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Interactive appoints data & AI leaders for strategy
Data governance

Interactive appoints data & AI leaders for strategy

The appointments underline a push to turn in-house AI trials into customer services, with governance and reliability now central to growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Australian firms boost AI spend despite weak returns
Data Analytics

Australian firms boost AI spend despite weak returns

One in three firms overshot AI budgets last year, yet only 8% track revenue or productivity gains, exposing weak returns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 6 days ago

Global Stories

Data Quality stories

Alpha FMC launches AI engine for fund document compliance
Software-as-a-Service

Alpha FMC launches AI engine for fund document compliance

Fund managers could cut compliance review times sharply as Alpha FMC says its AI engine checked documents faster and more accurately than humans.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Google named Gartner Leader for Looker analytics again
Data governance

Google named Gartner Leader for Looker analytics again

The ranking bolsters Looker as Google pushes AI-driven analytics, with buyers weighing governance and trusted data more heavily than dashboards.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Organisations lose sight of employee AI use, report finds
Data Protection

Organisations lose sight of employee AI use, report finds

More firms are using AI daily, but AvePoint found unauthorised access incidents remain widespread as governance trails behind adoption.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 4 days ago
5 Tips to Align Your Data Strategy with AI
Data Protection

5 Tips to Align Your Data Strategy with AI

Poor-quality data can derail AI projects, leaving businesses with biased predictions, weak insights and higher compliance risk.

By Bobby Joseph • 5 min read • 5 days ago
Partly raises USD $50 million to fuel US expansion
Digital Transformation

Partly raises USD $50 million to fuel US expansion

The fresh capital gives the automotive software firm room to scale in the US, where repair delays and manual processes still add costly friction.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 5 days ago
HICX lands GBP £15 million backing from HSBC, Wavecrest
Software-as-a-Service

HICX lands GBP £15 million backing from HSBC, Wavecrest

The fresh capital will fund platform upgrades and expansion as large enterprises demand cleaner supplier data for compliance, risk and automation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 5 days ago
What companies are getting right about AI in 2026 but why there is still some way to go
Digital Transformation

What companies are getting right about AI in 2026 but why there is still some way to go

Most enterprises still struggle to turn AI pilots into profit, with just 23 per cent able to link initiatives to higher revenue or lower costs.

By Patrick Thompson • 5 min read • 5 days ago
Programmed centralises vendor data with Boomi platform
Digital Transformation

Programmed centralises vendor data with Boomi platform

The overhaul gives more than 18,000 vendors a single governed record, cutting duplicate compliance checks and manual re-keying across systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Prove & Baselayer team up on business verification
Fintech

Prove & Baselayer team up on business verification

Banks and fintechs could cut onboarding delays as a single workflow now joins customer identity checks with real-time business verification.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 6 days ago

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The case for purpose-built AI in a frontier model world
Enterprise Resource Planning

The case for purpose-built AI in a frontier model world

Enterprise users can cut costs and errors by matching AI to the task, as foundation models still struggle with repeatable workflows.

By Dr Michael Bewley • 5 min read • 4 days ago
CortexForge unveils material intelligence for work
Agricultural Technology

CortexForge unveils material intelligence for work

Better data quality and staff trust are at the heart of CortexForge's push to make workplace software feel more like the jobs it supports.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Unison moves core operations to TechnologyOne cloud
Software-as-a-Service

Unison moves core operations to TechnologyOne cloud

The cloud migration should cut system overhead and give staff faster access to information as Unison modernises back-office operations across its network.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Gresham names Spiros Giannaros as Chief Executive Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Gresham names Spiros Giannaros as Chief Executive Officer

The appointment brings continuity as Gresham integrates its recent acquisition and reshapes leadership around financial services data management.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Poor data quality is biggest barrier to AI adoption
Data Analytics

Poor data quality is biggest barrier to AI adoption

Poor data quality is holding back AI projects at UK professional services firms, with 34% of senior leaders calling it the main barrier.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago
GSTN e-Way Bill changes push firms to prep systems
Digital Transformation

GSTN e-Way Bill changes push firms to prep systems

Firms face fresh compliance and dispatch risks as GSTN's e-Way Bill overhaul adds mandatory Ship To GSTIN checks from 1 August 2026.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago