Automation stories
FICO says UK lenders should use AI in collections as missed card payments and balances rise, adding pressure to manual recovery teams.
AutoRek names Tony Livesey Chief Technology and Product Officer as it reshapes its leadership team to push AI-led growth.
Keen AI and SP Energy Networks unveil IConn to cut UK grid connection checks to seconds as demand for wind, solar and battery projects surges.
Climb launches people-led MSP partnership model as distributor bets on human support to help providers tackle margins, hiring strain and service complexity.
Wealth managers get real-time AI compliance checks as WealthAi targets spreadsheet-based monitoring and boosts surveillance for regulators and clients.
Long Lake to buy American Express Global Business Travel for USD $6.3 billion, with investor backing and a plan to take the company private.
Condor unveils analytics suite for life sciences finance teams, plus plans for clinical finance AI agents after a USD $24 million Series A.
Anthropic teams up with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs to form an enterprise AI services firm for mid-sized businesses.
DTCC and SSImple team up to automate custodians' SSI submissions into ALERT as Europe's T+1 settlement deadline drives cleaner data flow.
Mphasis lifts annual deal wins 68% as AI-led contracts make up 60% of bookings, while fourth-quarter revenue and earnings also improve.
PocketSmith opens Australian guide to open banking as Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer Jason Leong seeks to ease privacy concerns over data sharing.
APAC businesses race to secure AI agents as non-human identities outnumber staff by 45 to 1, while only 10% say controls are ready.
HPE launches rugged ProLiant servers for edge AI and remote industrial sites, adding tougher systems for factories, telecoms networks and defence.
Microsoft makes Agent 365 generally available, giving organisations a single control layer for AI agents across devices, cloud services and security tools.
Legora adds USD $50 million from Atlassian and NVentures as Series D backing swells to USD $600 million and valuation reaches USD $5.6 billion.
OpenObserve wins USD $10 million backing to expand its Observability 3.0 platform, adding AI SRE and LLM monitoring for enterprise customers.
Australian sole traders are using AI more for admin and client work, with Hnry data showing daily adoption and positive sentiment rising.
Radaro taps Gabriele Famous to steer enterprise growth as last mile delivery demand rises amid greater use of AI and data analytics.
Australian Centre for AI in Marketing launches AI course for charities with IBM backing as not-for-profits seek practical, ethical ways to use the technology.
Auckland's commercial and industrial land shortage pushes values to record highs, with a record low supply of development-ready sites driving pressure.