Arcanum and Grant Thornton New Zealand partner to bring Agentic AI to businesses across Australasia
Wellington, [13th November] - Arcanum, a leader in secure AI deployment, today announced a strategic partnership with Grant Thornton New Zealand to bring the power of Agentic AI directly to mid market and enterprise businesses across Australasia.
This partnership combines Arcanum’s pioneering AI platform, Numa, with Grant Thornton’s deep industry expertise, enabling organisations to unlock productivity, reduce compliance risks, and safely adopt AI safely at scale.
Jayson Satya, from Arcanum says, “Businesses know AI is key to competitive advantage, they’re looking for a partner they can trust to help them start and adopt AI safely.
“Together with Grant Thornton, we’re making it possible for organisations to deploy Agentic AI inside their own environment, private, secure, and tailored to their data.”
Agentic AI represents the next evolution of applied intelligence, not just chatbots, but digital experts capable of automating complex workflows, surfacing insights from vast datasets, and assisting teams in real time.
“Grant Thornton is committed to helping businesses lead in the new digital economy, says Robin Cockayne, Partner at Grant Thornton New Zealand.
“Partnering with Arcanum allows us to bring cutting edge AI solutions that are not only innovative and easy to use, but also aligned with the highest standards of trust, privacy, and security.”
NEXTGEN is proud to support their partners Arcanum and Grant Thornton lead the way in secure, scalable AI adoption across A/NZ. Partnerships like this demonstrate how collaboration between trusted advisors and technology leaders drives responsible innovation and delivers meaningful business outcomes.” VP, Cloud Emma Davidson
About Arcanum
Arcanum helps businesses deploy secure, private AI agents within their own environment, ensuring full compliance and control over their data.
About Grant Thornton International Ltd*
Grant Thornton is one of the world's leading organisations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. These firms help dynamic organisations unlock their potential for growth by providing meaningful, actionable advice through a broad range of services. Proactive teams, led by approachable partners in these firms, use insights, experience and instinct to solve complex issues for privately owned, publicly listed and public sector clients. Over 76,000 Grant Thornton people, across 150 markets, are focused on making a difference to clients, colleagues and the communities in which we live and work.
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About Grant Thornton New Zealand Ltd
Grant Thornton New Zealand has more than 300 people working in offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. We combine service breadth, depth of expertise and industry insight with an approachable client and people first mindset, and a broad commercial perspective.
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