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 7
Solana launches platform for banks, payments groups
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Solana unveils an API-based developer platform for banks and payment firms, backed by Mastercard, Worldpay and Western Union pilots.
Origin raises USD $30 million to streamline global benefits
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Origin secures USD $30 million to scale its AI-driven platform simplifying fragmented global employee benefits for large multinationals.
Ripple joins Singapore BLOOM trade settlement pilot
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blockchain
Ripple joins Singapore's BLOOM pilot, using RLUSD and the XRP Ledger to automate cross-border trade payments on shipment verification.
Venmo links with PayPal for global money transfers
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crypto
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risk & compliance
Venmo now lets users send USD $ transfers directly to PayPal accounts in 90 markets, creating a global person-to-person payments link.
Nasdaq & Talos join forces on tokenised collateral
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Nasdaq links Calypso and Trade Surveillance to Talos to streamline tokenised collateral, uniting risk and compliance across on- and off-chain assets.
Dext launches AI Assist for accountants, bookkeepers
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saas
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digital transformation
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financial systems
Dext unveils AI Assist, an embedded tool that learns firm-specific judgement to automate routine bookkeeping while keeping humans in control.
Cork Cyber unveils AI engine for MSP asset oversight
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dr
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endpoint protection
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mfa
Cork Cyber unveils an AI-driven asset analysis engine for MSPs, tackling zombie assets, coverage gaps and licence waste across client estates.
Cathay Pacific expands Adyen payments to six markets
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cx
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martech
Cathay Pacific deepens its Adyen tie-up, rolling out direct card acquiring across six key markets including Hong Kong, the US and India.
Visa index shows Asia-Pacific firms seek faster funding
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fintech
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supply chain
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erp
Nearly half of Asia-Pacific mid-sized firms shun working capital tools, even as CFOs demand faster, simpler digital funding solutions.
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT buys S$1.4bn assets, enters Japan
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dc
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property market
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT to buy Singapore and Osaka assets for SGD $1.4 billion, boosting logistics, business space and data centres.
OpenAI picks Brex for global spend and finance tasks
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digital transformation
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fintech
OpenAI selects Brex to run global spend and finance operations, as automation tools vie to serve the fast-growing AI sector's complex needs.
Rhino.fi launches stablecoin 1:1 for cross-chain payments
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crypto
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risk & compliance
Rhino.fi unveils Stablecoin 1:1, promising predictable USDT and USDC cross-chain settlements for businesses across 25+ networks.
CFOs face AI talent squeeze amid market volatility
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
CFOs rank AI skills and market shocks as top threats, as talent shortages, rising costs and geopolitical turmoil squeeze finance teams.
Oasis raises USD $120 million for AI access control
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saas
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digital transformation
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pam
Oasis raises USD $120 million to expand its AI-first access control platform for non-human identities across large enterprises.
Robinhood tests social trading beta with verified users
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Robinhood tests a verified social trading beta with 1,000 power users, letting them share live trades, stats and discussion in-app.
WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening
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crypto
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cx
WorkFusion's AI agent Tara has been named AML Solution of the Year by FinTech Breakthrough for streamlining sanctions screening workloads.
Expected AI gains prompt hiring freezes before returns are proven
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hcm
Firms are freezing hiring on the promise of AI gains, despite scant proof of returns and patchy training in how to use the technology.
Caseware wins accounting software awards for AI platform
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document management
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data analytics
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ecm
Caseware secures Overall Accounting Platform of the Year at FinTech Breakthrough and a 2026 Top New Products nod for Extractly.
DigiCert posts record Q4 ARR after expansion spree
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digital transformation
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encryption
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hyperscale
DigiCert reports record Q4 ARR in FY26 as DigiCert ONE platform growth, acquisitions and automation demand drive digital trust expansion.
World Gold Council launches shared digital gold platform
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digital transformation
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crypto
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fintech
The World Gold Council unveils a shared Gold as a Service platform to standardise and scale interoperable digital gold infrastructure.