About Karen Joy
Karen Joy Bacudo
Finance Editor
Karen wears two hats at TechDay, balancing her role as an editor while assisting with finance tasks. She bridges writing content and reconciling numbers to support the team, with the same level of accuracy and precision.
Stories by Karen Joy
Audit firms embed AI while tightening validation controls
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digital transformation
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fintech
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rpa
Audit firms embed AI in core workflows as new research shows rising adoption is matched by stricter validation, governance and training controls.
Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints
Yesterday
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saas
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network security
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cloud security
Palo Alto Networks beat quarterly estimates but flagged weaker next-quarter earnings, unsettling investors despite stronger revenue and contract growth.
eflow launches RegCheck to cut compliance tech costs
Yesterday
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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ai
eflow launches RegCheck audit to help mid-market financial firms cut fragmented compliance tech stacks that can add up to 30% to costs.
SatVu raises GBP £30m to build UK thermal sat network
Yesterday
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hyperscale
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dc
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supply chain
SatVu secures GBP £30m to expand its UK-built thermal imaging satellites into a multi-satellite constellation for defence and industry.
Sage adds AI to Intacct for faster, clearer finance work
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Sage has embedded new AI tools in Sage Intacct to speed period-end close, sharpen cash visibility and cut manual finance workloads.
Firgun backs Quantum Elements in quantum software bet
Yesterday
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hyperscale
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quantum computing
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digital twins
Firgun backs Los Angeles quantum start-up Quantum Elements to scale its AI-powered Constellation software platform for circuit design.
Valiant Finance hires Joe Iavarone to drive US growth
Yesterday
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fintech
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commerce systems
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partner programmes
Valiant Finance recruits veteran Joe Iavarone as North America chief to spearhead its US push into the USD $1.3 trillion equipment finance market.
Fleet electrification shifts from compliance to costs
2 days ago
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cartech
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partner programmes
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supply chain
Fleet electrification is shifting from green compliance to cost-cutting strategy, EO Charging survey finds, despite policy and energy uncertainty.
Emerald, DIC launch USD $62m Physical AI venture push
2 days ago
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robots
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wearables
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manufacturing
Emerald and Japan’s DIC are launching a USD $62m Physical AI venture platform targeting sensing, wearables, robotics and automation.
Orient hit by supply strains, wins new digital deals
2 days ago
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dr
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Orient Technologies’ Q3 margins slump on chip shortages and a lost cloud client, even as fresh digital contracts and a new centre lift outlook.
Advertising standards tightened to protect Kiwi consumers
2 days ago
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healthtech
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cloud services
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marketing
New Zealand tightens health advertising code, curbing influencer endorsements, tougher evidence rules and stricter protections for vulnerable people.
Elevate backs Altered Capital’s USD $25m growth fund push
2 days ago
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nuance
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ict sector
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movac
Elevate NZ backs Altered Capital with a USD $25m commitment to its USD $100m Fund II, boosting Series A and B funding for Kiwi tech.
Sabre, PayPal & Mindtrip unveil AI travel assistant
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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encryption
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crypto
Sabre, PayPal and Mindtrip are teaming up on an AI travel assistant that lets users discover, book and pay for trips in one chat-based flow.
NVIDIA touts GB300 to slash AI agent inference costs
2 days ago
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hyperscale
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dc
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hpc
NVIDIA claims its GB300 NVL72 platform slashes AI agent and coding assistant inference costs by up to 35x as cloud rollouts accelerate.
Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value
3 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group’s valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.
Active exploitation seen in BeyondTrust access flaw
3 days ago
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firewalls
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network security
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pam
Arctic Wolf says attackers are actively exploiting a critical BeyondTrust vulnerability in self-hosted remote access systems.
Canopy unveils AI bookkeeping module for 2026 launch
3 days ago
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financial systems
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rpa
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ai
Canopy to launch AI-powered bookkeeping module in 2026, unifying ledger visibility, month-end workflows and client collaboration tools.
Ramp unveils AI Accounting Agent to speed month-end close
3 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Ramp launches an AI Accounting Agent that codes transactions, handles accruals and reconciles ERP data to speed up the month-end close.
GitHub unveils Agentic Workflows for safer AI automation
3 days ago
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
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open source
GitHub debuts Agentic Workflows, using AI agents with strict guardrails to automate repo chores while keeping maintainers in control.
Tailor Brands adds integrated banking for new US LLCs
Last week
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dr
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digital transformation
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fintech
Tailor Brands now lets founders open business bank accounts as they form US LLCs, promising faster launches and integrated money tools.