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CFOs prioritise trust over speed in AI adoption journey
Data governance

CFOs prioritise trust over speed in AI adoption journey

Finance chiefs see AI as a risk-management issue first, with clean data and human oversight seen as essential to protect statements and audits.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Yesterday
7 Steps to Implement Digital Identity Verification Successfully
Customer Experience

7 Steps to Implement Digital Identity Verification Successfully

Poorly designed checks can block genuine customers or let fraudsters through, so leaders need a risk-based verification flow that preserves conversion.

By Shivani Pimpili • 5 min read • Yesterday
Alteryx launches BigQuery invoice workflows for finance
Low code & No code

Alteryx launches BigQuery invoice workflows for finance

Finance teams can now reconcile millions of invoices in BigQuery without code, as Alteryx keeps PDFs in Google Cloud Storage and flags duplicates.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday
AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation
Customer Relationship Management

AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation

Retailers risk losing customer loyalty to AI agents unless they clean and enrich data, as BCG says GenAI browser traffic to US sites is up 4,700%.

By Greg Brown • 4 min read • 3 days ago
AI outpaces marketers' readiness in measurement study
Software-as-a-Service

AI outpaces marketers' readiness in measurement study

Only 3% of senior marketers say their organisations are fully ready to use AI in marketing measurement, despite its speed benefits.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Failed cross-border payments cost banks USD $2.2 million
Risk & Compliance

Failed cross-border payments cost banks USD $2.2 million

For a bank handling 10,000 cross-border payments a day, failed transactions can drain about USD $2.2 million a year and drive customers away.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
From Clean to Trusted: Rethinking Healthcare Data Quality
Data Analytics

From Clean to Trusted: Rethinking Healthcare Data Quality

Poor-quality records can still undermine patient matching, interoperability and AI workflows, even as healthcare data volumes keep rising.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • Last week
How to Choose the Right Email Verification API: A Buyer's Guide
Customer Relationship Management

How to Choose the Right Email Verification API: A Buyer's Guide

Bad email data can quietly damage deliverability, campaign reporting and revenue unless businesses pick an API that fits their workflows.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • Last week
Australian firms see AI IT gains but still demand oversight
Network Infrastructure

Australian firms see AI IT gains but still demand oversight

Despite strong returns from AI in IT, most Australian organisations still insist on human sign-off before systems can make operational decisions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
ScraperAPI buys Traject Data to expand AI web data
Artificial Intelligence

ScraperAPI buys Traject Data to expand AI web data

The deal gives customers a single route to structured public web data as businesses race to feed AI systems and automate decisions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
CMOs & CIOs split over AI platform decision ownership
Digital Transformation

CMOs & CIOs split over AI platform decision ownership

The survey shows many firms lack a clear owner for AI governance, leaving marketing and IT split over risk, data quality and brand oversight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Data Deduplication in the Era of Big Data: Challenges and Solutions
Disaster Recovery

Data Deduplication in the Era of Big Data: Challenges and Solutions

Duplicate records are inflating storage bills, slowing pipelines and skewing reports as organisations pull in data from ever more systems.

By Shivani Pimpili • 5 min read • Last week
European firms rush AI without clear outcomes, Rebura finds
Manufacturing

European firms rush AI without clear outcomes, Rebura finds

Only 27% of AI projects reach production as boardroom pressure pushes European firms into ad-hoc experimentation, Rebura found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Most enterprise storage sits idle, CTERA study finds
Data Protection

Most enterprise storage sits idle, CTERA study finds

Active data makes up just 4.4% of enterprise storage, raising costs, security exposure and AI search quality concerns for firms.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

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UK leads AI adoption as returns lag behind investment
Data Science

UK leads AI adoption as returns lag behind investment

Despite rapid adoption, UK firms are struggling to turn AI spending into measurable gains, with trust and returns still out of sync.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
CFOs spend 26% of time checking AI outputs, survey finds
Digital Transformation

CFOs spend 26% of time checking AI outputs, survey finds

Finance teams are devoting 26% of their working day to checking AI outputs, despite universal adoption in a survey of 270 US CFOs and finance leaders.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Businesses boost AI spending as governance lags behind
Digital Transformation

Businesses boost AI spending as governance lags behind

Yet fewer than half now have an AI governance policy, as businesses pour more money into transformation projects and agentic AI.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month