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US banks dominate AI patents as Europe falls behind

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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US banks tighten grip on AI patents in finance, with a small North American elite racing ahead as European rivals fall further behind.
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F5 & NetApp boost AI data security for quantum era

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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F5 and NetApp are deepening their alliance to harden AI data pipelines with quantum-resistant encryption and higher S3 throughput.
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Guidewire names Suresh Raman APAC regional vice president

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Guidewire appoints Suresh Raman as APAC regional vice president to drive cloud and AI-led sales growth across key Asia Pacific markets.
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Worldpay link lets Australians buy crypto instantly

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Block Earner links with Worldpay to let Australians fund accounts instantly and buy crypto via major cards and mobile wallets.
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V2 AI appoints Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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V2 AI names cyber specialist Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI strategy amid rising demand from regulated industries across Asia Pacific.
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AI leaders surge ahead in growth & profitability

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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A global NTT DATA study finds AI leaders are 2.5 times likelier to see double-digit revenue growth and triple the profit margins of peers.
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Digimune & MY CYBER GUARD launch Aussie ID shield

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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Digimune and MY CYBER GUARD have teamed up to launch an Australian identity protection service for households and small businesses.
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Friendly fraud rise during Cyber Week threatens retail profits

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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US retailers face rising friendly fraud during Cyber Week as 77% of shoppers dispute charges via banks, threatening profits amid USD $43.7bn online spend.
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Australian legacy firms turn data assets into new advantage

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Australian legacy firms in banking, insurance and accounting are turning vast data troves into a new competitive edge through modern digital systems.
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PagerDuty achieves AWS resilience milestone to curb outages

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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PagerDuty has earned the AWS Resilience Services Competency, proving its software aids firms in keeping critical systems operational and recovering fast from failures.
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Exclusive: Nutanix charts cloud-native surge across APJ

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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Nutanix reports rapid hybrid cloud and AI adoption in APJ, with firms embracing containers to simplify infrastructure and enhance resilience amid regulatory demands.
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TerraPay launches Xend to link wallets, banks & cards globally

Tue, 25th Nov 2025
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TerraPay launches Xend, a global payments network linking wallets, banks and cards for seamless cross-border transactions with Swift integration.
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Revolut hits $75 billion valuation in employee share sale

Tue, 25th Nov 2025
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Revolut's employee share sale values the fintech at $75 billion, with revenue up 72% to $4 billion and expansion into Mexico, Colombia, and India.
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AI halves banks' cloud migration downtime & cuts losses

Mon, 24th Nov 2025
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AI-led cloud migration cuts banking downtime by 45%, boosts transaction reliability and halves migration timelines, easing regulatory concerns.
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In finance, intelligence is human before it is artificial

Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
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Despite billions invested in AI, financial firms see slow adoption as solutions must prioritise trust, transparency, and augment human judgement over automation.
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Beyond compliance: Building Salesforce resilience for APRA CPS 230

Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
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Australian financial firms must strengthen Salesforce backup and restore practices to meet APRA's new CPS 230 resilience standards effective July 2025.
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Trust & compliance seen as keys to mainstream Web3 adoption

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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A survey of 1,500+ professionals reveals trust, compliance, and identity assurance as crucial for mainstream adoption of Web3 wallets and digital asset services.
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Revolut enables instant AUD-China transfers via Alipay in Australia

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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Revolut now allows Australian customers to send instant money transfers to China via Alipay, enhancing convenience and reducing costs for remittances.
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BioCatch unveils Connect 2.0 to combat rising banking fraud

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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BioCatch launches Connect 2.0, a platform using behavioural and device data to fight rising digital banking fraud and AI-driven financial crimes globally.
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Ebury launches app to simplify global payments & FX for SMEs

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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Ebury launches a mobile app enabling SMEs to manage international payments and FX on the go, offering real-time rates for over 130 currencies.