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 5
Marketing adds CAD $130.9bn to Canada's GDP, study finds
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data protection
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martech
Marketing added CAD $130.9bn to Canada's 2024 GDP, supporting 861,500 jobs and rivaling retail and oil and gas in economic heft.
Lightspeed launches AI inventory tool for retailers
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digital transformation
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martech
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commerce systems
Lightspeed has unveiled an AI tool in its retail platform that scans supplier documents into draft purchase orders to cut errors and admin time.
Spade raises USD $40 million to boost payments data
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fintech
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iaas
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rpa
New York fintech Spade raises USD $40 million in Series B funding led by Oak HC/FT to expand its real-time payments data intelligence tools.
Tether appoints Big Four firm for first full audit
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crypto
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risk & compliance
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cfo
Tether hires a Big Four auditor for its first full independent review of USD₮, backing more than USD $184 billion of the leading stablecoin.
GSMA says Mobile Money hits USD $2 trillion in 2025
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data protection
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crypto
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fintech
Mobile money transactions topped USD $2 trillion in 2025 as global use surged, led by Sub-Saharan Africa but with growth across all regions.
Solana launches platform for banks, payments groups
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dr
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digital transformation
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crypto
Solana unveils an API-based developer platform for banks and payment firms, backed by Mastercard, Worldpay and Western Union pilots.
Origin raises USD $30 million to streamline global benefits
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digital transformation
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fintech
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hcm
Origin secures USD $30 million to scale its AI-driven platform simplifying fragmented global employee benefits for large multinationals.
Venmo links with PayPal for global money transfers
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Venmo now lets users send USD $ transfers directly to PayPal accounts in 90 markets, creating a global person-to-person payments link.
Nasdaq & Talos join forces on tokenised collateral
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Nasdaq links Calypso and Trade Surveillance to Talos to streamline tokenised collateral, uniting risk and compliance across on- and off-chain assets.
Dext launches AI Assist bookkeeping tool in North America
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
Dext rolls out AI Assist in the US and Canada, promising to learn each firm's bookkeeping rules while keeping humans in full control.
Dext launches AI Assist for accountants, bookkeepers
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saas
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digital transformation
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financial systems
Dext unveils AI Assist, an embedded tool that learns firm-specific judgement to automate routine bookkeeping while keeping humans in control.
Cork Cyber unveils AI engine for MSP asset oversight
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dr
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endpoint protection
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mfa
Cork Cyber unveils an AI-driven asset analysis engine for MSPs, tackling zombie assets, coverage gaps and licence waste across client estates.
OpenAI picks Brex for global spend and finance tasks
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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fintech
OpenAI selects Brex to run global spend and finance operations, as automation tools vie to serve the fast-growing AI sector's complex needs.
Rhino.fi launches stablecoin 1:1 for cross-chain payments
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Rhino.fi unveils Stablecoin 1:1, promising predictable USDT and USDC cross-chain settlements for businesses across 25+ networks.
CFOs face AI talent squeeze amid market volatility
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
CFOs rank AI skills and market shocks as top threats, as talent shortages, rising costs and geopolitical turmoil squeeze finance teams.
InDebted launches Release for later-stage debt transfers
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fintech
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cx
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martech
InDebted has launched Release, a late-stage debt transfer product for clients in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, as an alternative to sales.
Oasis raises USD $120 million for AI access control
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saas
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digital transformation
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pam
Oasis raises USD $120 million to expand its AI-first access control platform for non-human identities across large enterprises.
Robinhood tests social trading beta with verified users
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Robinhood tests a verified social trading beta with 1,000 power users, letting them share live trades, stats and discussion in-app.
WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening
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crypto
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fintech
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cx
WorkFusion's AI agent Tara has been named AML Solution of the Year by FinTech Breakthrough for streamlining sanctions screening workloads.
Expected AI gains prompt hiring freezes before returns are proven
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hcm
Firms are freezing hiring on the promise of AI gains, despite scant proof of returns and patchy training in how to use the technology.