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 9
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.
Radial taps Gr4vy to tie payments closer to fulfilment
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cx
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martech
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risk & compliance
Radial partners with Gr4vy to embed payment orchestration into its fulfilment platform, tightening links between fraud, orders and logistics.
CFOs shift focus from manual month-end to live insight
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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financial systems
Mid-market CFOs ditch manual month-end marathons, turning to live, standardised reporting to drive faster, insight-led decisions.
MONEYME unveils 1% cashback card as points lose shine
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crypto
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fintech
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cx
MONEYME launches 1% cashback credit card as new research shows Australians are turning away from complex points-based rewards schemes.
Independent Reserve plans APAC crypto push from 2026
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Independent Reserve to launch new regulated crypto services for corporates and institutions across Singapore, Australia and UAE from 2026.
Monoova unveils FX Hub for streamlined global payments
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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payment technologies
Monoova launches FX Hub to unite local collections, FX conversion and global settlement in one automated flow, cutting delays and complexity.
Xero unveils 'Accountable Intelligence' for AI in finance
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saas
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Xero launches Accountable Intelligence AI to automate bookkeeping while keeping decisions, audit trails and financial oversight with humans.
Quantum Australia claims 4.5x return on public funding
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data analytics
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fintech
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quantum computing
Quantum Australia says it turned AUD $12 million in public funds into AUD $56 million in quantum research, claiming a 4.5x return.
CloudPayroll aligns with Australia's shift to Payday Super
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digital transformation
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fintech
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hcm
CloudPayroll touts its Payday + 1 day automation as a ready-made answer to Australia's looming Payday Super changes for employers.
Rogo buys Offset to boost AI agents for finance pros
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saas
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fintech
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rpa
Rogo acquires AI agent firm Offset to deepen automation in investment banking and buy-side workflows after its USD $75 million Series C.
Oracle named IDC MarketScape leader in AI trade finance
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digital transformation
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fintech
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rpa
Oracle named IDC MarketScape leader for AI-enabled embedded trade finance apps, bolstering its position in bank trade digitisation.
Bybit unveils AI Trading Skill for automated crypto trades
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Bybit launches AI Trading Skill, letting users place crypto trades and manage accounts via natural-language prompts across top AI tools.
KuCoin unveils AI Skills Hub to power smarter crypto
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data protection
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devops
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crypto
KuCoin launches AI Skills Hub, an open marketplace of modular tools letting agents tap exchange data and automate crypto workflows.
EBANX opens Singapore APAC HQ amid surging payment growth
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saas
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gaming
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fintech
EBANX launches Singapore APAC HQ to drive payments innovation and regulation as Total Payment Volume surges 48% and growth shifts beyond Brazil.
Fintech forecast to add AUD $37 billion to Australia's GDP
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Australia's fintech sector could add AUD $37 billion to GDP and hit AUD $71 billion in revenue by 2035, if capital and policy align.
Revolut launches PayTo in Australia to fight bill shock
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fintech
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subscriptions
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money management
Revolut rolls out PayTo in Australia, giving customers real-time control over recurring bills and subscriptions to help curb surprise charges.
Visa expands Bridge partnership to boost SMB payments
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Visa widens Bridge tie-up to let more firms issue stablecoin-backed cards, targeting faster, more certain cross-border SMB payments.
AI-fuelled crime drives illicit funds to $4.4 trillion
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fintech
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phishing
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email security
AI-fuelled scams help push illicit finance to an estimated USD $4.4 trillion in 2025, with fraud losses hitting USD $579.4 billion.
Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools
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fintech
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blockchain
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financial systems
Cryptio raises USD $45m Series B to scale its digital asset ERP platform for banks, auditors and tokenisation firms handling on-chain data.
Modern Treasury joins Mastercard crypto partner push
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Modern Treasury joins Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program to power fiat-crypto on/off-ramps and cross-border blockchain payment flows.