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LoanOptions.ai & Unbound add debt analysis to HAILO
Fintech

LoanOptions.ai & Unbound add debt analysis to HAILO

Brokers using HAILO can now assess a client's full debt position in one workflow, helping them meet Best Interests Duty obligations more easily.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
UBS picks BT to modernise global trader communications
Digital Transformation

UBS picks BT to modernise global trader communications

The rollout gives more than 2,400 traders a single cloud-based voice platform, replacing fragmented systems across 17 countries and improving compliance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Compliance stories

7 Steps to Implement Digital Identity Verification Successfully
Customer Experience

7 Steps to Implement Digital Identity Verification Successfully

Poorly designed checks can block genuine customers or let fraudsters through, so leaders need a risk-based verification flow that preserves conversion.

By Shivani Pimpili • 5 min read • Last week
Cynomi names winners of 2026 cyber advisory awards
Risk & Compliance

Cynomi names winners of 2026 cyber advisory awards

Recognition of service providers underscores the growing reliance on outsourced cyber advice as smaller firms seek stronger resilience without in-house teams.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Thales expands Google Cloud tie-up to secure AI agents
Robotics

Thales expands Google Cloud tie-up to secure AI agents

The integration aims to curb prompt injection, data leakage and unauthorised actions as firms shift AI from pilots to critical systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
The future of successful HR will use AI with human oversight
Human Capital Management

The future of successful HR will use AI with human oversight

AI could free HR teams from routine admin, but Workday says sensitive hiring decisions need deterministic guardrails and explicit human oversight.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Last week
nCino launches AI suite for mortgage loan officers
Risk & Compliance

nCino launches AI suite for mortgage loan officers

The new tools are already in use at Educated Mortgage, as lenders seek to cut manual work and speed up turnaround times.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Designing for data sovereignty: Building architectures that keep control where it belongs
Software-as-a-Service

Designing for data sovereignty: Building architectures that keep control where it belongs

As AI pipelines spread data across jurisdictions, rigid architectures are turning compliance into a costly risk for enterprises.

By Craig Gravina • 5 min read • Last week
Acronis names Gerald Caron as their new CISO for expansion
Data Protection

Acronis names Gerald Caron as their new CISO for expansion

The appointment comes as the cybersecurity company's managed detection and response service is growing by more than 50% quarter on quarter.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Braze launches AI tool to test billion customer mixes
Marketing Technologies

Braze launches AI tool to test billion customer mixes

The new software aims to help marketing teams automate customer outreach and campaign checks, reducing reliance on technical staff or manual testing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
InfrOS launches tool to adapt cloud infrastructure for AI
Hybrid Cloud

InfrOS launches tool to adapt cloud infrastructure for AI

AI spending is forcing firms to rethink cloud setups faster, with InfrOS claiming its new tool tests changes before deployment and flags drift.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
KDDI launches AI-driven MDR service for businesses
Software-as-a-Service

KDDI launches AI-driven MDR service for businesses

Businesses in the US and EMEA can now tap 24/7 AI-led cyber monitoring as KDDI aims to ease compliance pressure and response delays.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Transferra & Wallester warn card programmes need scaling
Risk & Compliance

Transferra & Wallester warn card programmes need scaling

Payment firms are finding that card programmes take far more operational work to scale than to launch, with extra providers adding integration risk.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Businesses urged to tighten AI governance beyond awareness
Manufacturing

Businesses urged to tighten AI governance beyond awareness

Boards are being pushed to set clear controls as AI decisions spread beyond cyber teams and into daily work, raising governance and outage risks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Australian CIOs blamed when AI agents make mistakes
Data sovereignty

Australian CIOs blamed when AI agents make mistakes

In larger firms, 78% of Australian CIOs said they are personally on the hook when an AI agent fails, survey results show.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
RSA launches Agent ID for regulated AI agent control
Hybrid Cloud

RSA launches Agent ID for regulated AI agent control

Regulated firms can now track shadow AI as RSA says Agent ID will help banks and public bodies assign owners and approvals to agents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Compliance stories

ITSEC Asia signs Côte d'Ivoire security partnership
Security Operations Centres

ITSEC Asia signs Côte d'Ivoire security partnership

The pact gives public institutions and critical infrastructure operators in Côte d'Ivoire access to locally run security operations as cyber risk rises.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week