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WiseTech widens access to Evergreen eBills of Lading
Supply Chain

WiseTech widens access to Evergreen eBills of Lading

Shippers and banks using WiseTech's network can now access Evergreen's electronic Bills of Lading within existing workflows, cutting delays.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

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Banking stories

FARx appoints ex-BT executive as Chairman for expansion
Gaming

FARx appoints ex-BT executive as Chairman for expansion

Seed-backed FARx is ramping up abroad as deepfake and identity-fraud attacks push demand for its biometric authentication tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
Xpate launches API money management tool for businesses
Software-as-a-Service

Xpate launches API money management tool for businesses

Digital businesses can now manage accounts, transfers and reporting inside existing software, as xpate shifts further into embedded finance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Weaponizing trust: How AI and social engineering bypass personal security boundaries
Data Protection

Weaponizing trust: How AI and social engineering bypass personal security boundaries

Scammers are draining older adults' savings through romance, friendship and fake AI trading pitches on social media before withdrawals are blocked.

By Takanori Nishiyama • 2 min read • Yesterday
Fighting fraud at scale: Why entitlement servers are becoming central to telecoms security
Multi-factor authentication

Fighting fraud at scale: Why entitlement servers are becoming central to telecoms security

Fraud losses and customer friction are pushing operators to use entitlement servers for silent SIM-based checks instead of vulnerable SMS codes.

By Jeevithan Muttu • 5 min read • Yesterday
Three Industries, One Common Challenge: Getting Data Right Before MDM
Manufacturing

Three Industries, One Common Challenge: Getting Data Right Before MDM

Poor-quality records could undermine MDM programmes in finance, healthcare and manufacturing as AI begins acting on the data.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Yesterday
Bill.me lifts on-time bill payments with open banking
Fintech

Bill.me lifts on-time bill payments with open banking

On-time bill settlements rose 17% in three months after the platform added bank-to-bank payments, cutting costs and lifting usage.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Cyara appoints Ben Corser as APAC go-to-market chief
Software-as-a-Service

Cyara appoints Ben Corser as APAC go-to-market chief

The hire signals Cyara's push to win more enterprise customers in APAC as firms demand tighter oversight of AI customer-service tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
SpaceXAI picks Fabric Group as first Australia partner
Digital Transformation

SpaceXAI picks Fabric Group as first Australia partner

The agreement will see Fabric train its engineers as Australia becomes a proving ground for SpaceXAI's push into enterprise software teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Private Cloud

Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform

Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Banking stories

XConnect & GSE team up to curb multi-service scams
Data Protection

XConnect & GSE team up to curb multi-service scams

Broader fraud detection could help agencies and brands spot scams sooner as telecom and internet signals are linked across services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Juspay expands Wego partnership to boost travel payments
Fintech

Juspay expands Wego partnership to boost travel payments

Travellers across the Middle East could see fewer failed bookings as Wego adds local payment options through a wider Juspay tie-up.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Canada sets rules for responsible data centre growth
Smart Cities

Canada sets rules for responsible data centre growth

Local councils will get a national baseline as Ottawa seeks to curb power bills, water use and hidden impacts from new data centres.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday
Google launches BigQuery Graph for AI & fraud checks
Software-as-a-Service

Google launches BigQuery Graph for AI & fraud checks

Fraud teams and AI builders can now query linked data in BigQuery without moving it to a separate graph database, Google said.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Hyundai Card blends AI & staff in PR writing tests
Digital Transformation

Hyundai Card blends AI & staff in PR writing tests

Blind contests showed AI can speed PR drafting, but Hyundai Card still prefers human judgment for final messaging and brand voice.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 2 days ago
As Japan widens bank cyber oversight to data partners, identity becomes the perimeter
Data Protection

As Japan widens bank cyber oversight to data partners, identity becomes the perimeter

Japan's banks face broader cyber risk as regulators begin treating data-sharing partners and AI agents as part of the attack surface.

By Takanori Nishiyama • 2 min read • 2 days ago
Lumin Digital launches M&A readiness framework for banks
Software-as-a-Service

Lumin Digital launches M&A readiness framework for banks

Financial institutions face lower merger disruption as Lumin Digital adds a structured migration service for acquisitions and post-launch support.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week