About Karen Joy
Karen Joy Bacudo
Finance Editor
Karen wears two hats at TechDay, balancing her role as an editor while assisting with finance tasks. She bridges writing content and reconciling numbers to support the team, with the same level of accuracy and precision.
Stories by Karen Joy - Page 2
Quantum finance paper hits 1,000 citations milestone
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hyperscale
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fintech
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edge computing
Multiverse Computing’s quantum finance paper passes 1,000 citations, cementing its software-led approach as a rare standout beyond hardware.
Liquium raises NZD $2m to boost cleaner ammonia output
Last week
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agricultural technology
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power / energy
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clean technologies
Liquium secures over NZD$2m to scale green ammonia catalysts, promising major efficiency gains for fertiliser and clean fuel producers.
Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness
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digital transformation
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physical security
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iam
Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.
CyberFOX lands nine-figure funding to boost MSP security
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saas
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firewalls
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data protection
CyberFOX secures nine-figure backing from Level Equity and Radian to scale MSP-focused security tools, AI projects and global expansion.
Conga acquires PROS B2B arm to boost pricing platform
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digital transformation
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ecm
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martech
Conga buys PROS’ B2B software unit, fusing AI-driven pricing with quoting and contract tools for over 10,000 enterprise customers.
Sage boosts X3 ERP with AI copilots & automation tools
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Sage adds AI copilots, finance automation and supply chain intelligence to Sage X3, promising faster insight for mid-sized firms.
botim money, TerraPay target UAE-Africa remittances
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fintech
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payment technologies
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diaspora
botim money links with TerraPay to power real-time UAE-Africa remittances, targeting key mobile wallet corridors and rising USD $96.4 billion flows.
Commonwealth Bank to raise variable business loan rates
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smb
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inflation
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cba
Commonwealth Bank will raise eligible variable business loan and overdraft rates by 0.25 percentage points from 13 February 2026.
Revolut unveils unified merchant payments suite in Australia
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digital transformation
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fintech
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blockchain
Revolut launches a unified merchant payments suite in Australia, tying in‑person, online and A2A payments directly to its business accounts.
JCDecaux Australia appoints Angus Leech to lead revenue
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digital transformation
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jcdecaux
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market growth
JCDecaux Australia names Angus Leech National Director - Revenue, a new role to centralise national sales leadership as its business grows.
Fieldguide raises USD $75m to expand agentic AI in audit
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
Fieldguide secures USD $75m Series C from Goldman Sachs to scale agentic AI for audit firms, lifting its valuation to USD $700m.
Burnout & unfair workloads fuel UK professional exits
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hcm
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productivity
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leadership
Burnout and unfair workloads are driving talent out of UK professional services, as leaders admit blind spots on capacity and utilisation.
Salesforce disputes reports it cut 4,000 roles over AI
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crm
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devops
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digital transformation
Salesforce denies axing 4,000 jobs for AI as critics question Agentforce reliability and the need for hard-coded fallbacks in workflows.
Fragmented treasury pushes CFOs towards consolidation
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Adyen and Boston Consulting Group warn fragmented banking is sapping treasurers’ time and cash visibility, urging consolidation of providers.
Okta names Dan Mountstephen to lead APJ identity push
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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partner programmes
Okta appoints Dan Mountstephen to steer Asia Pacific and Japan growth, sharpening its identity-led cyber and AI security strategy.
Kinetic IT reshapes leadership with key public hires
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cx
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martech
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partner programmes
Kinetic IT names Jeremy O'Donohue managing director for state government and critical infrastructure amid wider public sector reshuffle.
HSBC & Sage launch digital tax tool for sole traders
Last month
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
HSBC UK and Sage unveil in-app tax tool for sole traders and landlords as Making Tax Digital for Income Tax rules loom from April.
RobCo raises USD $100m to scale Physical AI robotics
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digital transformation
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cartech
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ai
RobCo secures USD $100m in Series C funding to scale its Physical AI industrial robots across the US and Europe and deepen factory autonomy.
IAG taps Codafication’s Crunchwork to streamline claims
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dr
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digital transformation
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cx
IAG is rolling out Codafication’s Crunchwork platform to unify property claims data, automate workflows and cut delays across suppliers.
Older Asia-Pacific founders chase unicorn valuations
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risk & compliance
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it industry
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smb
Asia-Pacific startup founders are growing older but no less ambitious, with most over 45 and four in ten still chasing unicorn valuations.