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UK card fraud losses rise 2% as Europe hits record
Fintech

UK card fraud losses rise 2% as Europe hits record

Europe's card fraud bill hit a record EUR €1.69 billion, even as UK losses edged up only 2% to GBP £594.9 million.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Oracle to invest USD $5 billion in UK cloud infrastructure
Data Protection

Oracle to invest USD $5 billion in UK cloud infrastructure

The spend will expand local cloud capacity as UK demand for AI and data services rises, with healthcare and finance among target sectors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Britons turn to AI for finance advice as much as parents
Digital Transformation

Britons turn to AI for finance advice as much as parents

A survey of 2,000 adults suggests AI is overtaking friends and media as a source of money help, despite lingering doubts over accuracy.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

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Horizon3 links NodeZero to CrowdStrike Falcon SIEM
Security Information and Event Management

Horizon3 links NodeZero to CrowdStrike Falcon SIEM

Security teams can now compare validated exposure findings with endpoint and cloud telemetry after Horizon3 tied NodeZero into CrowdStrike's SIEM.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
Veridion raises USD $20 million in Series A funding
Software-as-a-Service

Veridion raises USD $20 million in Series A funding

Banks and insurers could spot commercial risk sooner after Veridion secured USD $20 million to expand its live business graph.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Asia Pacific remitters prefer fraud checks over speed
Crypto

Asia Pacific remitters prefer fraud checks over speed

Consumers across Asia Pacific are willing to wait longer for transfers if it reduces scam losses, Visa's survey of 45,000 people found.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Tanium tests Anthropic AI for code vulnerabilities
Application Security

Tanium tests Anthropic AI for code vulnerabilities

By probing its own production code, Tanium is aiming to catch flaws before attackers can exploit software used by thousands of organisations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models
Data Protection

Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models

Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Yesterday
Asia eyes digital asset rules as US Senate vote stalls
Crypto

Asia eyes digital asset rules as US Senate vote stalls

Uncertainty in the US could push more digital asset business towards Asia, where Hong Kong and Singapore already have clearer stablecoin rules.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday
Anthropic opens Singapore office in Asia-Pacific push
Data Protection

Anthropic opens Singapore office in Asia-Pacific push

Demand for Claude in regulated sectors is driving Anthropic to deepen its Asia-Pacific footprint as Singapore usage outpaces population size.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Guidewire appoints Zack Levy as APAC services head
Software-as-a-Service

Guidewire appoints Zack Levy as APAC services head

Asia-Pacific insurers facing cloud and AI overhauls may get tighter delivery oversight as Guidewire reshapes its regional leadership team.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Candescent expands Google Cloud AI tie-up for banks
Software-as-a-Service

Candescent expands Google Cloud AI tie-up for banks

The expanded deal should help more than 1,300 banks and credit unions move AI from pilot projects into day-to-day banking systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Anthropic introduces Claude for financial advisers
Fintech

Anthropic introduces Claude for financial advisers

Advisers could save hours on prep and compliance as the new Claude plugin links into portfolio, CRM and planning systems, Anthropic said.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday

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Greenwich Pacific launches cyber-recovery service for banks
Disaster Recovery

Greenwich Pacific launches cyber-recovery service for banks

US banks are under pressure to prove systems can be restored quickly as regulators and counterparties demand tested resilience, not paper plans.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
Kellton wins automotive lender integration platform deal
Data Analytics

Kellton wins automotive lender integration platform deal

The lender aims to cut fragmented data flows and speed future product rollouts by replacing point-to-point links with a governed integration layer.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday
Data centre boom deepens strain on Australia builders
Data centers

Data centre boom deepens strain on Australia builders

Residential builders face rising defaults and insolvencies as Australia's AUD $150 billion data centre pipeline squeezes labour and materials.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday
Ledger appoints Oded Blatman as Chief Information Officer
Fintech

Ledger appoints Oded Blatman as Chief Information Officer

The hire underlines Ledger's push into institutional digital asset security as AI-driven attacks and tokenised assets raise the stakes for breaches.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday