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Noah raises USD $38 million to scale stablecoin payments
Crypto

Noah raises USD $38 million to scale stablecoin payments

The seed round will fund a New York office and expansion across 150 markets as businesses shift to stablecoin-based cross-border payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Most ANZ firms still fail to scale AI beyond pilots
Digital Transformation

Most ANZ firms still fail to scale AI beyond pilots

Only 5.2% of organisations in Australia and New Zealand have scaled AI beyond pilots, with structure and workflows proving the biggest barriers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
How to Choose the Right Email Verification API: A Buyer's Guide
Customer Relationship Management

How to Choose the Right Email Verification API: A Buyer's Guide

Bad email data can quietly damage deliverability, campaign reporting and revenue unless businesses pick an API that fits their workflows.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • This month
AI, data analytics driving FPT's strong APAC growth
Manufacturing

AI, data analytics driving FPT's strong APAC growth

Enterprises across APAC are moving from AI trials to deployment, boosting demand for FPT's data-led transformation services.

By David Shilovsky • 6 min read • This month
Rocket expands mainframe EVA AI platform with PlanGuard
Identity and Access Management

Rocket expands mainframe EVA AI platform with PlanGuard

A security layer is now meant to stop AI agents on mainframes from straying beyond approved tasks, as firms face a shortage of specialist staff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Gresham launches AI tool to speed reconciliation controls
Risk & Compliance

Gresham launches AI tool to speed reconciliation controls

Financial firms could cut delays in reconciliation changes as business users build controls without coding and test them before they go live.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
Sinclair promotes Lai, hires Choi in Hong Kong restructure
Gaming

Sinclair promotes Lai, hires Choi in Hong Kong restructure

The appointments bring consumer and corporate communications under one regional team as clients demand more joined-up support across Asia-Pacific.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • This month
Anthropic launches AI academy for enterprise engineers
Digital Transformation

Anthropic launches AI academy for enterprise engineers

The programme aims to fill a shortage of engineers able to turn AI pilots into live business systems, backed by USD $100 million.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Barclays expands Anthropic's Claude across bank operations
Generative AI

Barclays expands Anthropic's Claude across bank operations

The bank aims to speed up customer support and software work as Claude is rolled out across operations, with strict oversight still in place.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

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Manulife promotes Andy Bruce to Chief Information Officer
Manufacturing

Manulife promotes Andy Bruce to Chief Information Officer

The promotion underscores Manulife's push to simplify systems and expand AI across Asia as insurers race to modernise ageing technology.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • This month
CrowdStrike finds AI-driven hacks on South Korean banks
Large Language Models

CrowdStrike finds AI-driven hacks on South Korean banks

The campaign exposed how an unknown financially motivated actor used AI tools to breach multiple South Korean financial firms and steal data.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month
India leads in passkeys, but phishing & deepfakes rise
Data Protection

India leads in passkeys, but phishing & deepfakes rise

Despite leading on passkeys and MFA, Indian firms still face widespread AI phishing and deepfake scams that are undermining daily security practice.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Aveni CEO: Why small AI models matter to UK finance
Data Protection

Aveni CEO: Why small AI models matter to UK finance

Smaller specialist models could save UK banks millions on compliance work while reducing reliance on a handful of US tech giants.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • This month
Only 4.7% of institutions update compliance continuously
Surveillance

Only 4.7% of institutions update compliance continuously

Most firms still review risks on a schedule, leaving 56.8% without always-on monitoring even as crime threats, rules and volumes shift faster.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Credfix raises INR ₹16.1 crore seed funding from Tanglin
Fintech

Credfix raises INR ₹16.1 crore seed funding from Tanglin

The Bengaluru-based debt resolution platform will use the funds to expand its AI tools and borrower support network across India.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
GoSense.ai launches AI-native mobile security platform
Fintech

GoSense.ai launches AI-native mobile security platform

Banks and fintechs can now spot suspicious activity mid-session as mobile fraud and device compromise grow more costly in real time.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
Westpac New Zealand replaces 26 HR systems with Workday
Digital Transformation

Westpac New Zealand replaces 26 HR systems with Workday

Westpac says the platform has cut leaders' admin by about two hours a week and improved trust in workforce data, freeing time for customer work.

By Mara Sugue • 7 min read • This month
Logicalis partners Pentera to boost UK cyber validation
Manufacturing

Logicalis partners Pentera to boost UK cyber validation

The deal gives UK businesses a way to test defences more regularly as 71% of CIOs report a cyber incident in the past year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month