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Mastercard & JD.com team up on cross-border payments

The tie-up could widen card acceptance and lower fraud risks for overseas shoppers and Chinese merchants as JD.com expands abroad.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

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Data Protection

SMBs adopt AI faster than they secure it, Sage says

Many smaller firms lack the expertise and controls to counter AI-enabled phishing and deepfakes, Sage's research shows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today

Data Protection

Concentric AI adds Claude compliance auditing integration

Companies using Claude can now log prompts, responses and attachments for compliance, easing oversight of sensitive data shared by staff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

CortexForge unveils client-owned systems inside Microsoft

The consultancy says its approach keeps records and governance inside existing Microsoft tools, reducing reliance on outside vendors and scattered spreadsheets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Dataiku launches Cobuild on Snowflake for AI workflows

Enterprises can now turn plain-language prompts into governed AI workflows inside Snowflake, as Dataiku targets compliance-minded users.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Analytics

SAP-backed study says data readiness boosts transformation

Better managed data can lift returns on big transformation programmes, with a Forrester study finding major efficiency gains and lower costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

QNu Labs named global leader in quantum key distribution

The ranking underscores rising demand for quantum-safe security as banks, governments and defence groups brace for future attacks on encrypted data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Private Cloud

F5 says AI inference now core to business operations

Most organisations are now running AI inference in-house, with F5 warning the shift is putting security and governance under strain.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Looking to Ireland for the CFO tech stack of the future

Irish fintechs are helping finance chiefs cut costs, speed up funding decisions and ease compliance across capital, accounting and payments.

By Tiarnan McCaughan • 4 min read • Yesterday

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Fintech

Menna & Equifax UK add credit data for SME funding

The integration aims to help SMEs spot credit issues earlier, as approval rates fall and a GBP £22 billion funding gap persists.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

Cyber & Fraud Centre Scotland launches vCISO service

Businesses can now buy senior cyber security leadership on a flexible basis, easing compliance pressure without the cost of a full-time executive.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

T-Mobile deploys FICO platform for zero-downtime onboarding

Zero outages now support more than 1 million monthly credit checks as T-Mobile prepares to expand home broadband and connected devices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

UK CFOs still rely on spreadsheets for financial close

Reliability concerns are leaving many finance teams stuck with Excel for close processes, despite wider pressure to improve controls and speed up reporting.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

UK chief executives boost M&A as AI drives dealmaking rise

EY-Parthenon says dealmaking is shifting towards AI and technology as 87% of UK chief executives expect their M&A appetite to rise.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

CUBIG expands into UK to tackle AI data bottleneck

UK businesses struggling to deploy AI may gain a new data layer as the South Korean firm targets regulated sectors after Series A funding.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Edge Computing

Aggreko urges data centres to review cooling plans

Rising heat and an El Niño warning are raising the odds of costly outages at data centres as ageing cooling systems come under strain.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Robotics

CommBank appoints first Chief AI Scientist in Australia

The appointment underscores the lender's push to scale responsible AI as banks race to recruit academic talent and manage security and governance risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday