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Cowbell appoints Gerry Power as general manager Australia
Ransomware

Cowbell appoints Gerry Power as general manager Australia

As cyber claims rise and broker demand grows, the insurer is deepening its Australian push with a newly created local leadership role.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

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Global expansion stories

Infobip named Gartner CPaaS leader in 2026 ranking
Software-as-a-Service

Infobip named Gartner CPaaS leader in 2026 ranking

The ranking strengthens Infobip's position with enterprise buyers as CPaaS vendors compete to bundle messaging, voice and AI tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
TNS Global backs eSIM Go expansion into the UK MVNO market
Digital Transformation

TNS Global backs eSIM Go expansion into the UK MVNO market

Expansion into UK mobile services has gained fresh backing as TNS Global funds eSIM Go's push beyond travel eSIM into MVNOs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
TubeScience appoints Bielski to lead European push
eCommerce

TubeScience appoints Bielski to lead European push

Pressure is mounting on agencies to prove social video spend drives sales as TubeScience enters the UK and Europe with a new leader.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
Skoyen buys Smovin to expand property software in Europe
Software-as-a-Service

Skoyen buys Smovin to expand property software in Europe

The deal gives Smovin long-term backing as it seeks to expand beyond Belgium and reduce manual rental administration across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
AS Colour picks Adyen for global payments overhaul
Fintech

AS Colour picks Adyen for global payments overhaul

The retailer now has a single payments view across five markets, helping it cut fragmentation and prepare for Black Friday demand.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday
TechnologyOne posts record profit as AI boosts growth
Software-as-a-Service

TechnologyOne posts record profit as AI boosts growth

Strong adoption of AI tools and SaaS+ lifted TechnologyOne to its 17th straight record first-half profit and revenue.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday
NTT DATA buys WinWire to boost Microsoft AI cloud push
Digital Transformation

NTT DATA buys WinWire to boost Microsoft AI cloud push

The purchase will add more than 1,000 Azure engineers and AI specialists as NTT Data targets larger enterprise roll-outs on Microsoft cloud tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
PayPal & Anthropic launch AI course for small firms
Digital Transformation

PayPal & Anthropic launch AI course for small firms

Smaller firms could gain a route into AI as the free course tackles training gaps, with 73% saying they lack the tools to adopt it.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
IRONSCALES names Steve McKenzie Chief Operating Officer
Phishing

IRONSCALES names Steve McKenzie Chief Operating Officer

Pressure is mounting on email security vendors as AI-driven phishing grows, and IRONSCALES has brought in a former Mimecast executive to help scale up.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Crestchic expands into Sweden to serve Nordic demand
DataCentre infrastructure

Crestchic expands into Sweden to serve Nordic demand

Rising Nordic data centre demand is pushing suppliers closer to customers, with Crestchic opening a Swedish base and expanding UK production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Looking to Ireland for the CFO tech stack of the future
Data Protection

Looking to Ireland for the CFO tech stack of the future

Irish fintechs are helping finance chiefs cut costs, speed up funding decisions and ease compliance across capital, accounting and payments.

By Tiarnan McCaughan • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Outer Hebrides cyber firm wins Scotland tech award
Supply Chain

Outer Hebrides cyber firm wins Scotland tech award

The award puts a remote island cyber specialist in the national spotlight as firms seek more help against rising attacks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Global expansion stories

CUBIG expands into UK to tackle AI data bottleneck
Data Protection

CUBIG expands into UK to tackle AI data bottleneck

UK businesses struggling to deploy AI may gain a new data layer as the South Korean firm targets regulated sectors after Series A funding.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Mastercard & JD.com team up on cross-border payments
Fintech

Mastercard & JD.com team up on cross-border payments

The tie-up could widen card acceptance and lower fraud risks for overseas shoppers and Chinese merchants as JD.com expands abroad.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Virtuozzo unveils AI infrastructure system for GPUs
Virtualisation

Virtuozzo unveils AI infrastructure system for GPUs

Rising hardware costs and scarce GPUs are pushing providers towards integrated AI stacks that can cut complexity and TCO, Virtuozzo says.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Questrade goes live with Temenos software for Questbank
Software-as-a-Service

Questrade goes live with Temenos software for Questbank

The rollout gives Questbank the core banking system it needs to begin offering deposits and mortgages to Canadian customers under OSFI rules.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week