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UQ study urges leaders to share cyber risk oversight
Data Protection

UQ study urges leaders to share cyber risk oversight

Qld researchers urge boards to treat cyber risk as shared responsibility, saying leadership, culture and staff decisions shape defences.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Global Stories

Finologee & Gresham partner on depositary reconciliation
Fintech

Finologee & Gresham partner on depositary reconciliation

Finologee teams with Gresham to embed Control into Banking Orchestrator, automating depositary reconciliation for insurers, fund managers and asset servicers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Harvey & Ansarada link up on deal document workflow
Data Protection

Harvey & Ansarada link up on deal document workflow

Harvey and Ansarada team up to connect virtual data rooms with legal AI, letting deal teams analyse documents while keeping permissions and audit trails intact.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Genetec names ANZ partner awards winners in Vietnam
Software-as-a-Service

Genetec names ANZ partner awards winners in Vietnam

Genetec honours ANZ security partners in Vietnam, with Convergint top winner and PMT Security taking a first cloud award amid hybrid growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Neosframe lands Entain as client before beta finish
Marketing Technologies

Neosframe lands Entain as client before beta finish

Neosframe wins Entain as an early client before finishing beta, giving the Brisbane software startup a live test case as it prepares a capital raise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Kyndryl expands Google Cloud service for AI workloads
Virtualisation

Kyndryl expands Google Cloud service for AI workloads

Kyndryl broadens Google Cloud deal to help enterprises modernise applications and run AI workloads across regulated hybrid environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
AI flaws & supply-chain risks top new pentesting report
Data Protection

AI flaws & supply-chain risks top new pentesting report

Cobalt's annual pentesting study says AI and supplier tools are exposing fresh weaknesses, with security teams struggling to keep pace with rapid deployment.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Digital Transformation

Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI

Google Cloud says banks need governance-led platforms to unlock agentic AI at scale, with tens of agents set to reshape compliance, fraud and risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Avatier launches offline card after Stryker cyberattack
Disaster Recovery

Avatier launches offline card after Stryker cyberattack

Avatier unveils offline Identity Challenge Card as firms seek fallback access after Stryker hack exposes MFA weaknesses.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

UK finance staff use generative AI daily, survey finds
Digital Transformation

UK finance staff use generative AI daily, survey finds

UK finance staff embrace generative AI for daily tasks as oversight gaps in monitoring and compliance raise fresh regulatory concerns.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Absa boosts fraud prevention & collections with WhatsApp
Fintech

Absa boosts fraud prevention & collections with WhatsApp

Absa uses WhatsApp and FICO tools to lift fraud containment and collections, with self-solve cases up 47% and promises to pay more than doubling.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Cohere, Aleph Alpha plan transatlantic sovereign AI tie-up
Data Protection

Cohere, Aleph Alpha plan transatlantic sovereign AI tie-up

Cohere and Aleph Alpha plan a transatlantic sovereign AI venture, with Schwarz Group pledging USD $600 million to back the tie-up.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Anthropic partners NEC to deploy Claude across 30,000
DevOps

Anthropic partners NEC to deploy Claude across 30,000

Anthropic and NEC strike long-term deal to roll out Claude to 30,000 staff, co-develop Japan-focused AI tools and bolster cybersecurity.

By Mark Tarre • 2 min read • 5 days ago
Lancom joins AWS Anthropic reseller programme for Bedrock
Data Protection

Lancom joins AWS Anthropic reseller programme for Bedrock

Lancom gains AWS Anthropic reseller status to help customers deploy Claude models through Amazon Bedrock with stronger security and compliance controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Alkami launches digital sales platform for US banks
Data Analytics

Alkami launches digital sales platform for US banks

Alkami ties account opening, digital banking and marketing into one platform as regional banks and credit unions seek simpler vendor stacks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
NYIIX marks 30 years with Astron 400G platform launch
Gaming

NYIIX marks 30 years with Astron 400G platform launch

NYIIX celebrates 30 years with Astron platform and 400G upgrade to meet surging cloud, streaming and AI traffic demands across US hubs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
LendingClub to rebrand as Happen Bank in summer 2026
Fintech

LendingClub to rebrand as Happen Bank in summer 2026

LendingClub will rebrand its bank as Happen Bank in summer 2026, as Chief Executive Officer Scott Sanborn says the new name better fits its wider banking push.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week