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Identity protection is the next fintech battleground

Australians lost GBP £1.1 billion to scams last year, underscoring how banks now must protect customers' identities as well as their systems.

By Anthony Cooper • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Global Stories

Digital Economy stories

Data centers

Asia Pacific data centre pipeline hits record 26.5GW

Power shortages are steering new builds towards emerging markets as Asia Pacific's data centre pipeline climbs to a record 26.5GW.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

High Performance Computing

Fujitsu, Monash & CSIRO link up on quantum research

Australian researchers and students will gain access to Fujitsu's quantum systems in Japan under a pact aimed at building skills and applications.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data centers

Datagrid signs Tasman Ring cable deal for South Island

South Island internet users could see faster, more resilient links as the new Invercargill-Melbourne cable adds New Zealand's first southern landing point.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Reckon deepens AWS tie-up as AI lifts efficiency 30%

Product development is already running about 30% more efficiently as the software group expands AI use across accounting and legal services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

Fintech leaders warn of tougher rules for digital assets

Tighter oversight is forcing digital asset firms and UK finance teams to upgrade controls, data and compliance before new deadlines bite.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

British Business Bank backs Highland Europe fund VI

The €65 million commitment is set to bolster scaleup finance for UK tech firms as public funding backs a €1 billion-plus growth fund.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

European SMEs improve digital competitiveness, report finds

Narrowing gaps across the bloc suggest smaller firms are gaining from digital upgrades, with research and innovation posting the sharpest rise.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Digimune & AnyTech365 launch AntiScam Mobile service

Rising smartphone fraud is pushing banks, insurers and telecoms to add scam protection without building it in-house.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

AirTrunk secures USD $2.325 billion green financing

The deal underlines lender appetite for Malaysia's expanding cloud and AI infrastructure, as the campus is set to support lower-impact digital growth.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

India's data centre capacity set to hit 12 GW by 2030

Electricity access, not land, is now the main bottleneck as AI demand drives India's data centre capacity towards 12 GW by 2030.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Supply chain pressures threaten Australia's AI data centres

Delays in transformers, cooling gear and servers could slow Australia's data centre boom as AI demand strains global supplier networks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Economy stories

DataCentre infrastructure

Yondr & Cerberus buy Virginia site for data centre

Near-term power access in a constrained market could make the Manassas campus attractive to hyperscale tenants as demand grows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

New Zealand SMEs widen AI adoption gap, MYOB finds

Smaller firms risk being left behind as medium-sized companies in New Zealand are far more likely to have AI embedded in daily operations.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Fintech

CPPO appoints Wealthsimple, KOHO & ABCorp directors

The move gives Canada's prepaid lobby broader fintech and banking expertise as prepaid rails become central to digital financial services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Barclays map shows UK equity investment surges 26%

UK businesses drew GBP £14.4 billion in equity funding in the first half of 2026, as London still dominated despite sharp regional gains.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week

Data centers

Burnham unveils new technical education pathways for teens

Britain's skills shortage and youth unemployment may ease if teenagers are steered earlier into apprenticeships, work experience and technical training.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week