Global Stories

AI agents shake up accounting firms' bookkeeping workflows

AI agents prompt accounting firms to redesign bookkeeping and tax workflows as junior staff tasks are automated and human oversight stays central.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Genetec urges stronger governance as cloud use grows

Genetec says enterprise physical security needs tighter oversight as hybrid cloud deployments grow, with resilience and compliance now driving buying decisions.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Storage

Leaseweb expands European cloud campus with new tools

Leaseweb adds autoscaling, load balancing and developer tools to its European Cloud Campus as it pushes sovereign cloud build-out.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Fintech

Ripple launches digital asset tools for treasury teams

Ripple adds digital asset treasury tools for CFOs, bundling XRP and RLUSD with cash in one dashboard as stablecoin use rises.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

KPMG survey finds leaders keep AI spending despite recession

KPMG survey shows global leaders will keep AI investment high through recession fears, as governance and workforce change separate winners from the rest.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

Manufacturing

Maisa named as one of Gartner's global Set Diamonds

Valencia-based Maisa lands a place among Gartner's four global Set Diamonds as businesses seek auditable AI workers for regulated sectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Crypto

OpenFX raises USD $94 million to speed cross-border payments

OpenFX secures USD $94 million to scale real-time cross-border payments, after growing annual volumes to more than USD $45 billion and adding 100-plus clients.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Data analysis & AI literacy top skills for accountants

Data analysis and AI literacy emerge as the most sought-after skills as Caseware study finds many accountancy firms unprepared for AI retraining.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Virtualisation

Acclaim names UK boss as it expands into US market

Acclaim appoints former NiCE boss Paul Thomas as Senior Vice President, EMEA, and backs US launch with $34 million funding.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Gresham renames S&P Global EDM platform as Opus EDM

Gresham renames acquired enterprise data platform Opus EDM, keeping it separate from Prime EDM and planning AI features for 2026.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Adclear partners NinjaTrader on AI compliance checks

NinjaTrader turns to Adclear's AI to speed compliance checks on marketing across the US and Europe as financial promotion rules tighten.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Smart Cities

TBH urges integrated utility precincts for data centres

TBH says shared infrastructure hubs could ease power, water and land bottlenecks as AI-fuelled data centre growth strains utilities.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

Digital wallets dominate Asia-Pacific payments, study finds

Digital wallets still lead Asia-Pacific payments, but account-to-account rails are rising fast in Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore, Global Payments says.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month