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The most positive question: How will your tech upgrade fail?
Software-as-a-Service

The most positive question: How will your tech upgrade fail?

Businesses risk costly disruption if they upgrade systems for flashier features without testing integrations, compliance and day-to-day workflows first.

By Dev Punjani • 5 min read • Last week

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How AI is modernising maritime procurement
Digital Transformation

How AI is modernising maritime procurement

Shipping firms in Asia Pacific are using AI to cut procurement errors, speed compliance checks and improve emissions tracking, an Achilles survey found.

By Carsten Schmidt • 5 min read • Last week
Project firms back profit rise as CFO role expands
Digital Transformation

Project firms back profit rise as CFO role expands

Project-based firms are betting on tighter financial controls and AI to lift margins, even as most still lack integrated systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Why Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Starts With Clean Data
Fintech

Why Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Starts With Clean Data

Poor data can make sanctions and identity checks miss real risk, leaving banks open to penalties, remediation costs and reputational damage.

By Shivani Pimpili • 6 min read • Last week
Certinia study finds integration key to AI success
Digital Transformation

Certinia study finds integration key to AI success

Organisations with fully integrated systems were far more likely to see AI deliver profits, expansion and better forecasts, a global study found.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Flanks joins Perplexity AI network for wealth data
Data Protection

Flanks joins Perplexity AI network for wealth data

Wealth managers gain AI access to client holdings, transactions and reporting across banks as Perplexity broadens its regulated data network.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Morningstar & PitchBook join Google Cloud AI preview
Software-as-a-Service

Morningstar & PitchBook join Google Cloud AI preview

Financial professionals will soon be able to query Morningstar and PitchBook data inside Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Why data management will make or break your RISE with SAP migration
Data Protection

Why data management will make or break your RISE with SAP migration

Poor data housekeeping is adding cost, risk and delays to RISE with SAP projects, with some firms losing over EUR 100,000 a month.

By Phillip Miltiades • 5 min read • Last week
Australian executives trust AI despite audit error findings
Digital Transformation

Australian executives trust AI despite audit error findings

Despite audit findings of errors, most executives still trust AI output, even as poor data quality is blocking wider use in Australia.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
4 practical tips for maintaining data quality
Fintech

4 practical tips for maintaining data quality

Bad records can drive up costs, hurt compliance and damage customer service unless firms keep data accurate as it changes.

By Shivani Pimpili • 4 min read • Last week
Litera adds AI search & growth tools for law firms
Customer Relationship Management

Litera adds AI search & growth tools for law firms

Law firms can now mine internal knowledge and client data in chat, as Litera ties AI search to revenue-focused relationship tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Data integration isn't enough: why healthcare data quality comes first
Data Protection

Data integration isn't enough: why healthcare data quality comes first

Incomplete records can lead to missed allergies, duplicate tests and wrong billing, making data quality more urgent than connectivity.

By Bobby Joseph • 5 min read • Last week

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AI seen as key to Southeast Asia's energy transition
Data centers

AI seen as key to Southeast Asia's energy transition

Most energy professionals in Southeast Asia expect AI to aid the transition, but data gaps, costs and grid strain remain major hurdles.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Grata brings private market data to Perplexity Computer
Software-as-a-Service

Grata brings private market data to Perplexity Computer

Dealmakers can now query verified data on 22 million private companies inside Perplexity Computer, avoiding separate database searches.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
The next stage of HR AI adoption in Asia starts with two things
Software-as-a-Service

The next stage of HR AI adoption in Asia starts with two things

Asia's HR teams risk inaccurate or exposed employee data unless AI is built on unified records and tightly governed access.

By Brian Ip • 6 min read • Last week
IFS study finds industrial firms turning to AI workers
Robotics

IFS study finds industrial firms turning to AI workers

Rising labour shortages and undocumented know-how are slowing industrial growth, prompting firms to use AI workers for routine tasks instead.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Everyone read 'EU Delays AI Act' wrong, here's the actual timeline
Data Protection

Everyone read 'EU Delays AI Act' wrong, here's the actual timeline

High-risk AI obligations have been pushed back, but transparency, GPAI and banned-practice rules remain in force for many firms.

By Graham Melville • 5 min read • Last week