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Aryza acquires Umbrella Tech in AI collections push

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Aryza buys Toronto-based Umbrella Tech to add voice AI, speech analytics and autonomous agents to its collections and recoveries software.
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Virtuozzo appoints board directors in leadership reset

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Virtuozzo adds Jason Magee, Charles Ryan and Peter Bergstrom as it unifies cloud tools under Chief Executive Officer Kurt Daniel and eyes expansion.
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Gizmo raises USD $22 million to expand AI study platform

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Gizmo secures USD $22 million to deepen AI-powered study tools as it targets US college students and broader global growth.
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Splashtop launches unified IT platform for endpoints

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Splashtop bets on AI-assisted patching and security alerts in a single console as it targets lean IT teams and MSPs with a new endpoint platform.
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Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push

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Ledger names Ian Rogers as Chief Human Agency Officer, putting hardware approval and human oversight at the centre of its AI security push.
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TransferMate & Cadana add payroll compliance layer

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TransferMate and Cadana partner to bring payroll providers a single API for salary disbursements and statutory remittances across more than 70 countries.
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Wise plans Nasdaq move as balances hit GBP £29.4bn

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Wise posts higher transfer volumes and customer balances as it targets a Nasdaq primary listing in May 2026 while keeping London.
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Doppel wins ISO trifecta for AI, security & privacy

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Doppel secures three ISO certifications for AI governance, security and privacy, as enterprise buyers demand stronger assurance against AI-driven cyber threats.
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Hyland appoints Lubor Ptacek as Product Marketing Chief

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Hyland names Lubor Ptacek Senior Vice President of Product Marketing as the software group sharpens its global AI product strategy.
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ADAPTOVATE appoints Jim Cundiff to boost North America

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ADAPTOVATE taps transformation veteran Jim Cundiff as Managing Director and Partner to deepen North American growth and its AI consulting push.
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Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief

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Synthflow names Matt Alexander Vice President of Channel and Alliances to deepen partner ties and drive international AI growth.
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Freshworks names Vahalia to lead global partner push

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Freshworks appoints Kuntal Vahalia as Senior Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances, as it deepens partner ties to win more enterprise business.
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SLR buys climate analytics platforms in digital push

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SLR deepens its digital climate analytics offer with the acquisitions of Planetrics and ClimSystems, targeting asset-level risk modelling.
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G2A partners with epay on gaming gift cards marketplace

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G2A teams up with epay to broaden its marketplace with hundreds of gaming and entertainment gift cards as demand for prepaid digital spending grows.
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Trintech adds AI tools to financial close workflows

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Trintech expands embedded AI across close processes with Beacon assistant, aiming to speed journal entries, matching and risk checks.
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Rackspace appoints two senior leaders for private cloud

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Rackspace names two senior leaders to drive private cloud operations and international growth as it targets enterprise AI demand.
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Tanium appoints Carol MacKinlay as Chief People Officer

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Tanium strengthens its leadership team with veteran HR executive Carol MacKinlay as it scales globally and doubles down on workforce culture.
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Black & White Engineering names new CTO & innovation chief

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Black & White Engineering appoints Charlie Bater as Chief Technical Officer and Paul Cook as Global Director of Technology & Innovation amid global expansion.
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Neara adopts ClickHouse ClickStack for observability

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Neara turns to ClickHouse's ClickStack as engineers cut incident response times by more than half and track seven terabytes of data monthly.
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Creative ITC hires Lewis Pinner as Chief Revenue Officer

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Creative ITC appoints veteran industry executive Lewis Pinner as Chief Revenue Officer to drive overseas expansion and deepen customer growth.