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Karmo car subscriptions added to CommBank's marketplace
Fintech

Karmo car subscriptions added to CommBank's marketplace

Karmo's car subscriptions join Commonwealth Bank's Cars for CommBank marketplace, offering flexible access to petrol, hybrid and electric cars.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

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Affirm expands Wayfair buy now, pay later to UK, Canada
Fintech

Affirm expands Wayfair buy now, pay later to UK, Canada

Affirm extends Wayfair buy now, pay later to UK and Canada, offering instalment plans on higher-ticket home purchases amid tighter scrutiny.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Feb 2026
Explainer: AI and consulting debate history and impact
Data Protection

Explainer: AI and consulting debate history and impact

Industry voices are divided on whether AI will diminish consulting roles or augment them by shifting the nature of the work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Online creators shift focus from ads to subscriptions
Data Analytics

Online creators shift focus from ads to subscriptions

Online creators turn from volatile ad deals to subscriptions, affiliates and paid events, bringing bigger paydays but trickier tax demands.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Jan 2026
Zone unveils Zoe agentic layer for NetSuite finance
Robotic Process Automation

Zone unveils Zoe agentic layer for NetSuite finance

Zone launches Zoe, an AI agent layer inside NetSuite to orchestrate finance workflows, debuting with subscription intelligence in ZoneBilling.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
GitHub unveils Copilot SDK to power AI agent workflows
DevOps

GitHub unveils Copilot SDK to power AI agent workflows

GitHub launches a Copilot SDK in technical preview, letting developers embed AI agent workflows into apps without building orchestration.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Syspro maps AI-led overhaul, M&A push and new brand
Software-as-a-Service

Syspro maps AI-led overhaul, M&A push and new brand

Syspro plots AI-led overhaul, acquisitive growth and a fresh global brand as it chases cloud-first, subscription-fuelled expansion.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Hyper-automation is here: how Australian subscription brands stay ahead
Software-as-a-Service

Hyper-automation is here: how Australian subscription brands stay ahead

Australian subscription brands are turning to hyper-automation to replace clunky billing, scale complex pricing and stay ahead of rivals.

By Tarik Faouzi • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
NORBr links with Ecommpay to speed embedded payments
Crypto

NORBr links with Ecommpay to speed embedded payments

NORBr taps Ecommpay via pre-integration to let platforms activate global acquiring and orchestration in minutes, cutting payment build time.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Insight & Stripe expand AI-driven enterprise commerce
Digital Transformation

Insight & Stripe expand AI-driven enterprise commerce

Insight deepens its Stripe alliance to modernise enterprise payments and power AI-driven checkout and in-chat commerce experiences.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Zoho debuts unified spend & AI-driven billing tools
Data Protection

Zoho debuts unified spend & AI-driven billing tools

Zoho launches unified spend management and AI-driven billing tools, aiming to give large enterprises tighter control over finances.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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Raylo raises GBP £30m & seals LG UK subscription deal
Fintech

Raylo raises GBP £30m & seals LG UK subscription deal

Raylo secures GBP £30m funding and inks LG TV and audio subscription deal as it eyes UK growth and a 2026 launch in the US market.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Gr4vy & Ecommpay link to streamline global payments
Crypto

Gr4vy & Ecommpay link to streamline global payments

Gr4vy partners with Ecommpay to give merchants single-API access to cards, wallets and 100+ local payment methods across global markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
AI & value reshape 2026 guest engagement in hospitality
Data Analytics

AI & value reshape 2026 guest engagement in hospitality

AI-driven personalisation and shifting notions of value will set the pace for hospitality guest engagement in 2026, Paytronix predicts.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Mollie to acquire GoCardless & form EU payments giant
Data Analytics

Mollie to acquire GoCardless & form EU payments giant

Mollie to buy GoCardless in 2026, uniting 350,000 merchants into a single European payments group handling USD $130 billion yearly.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Zoho unveils AI-powered spend & billing tools
Data Protection

Zoho unveils AI-powered spend & billing tools

Zoho launches AI-driven Zoho Spend and Zoho Billing Enterprise to give large firms tighter control of global spend and complex revenues.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Zoho launches AI-driven spend & enterprise billing tools
Data Protection

Zoho launches AI-driven spend & enterprise billing tools

Zoho launches AI-powered spend and enterprise billing tools to help larger firms tighten control of finances and revenue operations.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025