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Financial firms deploy AI agents unmonitored, study warns
Risk & Compliance

Financial firms deploy AI agents unmonitored, study warns

A compliance gap is leaving 22% of financial services firms running AI agents in production without monitoring, a New Relic study warns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Bloomberg launches Enterprise MCP for AI data access
Data governance

Bloomberg launches Enterprise MCP for AI data access

Financial firms could cut manual data-matching work as Bloomberg's new interface gives AI agents governed access to more than 100 million securities.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Guardsquare opens first Asia-Pacific office in Singapore
Fintech

Guardsquare opens first Asia-Pacific office in Singapore

Its Asia-Pacific revenue has been rising 50% a year as the mobile security group opens a Singapore hub for sales, support and engineering.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday
Hyperlayer raises GBP £19.5m in Flintlock-led round
Software-as-a-Service

Hyperlayer raises GBP £19.5m in Flintlock-led round

Banks will use the new funding to modernise digital services without replacing core systems, as Hyperlayer is valued at GBP £195 million.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Tech Mahindra expands Google Cloud AI training push
Manufacturing

Tech Mahindra expands Google Cloud AI training push

With customers moving from AI trials to live deployments, the move will train more than 12,500 associates worldwide to build and govern agents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
Disaster Recovery

Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery

Resilience-minded organisations are turning to compact edge systems to keep critical services running if cyberattacks, outages or floods hit.

By Kamil Kwinta • 7 min read • 3 days ago
Investec taps Navan to modernise global travel programme
Digital Transformation

Investec taps Navan to modernise global travel programme

The bank wants a single system to cut admin, tighten spending oversight and improve compliance across its international travel programme.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Gresham launches AI tool to speed up reconciliations
Risk & Compliance

Gresham launches AI tool to speed up reconciliations

Banks could cut reconciliation setup time sharply as Gresham's new AI interface lets business users build controls without specialist support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Noah wins EU licences for stablecoin & fiat payments
Fintech

Noah wins EU licences for stablecoin & fiat payments

The approvals let businesses move stablecoins and euros across all 27 EU states without juggling separate local licences or banking set-ups.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

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Kyckr appoints Jack Rawden as company's Head of Product
Risk & Compliance

Kyckr appoints Jack Rawden as company's Head of Product

The hire comes as the company steps up product investment after reporting 46% revenue growth for the year to June 2026.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
UK SMEs want tax cuts as Budget worry holds back investment
Manufacturing

UK SMEs want tax cuts as Budget worry holds back investment

Uncertainty over tax policy is delaying growth plans, with 54% of SME owners holding off major investment until after the Autumn Budget.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Tamr raises USD $21 million to expand AI data tools
Software-as-a-Service

Tamr raises USD $21 million to expand AI data tools

The funding will help Tamr speed up development of agentic features as enterprises struggle to make fragmented records usable for AI systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Capital One CTO on the drive to expand talent in Canada
Digital Transformation

Capital One CTO on the drive to expand talent in Canada

Broader project work across Canada and the US is helping Capital One retain engineers amid fierce competition for tech talent.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Blackdot adds Opoint news data to Videris platform
Risk & Compliance

Blackdot adds Opoint news data to Videris platform

Investigators using Videris can now screen adverse media from 250,000 sources, as Blackdot adds Opoint's news feed for compliance checks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 4 days ago
New Zealand risks losing AIP billions without banking
Immigration New Zealand

New Zealand risks losing AIP billions without banking

Without stronger private banking, New Zealand may fail to keep NZD $2.72 billion already committed under its investor visa scheme in the country.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 4 days ago
Farsight & Ornn bring AI compute in-house for banks
Risk & Compliance

Farsight & Ornn bring AI compute in-house for banks

Banks worried about data security and rising AI costs can now run Farsight's platform on their own systems via Ornn's GPU capacity.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
FourNet acquires SVL Business Solutions in fifth deal
Data Analytics

FourNet acquires SVL Business Solutions in fifth deal

The enlarged group will serve more than 450 customers and bolster its push into financial services and AI-led customer experience projects.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
NatWest, Nationwide & HSBC join payments inclusion coalition
Government

NatWest, Nationwide & HSBC join payments inclusion coalition

Banks are backing a framework that could give vulnerable customers help with everyday payments without handing over full legal control.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week