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Financial Services stories - Page 3
Ransomware surges across Asia-Pacific as AI fuels risk
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digital transformation
Ransomware attacks in Asia-Pacific surged 59% in 2025 as rapid digitalisation and AI adoption fuel faster, more targeted cyber extortion.
Ripple to buy BC Payments in Australian licence push
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Ripple seeks to secure an Australian Financial Services Licence via BC Payments deal, aiming to scale regulated cross‑border payments in APAC.
Anthropic to open Sydney office in ANZ AI expansion
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agricultural technology
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Anthropic will open a Sydney office as its ANZ hub, deepening Claude AI partnerships and exploring local compute capacity in Australia.
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
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data protection
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Confluent says organisations must shift to governed data streaming, with AI agents making millisecond decisions at scale.
Introducing the first Frontier Suite built on Intelligence + Trust
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edutech
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data protection
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digital transformation
Microsoft unveils Microsoft 365 E7 Frontier Suite, bundling Copilot and Agent 365 from 1 May at USD $99 and USD $15 per user.
Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Nvidia survey finds AI now widely embedded in operations, driving revenue gains, cost cuts and fresh spend as firms move beyond pilots.
Altimetrik names Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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hcm
Altimetrik appoints Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer to steer people strategy and culture integration after its merger with SLK.
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.
NCS named Check Point's APAC Top Partner of the Year
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firewalls
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digital transformation
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network security
NCS has been named Check Point's APAC Top Partner of the Year, leading a slate of regional award winners unveiled in Bangkok for FY25.
Teradata adds agentic, multimodal AI to vector store
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hybrid cloud
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ai security
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aiops
Teradata upgrades Enterprise Vector Store with multimodal AI and agents to unify unstructured search and workflow orchestration at scale.
Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom
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virtualisation
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devops
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hybrid cloud
Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney as APAC engineers tackle soaring AI complexity, tool sprawl and rising telemetry costs.
BIAN updates banking model with ISO 20022, AI focus
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digital transformation
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fintech
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genai
Bank standards body BIAN unveils Service Landscape 14.0, aligning with ISO 20022 and adding AI-focused domains for banks' modernisation push.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives backs Schellman expansion
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data protection
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cloud security
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partner programmes
Goldman Sachs Alternatives to take stake in Schellman, backing global expansion in AI governance, cybersecurity compliance and digital trust.
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
AutoRek leaders honoured at Women in Tech & Data Awards
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fintech
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
AutoRek's Michelle Earp and Amelia Doyle win top Women in Tech & Data Awards for marketing leadership and diversity and inclusion work.
SBS Bank taps Deloitte for cloud core banking overhaul
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saas
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
SBS Bank has chosen Deloitte to deliver a multi-year cloud core banking overhaul using Engine by Starling to modernise services.
Finastra unveils AI tool to speed up bank payments ops
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Finastra launches OperatorAssist AI to cut banks' payment investigation work, promising 20-30% faster exception handling and reduced costs.
How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales
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digital transformation
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ai
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agentic ai
As AI reshapes insurance, automation could free women from routine tasks and open faster routes into higher-skilled, better-paid roles.
Deskpro brings cloud & VPC help desks to AWS shopfront
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uc
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data protection
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private cloud
Deskpro launches cloud and VPC help desk on AWS Marketplace, giving organisations flexible hosting, AI options and streamlined procurement.
Global Day of Unplugging pushes brands to cut noise
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data protection
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cx
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martech
Global Day of Unplugging puts pressure on brands to dial down digital noise and build more trusted, human and community-led connections.