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 8
TACEO launches shared network for finance, identity, AI
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data protection
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digital transformation
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encryption
Austrian startup TACEO unveils encrypted shared network to run finance, identity and AI workloads without exposing sensitive data.
Vivi Money launches AI financial platform with Visa
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dr
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fintech
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blockchain
Australian fintech Vivi unveils AI-native money platform on Pismo with Visa debit card, FX features and high-interest savings tools.
Obin AI raises USD $7 million to power agentic finance
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fintech
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physical security
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rpa
Obin AI exits stealth with USD $7 million to build auditable AI agents for heavily regulated financial workflows and asset managers.
Tempo debuts Mainnet, protocol for machine payments
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crypto
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fintech
Tempo launches Mainnet and unveils Machine Payments Protocol to automate stablecoin and card payments between AI agents and online services.
Zodia Custody, PCP bring credit workflows into custody
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crypto
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defi
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nab
Zodia Custody embeds PCP credit tools so banks can lend and borrow against tokenised assets while keeping collateral in secure custody.
Klarna tops 1 million merchants as leisure spend surges
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crypto
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fintech
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cx
Klarna has topped 1 million merchants worldwide as it accelerates into everyday and leisure spending, led by sport, hobby and wellness.
Circles, Airwallex bring embedded finance to global telcos
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saas
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dr
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digital transformation
Circles partners with Airwallex to plug embedded banking into CirclesX, letting telcos launch financial services across more than 70 markets.
Circles.Life launches Zerofy card with instant cashback
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dr
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crypto
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fintech
Circles.Life rolls out Zerofy Cashback Card in Singapore, touting instant, uncapped rewards on global spend via Airwallex and Visa.
Thunes links Swift banks to global stablecoin wallets
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Thunes opens Swift banks to direct USDC and USDT payouts, linking 11,500 institutions with 500 million stablecoin wallets worldwide.
NBN raises AUD $850m in record sustainability bond
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uc
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power / energy
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clean technologies
NBN taps domestic bond market with record AUD $850m 10-year sustainability note, boosting its labelled green and social funding pool.
Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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genai
Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.
Black Kite adds Open FAIR to quantify third-party risk
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ransomware
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digital transformation
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supply chain
Black Kite weaves Open FAIR into its platform to automate financial loss estimates in third-party cyber risk assessments and reviews.
GPT-5.4 tops AI accounting test but errors remain high
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
GPT-5.4 leads new AI benchmark on real-world accounting tasks, but its 77.3% score leaves firms facing stubborn reliability gaps.
Deloitte offloads Auvenir which rebrands as Streamworks Tech
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digital transformation
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rpa
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risk & compliance
Deloitte has sold its audit software venture Auvenir to its management in a buyout, with the business rebranding as Streamworks Tech.
PayPal expands PYUSD stablecoin to 70 global markets
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
PayPal widens access to its PYUSD stablecoin, rolling it out to accounts in 70 markets to speed up and cut the cost of cross-border payments.
Mastercard to buy BVNK in USD $1.8 billion stablecoin push
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Mastercard to acquire stablecoin platform BVNK in a deal worth up to USD $1.8 billion, deepening its push into on-chain payments.
Bitget widens Ondo tokenised stocks, ETFs & metals
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Bitget expands Ondo tokenised stocks, ETFs and metals, adding 24/7 tradable US equities, index funds and gold-silver exposure to its spot market.
AI & hardship drive surge in Australian loan fraud
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fintech
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physical security
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risk & compliance
AI tools and cost-of-living strain see Australian lenders block AUD $1.5 billion in loan fraud as money mule cases almost double.
OneVest unveils AI-powered workspace for wealth firms
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crm
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document management
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digital transformation
New York fintech OneVest has launched OneVest GO, an AI-powered CRM workspace to streamline communications and workflows for wealth advisors.
nCino adds automated document income checks to mortgages
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digital transformation
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fintech
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rpa
nCino adds Argyle-powered tool to automate document income checks in its mortgage platform, targeting lenders when data feeds fall short.