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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.

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Canadian Stories

Data Protection

Marketing adds CAD $130.9bn to Canada's GDP, study finds

Marketing added CAD $130.9bn to Canada's 2024 GDP, supporting 861,500 jobs and rivaling retail and oil and gas in economic heft.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Physical Security

Allegro & Elliott launch USD $500m screen credit fund

Allegro and Elliott-backed venture opens USD $500 million non-bank lending line for film and television projects.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Data Analytics

Cegal posts USD $184.4 million revenue on AI demand

Cegal lifts revenue and backlog as energy clients step up spending on cloud and data projects to prepare for wider artificial intelligence use.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Smart Cities

Milestone revenue rises to DKK 2.2bn on AI expansion

Milestone lifts 2025 revenue 10% to DKK 2.2bn as AI-led acquisitions, Nvidia tie-up and higher R&D spend drive intelligent video push.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Crypto

Bitget launches unified crypto, traditional trading campaign

Bitget targets cross-asset traders with unified account push as it touts tokenised stocks, FX and commodities on one USD-denominated platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Physical Security

Xero expands developer tools with new webhook events

Xero rolls out credit notes webhooks and new API pricing for app partners as it tightens permissions, recertification and developer access.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Software-as-a-Service

InDebted launches API for AI collections compliance

InDebted unveils a standalone API to check AI-written debt collection messages in real time, flag vulnerability and create audit trails.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Crypto

Asia Pacific payments group & Monash sign research pact

Monash University Malaysia and Emerging Payments Association Asia launch a three-year research pact on quantum-safe cryptography, stablecoins and fraud.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Lightspeed launches AI inventory tool for retailers

Lightspeed has unveiled an AI tool in its retail platform that scans supplier documents into draft purchase orders to cut errors and admin time.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Fintech

Tide launches easy access Cash ISA for sole traders

Tide adds easy access cash ISA with 3.25% variable AER for sole traders, letting self-employed users save tax-free and withdraw funds instantly.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Data Protection

T-REX Network & Zama add privacy to tokenised assets

T-REX Network and Zama team up to encrypt trading and settlement on public blockchain rails for tokenised assets, targeting institutional privacy.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

UK accountants adopt AI hybrid model to ease staff shortages

UK accountancy firms adopt AI-led hybrid models with offshore teams as staffing shortages and new tax rules threaten up to GBP £4 billion in fees.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Fintech

Buckaroo Capital brings merchant finance to Benelux

Buckaroo and YouLend launch capital product for Benelux merchants, using transaction data to offer revenue-based working capital through the payments portal.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026