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 6
Thunes wins best cross-border payment solution award
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Thunes has won the Best Cross-Border Payment Solution award at the MPE Awards 2026 after judges praised its global reach, FX pricing and compliance platform.
MobiFone Digital Payments launches Vietnam network push
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MobiFone Digital Payments has launched in Hanoi with Visa and 20 partners as it seeks to build Vietnam's next national payments network.
ITSEC Asia posts sharp profit surge on cybersecurity growth
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ITSEC Asia posts higher annual profit as AI training, consumer security app and national cyber initiative drive growth.
MetaComp launches compliance tools for AI payments
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risk & compliance
MetaComp rolls out VisionX and AgentX to tighten AI-led payment checks, as it develops a Know Your Agent standard for finance.
MVSI launches AIQ SiteScanner for card scheme risk
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MVSI launches AIQ SiteScanner to help payment firms spot merchants using cloaking, redirects and other tactics to evade Mastercard and Visa rules.
Aligned Data Centres secures USD $2.58 billion facility
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Aligned Data Centres lands USD $2.58 billion revolving credit line as institutional lenders back US build-out amid AI-driven demand.
Shield updates archive for banks with cheaper storage
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risk & compliance
Shield rolls out archive overhaul for banks, promising up to 50% lower storage costs and smoother multi-petabyte migrations.
Visa launches subscription manager for recurring payments
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Visa rolls out enhanced Subscription Manager for issuers, letting banks offer in-app controls for recurring payments as subscription spending surges.
MindBridge launches API hub to tighten enterprise finances
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MindBridge rolls out Developer Portal with 130 API endpoints as finance teams push to embed continuous AI-driven controls into enterprise systems.
Xero & Anthropic link Claude to accounting platform
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Xero and Anthropic strike multi-year deal to weave Claude AI into accounting software, giving small firms real-time cash-flow and invoice insights.
Milestone lifts revenue 10% as AI push gathers pace
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Milestone Systems lifts 2025 revenue 10% to USD $340 million as research spending rises and Project Hafnia and NVIDIA tie-up deepen AI ambitions.
Milestone revenue rises to DKK 2.2bn on AI expansion
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Milestone lifts 2025 revenue 10% to DKK 2.2bn as AI-led acquisitions, Nvidia tie-up and higher R&D spend drive intelligent video push.
Allegro & Elliott launch USD $500m screen credit fund
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Allegro and Elliott-backed venture opens USD $500 million non-bank lending line for film and television projects.
Bitget launches unified crypto, traditional trading campaign
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Bitget targets cross-asset traders with unified account push as it touts tokenised stocks, FX and commodities on one USD-denominated platform.
Xero expands developer tools with new webhook events
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Xero rolls out credit notes webhooks and new API pricing for app partners as it tightens permissions, recertification and developer access.
InDebted launches API for AI collections compliance
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InDebted unveils a standalone API to check AI-written debt collection messages in real time, flag vulnerability and create audit trails.
Asia Pacific payments group & Monash sign research pact
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email security
Monash University Malaysia and Emerging Payments Association Asia launch a three-year research pact on quantum-safe cryptography, stablecoins and fraud.
Lightspeed launches AI inventory tool for retailers
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digital transformation
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Lightspeed has unveiled an AI tool in its retail platform that scans supplier documents into draft purchase orders to cut errors and admin time.
Tether appoints Big Four firm for first full audit
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Tether hires a Big Four auditor for its first full independent review of USD₮, backing more than USD $184 billion of the leading stablecoin.
GSMA says Mobile Money hits USD $2 trillion in 2025
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Mobile money transactions topped USD $2 trillion in 2025 as global use surged, led by Sub-Saharan Africa but with growth across all regions.