflation and new reporting systems rather than a crime explosion.
Auror has been named Vendor of the Year at the 2026 Australian Fraud Awards, recognising its growing role in tackling violent retail crime.
Violent retail crime in New Zealand has fallen in 2025, with tech-driven reporting credited as Australia records rising store aggression.
Auror opens a new global headquarters in central Auckland as it scales overseas and steps up efforts to combat organised retail crime.
Airwallex has launched in New Zealand, appointing Lowry Gladwell as its first local hire, aiming to provide Kiwi businesses with innovative payment solutions.
Nick Walsh appointed as account executive for Mooven, aiming to accelerate customer growth in Australia's eastern states.
Crime fighting software firm Auror has been recognised on the international stage and represent NZ at the 2017 SaaStr conference in San Francisco.
Kiwi start-up CSx has taken out the inaugural Samsung Springboard competition with I Measure U, Auror and MediKOL also taking home big prizes.
