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9fin launches full Asia Pacific platform after funding
Data Analytics

9fin launches full Asia Pacific platform after funding

Credit market users in Asia-Pacific now have access to more than 1,800 issuers as volatility and private lending reshape funding choices.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Icon Solutions names Anders Olofsson as EMEA Sales Director
Fintech

Icon Solutions names Anders Olofsson as EMEA Sales Director

Banks modernising payments infrastructure are under pressure to balance speed, compliance and control as Icon expands in Asia and EMEA.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Boomi tops 2026 Gartner iPaaS rankings for execution
Software-as-a-Service

Boomi tops 2026 Gartner iPaaS rankings for execution

Boomi tops Gartner's 2026 iPaaS Magic Quadrant for Ability to Execute, extending its run in the Leaders segment to a 12th year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Swift banks back scheme for faster cross-border pay
Fintech

Swift banks back scheme for faster cross-border pay

Swift enlists over 50 banks to launch common rules for faster, clearer cross-border retail payments, with first flows live by June.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI
Hybrid Cloud

MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI

MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Boomi hits 30,000 customers as AI integration surges
Digital Transformation

Boomi hits 30,000 customers as AI integration surges

Boomi tops 30,000 customers and runs 75,000 AI agents in production, as enterprises shift from AI experiments to large-scale automation.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026
Paragon secures EUR €585 million to fund global growth & tech
Partner Programmes

Paragon secures EUR €585 million to fund global growth & tech

Paragon secures EUR €585 million refinancing to fund global expansion and advance AI and cloud technologies, targeting new markets and growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
In finance, intelligence is human before it is artificial
Digital Transformation

In finance, intelligence is human before it is artificial

Despite billions invested in AI, financial firms see slow adoption as solutions must prioritise trust, transparency, and augment human judgement over automation.

By Zhuang Qiang Bok • 5 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Why is digital regulatory reporting implementation crucial for compliance
Risk & Compliance

Why is digital regulatory reporting implementation crucial for compliance

Financial firms face rising fines and must adopt digital regulatory reporting to ensure compliance, cut costs and boost operational resilience in 2024 and beyond.

By Laurent-Olivier Labeis • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Chainlink & major banks unite to cut $58 billion costs in global corporate actions
Digital Transformation

Chainlink & major banks unite to cut $58 billion costs in global corporate actions

Chainlink and 24 major banks collaborate to reduce $58 billion global corporate actions costs, using AI and blockchain for real-time data sharing and automation.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
Scintil Photonics raises $58 million to scale AI chip tech
Hyperscale

Scintil Photonics raises $58 million to scale AI chip tech

Scintil Photonics has raised $58 million to scale its AI chip tech, expanding production and workforce in France and the US for next-gen data centres.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025
JLL appoints new Asia Pacific leaders for energy transition team
Clean technologies

JLL appoints new Asia Pacific leaders for energy transition team

JLL appoints Andy Powell and JC Champalaune to lead its Asia Pacific Energy & Infrastructure team, boosting focus on energy transition across the region.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 16th Jul 2025

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AirTrunk lands record JP¥191.6bn green loan for TOK1
Digital Transformation

AirTrunk lands record JP¥191.6bn green loan for TOK1

AirTrunk secures a record JP¥191.6bn green loan to refinance and expand its TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in east Tokyo.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
WealthAi raises $1m to expand UK AI wealth platform
Customer Relationship Management

WealthAi raises $1m to expand UK AI wealth platform

WealthAi secures $1m pre-seed to scale its modular AI wealth platform for UK advisers, targeting system sprawl and manual workflows.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
GoCanopy raises EUR €2.1m for AI real estate platform
Robotic Process Automation

GoCanopy raises EUR €2.1m for AI real estate platform

GoCanopy secures EUR €2.1m seed funding to build an AI-driven “system of record” for institutional real estate investors in Europe.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Unlocking hidden connections: The next frontier in financial data strategy
Data Analytics

Unlocking hidden connections: The next frontier in financial data strategy

Graph databases are revolutionising finance, helping firms detect fraud, enhance compliance, and harness AI by mapping complex data relationships in real time.

By Michael Down • 5 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
BNP Paribas renews UK FinTech incubator with AI focus
Unified Communications

BNP Paribas renews UK FinTech incubator with AI focus

BNP Paribas Personal Finance renews UK FinTech Innovation Lab for third year, focusing on Generative AI to enhance customer communication and engagement.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Jul 2025