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Banks and fintechs are increasingly using payments data for fraud checks and rewards as Spade expands its merchant-matching platform with fresh funding.
Profitability gives the finance software group room to expand AI tools, as it brings in new product and technology chiefs to steer growth.
Retailers and brands could cut manual product-data work as the platform automates compliance checks, enrichment and syndication across channels.
UK supply chain cyber firm Risk Ledger opens a Maryland base to build its US team and tap growing demand for third-party risk oversight.
Cornwall's Goonhilly Earth Station will passively track NASA's crewed Orion capsule on Artemis II, boosting the UK's deep-space role.
London mental health AI platform JAAQ raises GBP £13 million Series A to embed clinically governed support into employers' and insurers' apps.
Laser network pioneer Transcelestial lands in Fast Company's 2026 Asia-Pacific top four, joining the World's Most Innovative list.
OFX appoints former PayPal Australia marketer Liz Lord as chief marketing officer to spearhead its shift beyond cross-border payments.
AoFrio shifts Chief Revenue Officer James Rice to Atlanta to spearhead US growth and deepen global ties for its connected cooler tech.
Akamai injects new AI into Guardicore Segmentation to automate Zero Trust policies, curb lateral movement and shrink breach blast radius.
Equinix is rolling out its Pathways to Tech scheme in Australia as part of a global drive to tackle data centre skills shortages.
SysAid bakes Splashtop remote support into its service desk, letting IT teams launch secure sessions directly from AI-driven tickets.
Major UK and US professional services firms are shelving AI projects as skill shortages bite, exposing a gap between tech spend and staff readiness.
Bazaarvoice finds nearly a quarter of shoppers use AI to write reviews, yet almost two thirds distrust AI-assisted feedback as inauthentic.
UK consumers still favour banks over AI for financial advice, with over a third saying they do not trust artificial intelligence in banking.
Venmo now lets users send USD $ transfers directly to PayPal accounts in 90 markets, creating a global person-to-person payments link.
UK patent filings drop 3.3% after three years of growth as EPO applications pass 200,000 for the first time, led by US, Germany and China.
Malaysian kiosk specialist Vendfun names PT Murni exclusive Indonesia distributor in its biggest push yet into the archipelago's hotel sector.
Revolut posts record 2025 results as Australian users shift from travel spending to everyday banking, driving surging local profits.
Australia is drafting its first 15-year national semiconductor roadmap to build sovereign chip capability and cut reliance on global supply chains.