American Stories

KPMG launches AI assistant for month-end financial close

KPMG, Workday and Google Cloud unveil AI digital assistant to speed month-end finance close, automate routine checks and preserve human sign-off.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Data Protection

AI investment could help construction firms retain staff

AI tools may help construction firms keep staff as a survey finds more than half of professionals would stay put if employers boosted investment.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago

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

Data Analytics

Merck signs USD $1 billion AI deal with Google Cloud

Merck deepens Google Cloud tie-up with USD $1 billion AI rollout across research, manufacturing and commercial operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Tata Steel expands Google Cloud AI rollout across plants

Tata Steel widens Google Cloud-driven AI deployment with 300-plus agents, cutting complaint turnaround times and automating shop-floor safety checks.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Celonis & ProcessLab launch banking apps for mortgages

Celonis and ProcessLab debut banking tools for mortgage approvals and service teams as lenders seek faster decisions, lower costs and better customer journeys.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

GE Appliances rolls out 800 AI agents across operations

GE Appliances uses Gemini Enterprise to put AI into factories, logistics and supplier work, cutting backorders 25% and speeding shift summaries.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

EcoVadis deepens Google Cloud AI partnership for growth

EcoVadis expands workplace AI rollout with Google Cloud, using Gemini Enterprise to automate internal tasks and train staff to build custom agents.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

FIS upgrades trading & risk suite for buy-side firms

FIS revamps cross-asset platform with AI dashboards and SaaS tools to help buy-side firms manage trading, portfolio and risk in one system.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

KnowBe4 picks Flywire for global payments overhaul

KnowBe4 teams with Flywire to streamline international billing, accepting 140 currencies as it cuts manual reconciliation and boosts cash flow.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Gaming

Turtle Beach launches Command Series keyboards & mice

Turtle Beach expands into PC peripherals with six-device Command Series, led by touch-screen keyboards and a mouse for gamers and streamers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

BT launches UK's first sovereign cloud & AI portfolio

BT unveils UK sovereign cloud and AI services for public and private users, as research says digital sovereignty could add GBP £18 billion to the economy.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

VoCoVo launches AI gateway for retailers' shop floors

VoCoVo rolls out AI Gateway to let retailers' existing headsets deliver spoken answers and stock insights straight to shop-floor staff.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Document Management

UK construction firms face delays in final accounts

More than half of large UK construction firms face frequent or occasional delays in final accounts and retention releases, survey finds.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Mphasis buys Theory & Practise to boost AI decision layer

Mphasis pays CAD 10 million upfront for Vancouver's Theory and Practise, adding Continuum AI to sharpen pricing, forecasting and supply chain decisions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week