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 11
Revolut wins UK bank licence, plans major investment push
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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payment technologies
Revolut secures full UK bank licence, pledging GBP £3 billion investment, 1,000 new jobs and a phased roll-out of FSCS-protected accounts.
Emburse unifies vendor payments & staff reimbursements
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digital transformation
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fintech
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partner programmes
Emburse expands its Pay platform to unify vendor payments and staff reimbursements, linking approvals, funding and reconciliation in one flow.
Jazz raises USD $61m to reinvent data loss prevention
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Jazz raises USD $61m to launch AI-led data loss prevention platform that slashes alert noise and targets higher-confidence risks.
Mastercard unveils AI 'Virtual C-Suite' for small firms
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Mastercard launches its Virtual C-Suite AI agents, starting with a Virtual CFO, to give small firms automated executive-style insights.
Audit firms step up AI adoption while seeking safeguards
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digital transformation
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rpa
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ai security
Audit firms are racing to embed AI into core work, but say true advantage now hinges on tougher governance, bias controls and global rules.
LemFi gains Bank of Canada oversight under new RPAA
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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bnpl
LemFi gains Bank of Canada oversight under the new Retail Payment Activities Act, bolstering trust in its cross-border remittance services.
Unlimit names Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments
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data protection
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dr
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fintech
Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.
Azul Prime delivers 129% ROI & major cloud savings
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saas
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private cloud
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digital transformation
Azul Prime customers see 129% ROI, USD $10.2 million in benefits and nearly USD $4 million in cloud savings over three years, says study.
Temenos gains Microsoft AI Cloud core banking status
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saas
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Temenos wins Microsoft AI Cloud partner status for its Azure-native core banking SaaS, boosting co-sell options and bank modernisation plans.
Data centre boom reshapes Asia Pacific loan markets
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
Data centre boom drives new financing structures across Asia Pacific loan markets, APLMA whitepaper finds, reshaping risk and investor mix.
Late payments push Australian small firms into debt
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fintech
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payment technologies
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productivity
Late payments are pushing more Australian small firms into debt, draining weeks on chasing invoices and fuelling rising financial stress.
Legora raises USD $550m to fuel US & APAC AI growth
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saas
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digital transformation
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rpa
Legal AI platform Legora raises USD $550m at a USD $5.55bn valuation to speed expansion across the US and wider Asia-Pacific markets.
Xero adds AI analytics & cash flow forecasting in ANZ
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Xero launches AI-driven analytics and cash flow forecasting in ANZ, aiming to help small firms anticipate shocks and plan with richer data.
Macquarie wins AUD $200m boost for sovereign cloud
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hyperscale
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dc
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advanced persistent threat protection
Macquarie secures AUD $200m hybrid investment from Australia's National Reconstruction Fund to scale sovereign cloud and cyber services.
Alteryx tops USD $1 billion ARR as AI workflows surge
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Alteryx hits USD $1 billion ARR as AI pushes automated workflows past 380 million and firms race to govern data for safer deployment.
Nasdaq unveils issuer-led tokenised share framework
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blockchain
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stock market
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distributed ledger technology
Nasdaq sets out equity token blueprint to let companies issue on-chain shares while preserving control, rights and US regulatory status.
Dify raises USD $30m to scale open-source AI workflows
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partner programmes
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rpa
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risk & compliance
Dify secures USD $30m to expand its open-source platform for production-ready AI agent workflows across global enterprise teams.
ALSO lifts 2025 profit, raises dividend, eyes growth
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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cloud services
ALSO posts record 2025 results, boosts dividend and cash, and forecasts higher 2026 EBITDA as cloud growth and acquisitions drive gains.
Partners for Growth launches AUD $250m tech credit fund
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fintech
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ict sector
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lending platform
Partners for Growth unveils AUD $250m tech-focused private credit fund to offer non-dilutive growth finance to later-stage borrowers.
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.