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 - Page 2
Paysight adds Paymend failed-payment recovery tool
2 days ago
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fintech
Paysight plugs in Paymend's recovery layer to help merchants reclaim failed payments and cut churn across eCommerce and subscription billing.
Nium partners Coinbase for USDC cross-border payments
2 days ago
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crypto
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payment technologies
Nium and Coinbase launch USDC payments service for businesses across 190 markets, aiming to cut trapped liquidity and speed cross-border settlements.
Standard Chartered & A*STAR launch S$15 million AI lab
2 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Standard Chartered and A*STAR have launched a SGD$15 million Singapore AI lab to turn research into banking tools for fraud checks and faster analysis.
Matsui Securities adopts Broadridge's JASDEC Processing Solution on SaaS platform
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Matsui Securities turns to Broadridge software to automate lending workflows, as Japan's JASDEC changes push firms towards faster post-trade processing.
Lydian launches Visa Platinum card for digital assets
3 days ago
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martech
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commerce systems
Lydian rolls out Visa Platinum card that lets customers spend more than 300 digital assets at 150 million merchants worldwide.
Accounting software faces AI rivals in bookkeeping shift
4 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Intuit's QuickBooks is under pressure as AI start-ups push automated bookkeeping, forcing accounting software to prove it can do more than digitise ledgers.
Xero launches AI-native operating system for small firms
4 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
Xero unveils AI-native finance platform and JAX assistant to cut admin for small firms, with accountants and bookkeepers also in line for gains.
Japan institutional investors turn more bullish on crypto
4 days ago
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crypto
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blockchain
Japan institutions grow more bullish on crypto as Nomura survey shows stronger diversification interest and rising appetite for stablecoins.
Mastercard & Lobster.cash team up for AI agent payments
Last week
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crypto
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risk & compliance
Mastercard and Lobster.cash to let OpenClaw users authorise AI agents to spend on existing cards, backed by Verifiable Intent.
Companies change incentive plans faster, report finds
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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planning
CaptivateIQ survey finds 91% of firms changed incentive strategy in the past year as AI, budget pressure and wider plan use speed up redesigns.
CIQ launches Linux compliance platform ahead of deadlines
Last week
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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application security
CIQ rolls out Enterprise Linux compliance stack as federal cryptography, defence contractor and post-quantum rules tighten from 2026.
spektr raises USD $20 million to expand AI compliance
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digital transformation
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fintech
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rpa
Spektr lands USD $20 million Series A from NEA as Copenhagen AI compliance platform targets manual checks at banks and fintechs.
Lua raises USD $5.8 million seed round led by Norrsken22
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digital transformation
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fintech
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partner programmes
London's Lua secures USD $5.8 million seed backing from Norrsken22 as it expands its platform for businesses to manage AI agents.
Tether backs Drift Protocol relaunch with GBP £150m
Last week
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crypto
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blockchain
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risk & compliance
Tether leads USD $150 million recovery plan as Drift Protocol seeks to restore user balances and restart trading after April exploit.
Blackhawk launches digital wallet for unified stored value
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crypto
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fintech
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cx
Blackhawk Network has unveiled a Digital Wallet API that lets brands pool gift cards, refunds, loyalty rewards and promo credit into one spendable balance.
Global study finds 78% use AI for investment insights
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digital transformation
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fintech
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genai
Study finds AI now shapes investment research for 78.3% of users, with strongest enthusiasm in the Middle East and Latin America.
Gr4vy launches toolkit for ChatGPT agentic payments
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crypto
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fintech
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cx
Gr4vy unveils Agentic Development Kit to help merchants sell inside ChatGPT and other AI platforms without overhauling their payment systems.
Aryza acquires Umbrella Tech in AI collections push
Last week
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Aryza buys Toronto-based Umbrella Tech to add voice AI, speech analytics and autonomous agents to its collections and recoveries software.
WealthArc launches AI agent to structure portfolio data
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digital transformation
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it automation
WealthArc unveils AI Agent to turn messy custodian records into structured portfolio data for wealth managers, backed by human review.
Ripple & Kyobo Life test blockchain bond settlement
Last week
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digital transformation
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fintech
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blockchain
Ripple and Kyobo Life trial blockchain settlement for South Korean government bonds, aiming to cut processing times from two days to near real-time.