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ANZ boosts Plus transfers with tracking & fraud checks
Fintech

ANZ boosts Plus transfers with tracking & fraud checks

ANZ adds in-app tracking, delivery estimates and fraud checks to Plus transfers as it expands overseas payments to more than 250 destinations.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Security stories

ICBA names six firms to ThinkTECH accelerator cohort
Data Analytics

ICBA names six firms to ThinkTECH accelerator cohort

ICBA picks six firms for ThinkTECH accelerator as community banks seek AI, fraud controls and better payments tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Lightspark adds AI agent controls to Grid accounts
Crypto

Lightspark adds AI agent controls to Grid accounts

Lightspark gives Grid Global Accounts AI agent controls, letting users set spending limits, approvals and audit trails for delegated payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
The 70% problem: Why checkout is still where eCommerce goes to die
Digital Transformation

The 70% problem: Why checkout is still where eCommerce goes to die

Merchants turn to tokenised checkout as EMVCo's Click to Pay promises faster online payments, lower fraud and less cart abandonment.

By Suzana Kordumova • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Temenos expands AWS SaaS to digital banking & payments
Disaster Recovery

Temenos expands AWS SaaS to digital banking & payments

Temenos broadens AWS SaaS for banks with digital services and payments, as lenders weigh cloud modularity, regulation and data residency.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Broadcom launches VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 for AI
Virtualisation

Broadcom launches VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 for AI

Broadcom unveils VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 to help enterprises run AI workloads in private cloud with lower costs and tighter security.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 4 days ago
GitHub adds moderation tools for open source maintainers
Supply Chain

GitHub adds moderation tools for open source maintainers

GitHub rolls out moderation controls to help open source maintainers curb spam and manage soaring pull request volumes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Prismatic launches Claude Code plugin for integrations
DevOps

Prismatic launches Claude Code plugin for integrations

Prismatic unveils open-source Claude Code plugin to help developers build, deploy and monitor product integrations inside the coding assistant.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Survey finds firms deploy AI agents before ready
DevOps

Survey finds firms deploy AI agents before ready

Monte Carlo survey finds 64% of large-enterprise leaders and engineers pushed AI agents into use before readiness, exposing control gaps.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
Nintex adds on-premises AI to K2 for regulated firms
Data Protection

Nintex adds on-premises AI to K2 for regulated firms

Nintex brings on-premises AI to K2 platform as version 5.9.1 adds local sentiment analysis and severity scoring for regulated sectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Manifest raises AUD $2 million to track agency work
Data Analytics

Manifest raises AUD $2 million to track agency work

Sydney-based Manifest unveils an operational intelligence platform for agencies as AI reshapes workflows, after raising AUD $2 million in pre-seed funding.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Temenos named Forrester leader in digital banking tech
Software-as-a-Service

Temenos named Forrester leader in digital banking tech

Temenos wins Forrester leader status in digital banking after review praised its app support, APIs, localisation and headless architecture.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

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EY Canada finds public sector AI stuck in pilot stage
Digital Transformation

EY Canada finds public sector AI stuck in pilot stage

EY Canada says most public bodies are still stuck testing AI, with only 26% deployed and just 20% to 25% of proofs-of-concept scaling up.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
DataVita opens AI job contest with GBP £35,000 salary
Hyperscale

DataVita opens AI job contest with GBP £35,000 salary

DataVita launches OpenClaw Challenge to recruit an AI Solutions team hire via a build test, offering a GBP £35,000 job to the strongest entrant.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Visa expands AI payments testing to Canadian issuers
Data Protection

Visa expands AI payments testing to Canadian issuers

Visa widens AI payments testing in Canada, enlisting BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD to trial agent-initiated transactions with real cards and merchants.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Climb launches people-led model to help MSP growth
Storage

Climb launches people-led model to help MSP growth

Climb launches people-led MSP partnership model as distributor bets on human support to help providers tackle margins, hiring strain and service complexity.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 6 days ago
eir business inks ServiceNow deal for managed services
Data Protection

eir business inks ServiceNow deal for managed services

Eir business to shift managed services onto ServiceNow AI Platform in multi-million-euro deal targeting public sector, enterprises and SMEs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week