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SAP study warns of AI sprawl across big businesses

SAP's survey of 2,600 executives finds fragmented AI use is limiting returns, with data gaps and weak governance slowing rollout.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

South Australia launches AI royal commission amid caution

The inquiry could shape rules on jobs, safety and public services as firms warn that overreach may drive investment offshore.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Australian lenders adopt AI faster than data readiness

Most Australian lenders are using agentic AI in underwriting, but just 3% say their data is fully ready for AI-driven decisions.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Data Protection

Customer verification in Australia: A complete guide

Rising cybercrime is forcing Australian businesses to tighten checks or risk fraud losses, compliance breaches and slower onboarding.

By Edmund Ng • 7 min read • 4 days ago

Global Stories

Data Quality stories

Software-as-a-Service

SAP names Rachel Hunter ANZ Head of AI amid growing adoption

AI use in Australia and New Zealand is shifting from pilots to routine finance and marketing tasks, SAP said in a regional review.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

EU AI Act forces global firms to rethink compliance

Firms selling AI into Europe now face extra costs and design changes as the bloc's new rules extend beyond EU-based providers.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Data governance

Why payroll errors are becoming a board-level issue in manufacturing

Growing payroll mistakes can now trigger fines, back-payments and board scrutiny in manufacturing as super rules and labour hire reforms bite.

By Adam Bowles • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

Executives trust AI despite errors, Workiva survey finds

Only 11 per cent of executives said their data was ready for AI, even as 84 per cent trusted its output without human review.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

LUMOS adds Pureprofile research to audience platform

Marketers will gain access to sentiment and research signals as LUMOS expands its audience graph with Pureprofile data.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

Customer data integration: A data quality checklist

Poor data quality can make integrated customer records unreliable, driving wasted spend, compliance risk and manual correction work.

By Shivani Pimpili • 6 min read • 3 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Workday study says AI tools cost workers a workday

Many Australian and New Zealand workers are losing nearly a full day a week reconciling AI outputs across disconnected systems, Workday found.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Manufacturing

Infoveave launches Fovea AI assistant for enterprises

Enterprises may gain decision support without replacing existing systems, as the assistant uses governed internal data to recommend next best actions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Data Quality stories

Software-as-a-Service

Alation & PwC Canada launch banking compliance tool

Canadian banks will be able to cut months of compliance work to days as the first joint product automates data risk checks and audit evidence.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

UK firms face GBP £525m revenue risk from old content

Outdated web pages and poor product data could erode customer trust and leave large UK businesses exposed to GBP £525 million in lost revenue.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Yesterday

Customer Relationship Management

SEI adds Zocks AI assistant to adviser services ecosystem

Advisers could see less admin and quicker follow-up as SEI widens its AI toolkit with software that turns client meetings into records and tasks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

Data governance

AI search shift leaves products invisible to shoppers

Retailers risk losing shoppers to AI answers as poor product data leaves items absent from recommendations and search clicks fall.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Crypto

The new architecture of money: Stablecoins, AI and Europe's payments future

Faster transfers are exposing a gap in Europe's payments systems, where firms still struggle to link money movement with data, controls and accountability.

By Murthy Maddali • 5 min read • 2 days ago