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Beyond compliance: Building Salesforce resilience for APRA CPS 230
Digital Transformation

Beyond compliance: Building Salesforce resilience for APRA CPS 230

Australian financial firms must strengthen Salesforce backup and restore practices to meet APRA's new CPS 230 resilience standards effective July 2025.

By Tasneem Zaveri • 5 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025

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Revolut hits $75 billion valuation in employee share sale
Fintech

Revolut hits $75 billion valuation in employee share sale

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.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2025
Ransomware attacks peak during holidays & major business events
Cartech

Ransomware attacks peak during holidays & major business events

A global study reveals 52% of ransomware attacks strike during holidays, weekends, and major corporate events, exploiting reduced cybersecurity staffing.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
AI halves banks' cloud migration downtime & cuts losses
Data Analytics

AI halves banks' cloud migration downtime & cuts losses

AI-led cloud migration cuts banking downtime by 45%, boosts transaction reliability and halves migration timelines, easing regulatory concerns.

By Ashish Kumar • 8 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Link advisers to gain AI tools as Afterburner boosts efficiency
Customer Experience

Link advisers to gain AI tools as Afterburner boosts efficiency

Link Financial Group partners with Afterburner AI to equip advisers with automation tools, cutting admin time drastically to boost client service delivery.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
AI to revolutionise B2B finance, forecasts transformation by 2030
Robotic Process Automation

AI to revolutionise B2B finance, forecasts transformation by 2030

AI will transform B2B finance by 2030, replacing traditional integrations with smart agents that automate invoices, contracts and workflows, says Flywire expert.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
cside wins awards as browser threats drive web security focus
Data Protection

cside wins awards as browser threats drive web security focus

cside wins three industry awards for pioneering client-side web security as browser-based threats rise, challenging traditional protections and compliance efforts.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Fintech firms embrace AI, real-time payments & ESG for growth
Fintech

Fintech firms embrace AI, real-time payments & ESG for growth

Fintech firms in Australia, the UK and Singapore boost growth by adopting AI, real-time payments and ESG-focused strategies to thrive amid evolving markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
The future of Fintech & Martech: Work, tech, and sustainability in the tri-hub era
Digital Transformation

The future of Fintech & Martech: Work, tech, and sustainability in the tri-hub era

By 2025, FinTech and MarTech in Australia, the UK, and Singapore will be shaped by hybrid work, advanced tech, and a strong focus on sustainability.

By Hiran Daluwatta • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
SEON unveils advanced compliance tools for cross-border AML
Risk & Compliance

SEON unveils advanced compliance tools for cross-border AML

SEON launches enhanced AML platform tools to help businesses manage complex cross-border compliance with flexible screening and investigative analytics.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Financial Services stories

A new era of payments: Why interoperability and consumer choice will shape the future of finance
Crypto

A new era of payments: Why interoperability and consumer choice will shape the future of finance

The future of finance hinges on interoperable payment systems that offer consumers seamless choice and reflect their everyday digital lives.

By Anna Sheard • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2025
Wellinghoff joins Payments Association board to drive compliance
Risk & Compliance

Wellinghoff joins Payments Association board to drive compliance

Willem Wellinghoff, Ecommpay's Chief Compliance Officer, has joined The Payments Association Advisory Board to enhance compliance and support industry growth in the UK.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
The next era of insurance: Competing on data, AI, and speed
Data Analytics

The next era of insurance: Competing on data, AI, and speed

Insurers must overhaul legacy systems and embrace AI-driven data to boost speed, transparency, and risk assessment in the evolving insurance landscape.

By Jamie Allsop • 5 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Supporting mature open source projects - the role for the finance sector
Risk & Compliance

Supporting mature open source projects - the role for the finance sector

The finance sector is urged to support mature open source projects like XML libraries, crucial for banking but reliant on dwindling volunteer maintenance.

By Alastair Turner • 6 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Latino Community Credit Union automates financial reconciliation
Fintech

Latino Community Credit Union automates financial reconciliation

Latino Community Credit Union, with over 140,000 members, adopts ReconArt's platform to automate reconciliation and enhance financial accuracy and compliance.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Kiteworks launches secure web forms for compliance-driven sectors
Data Protection

Kiteworks launches secure web forms for compliance-driven sectors

Kiteworks unveils Secure Data Forms, offering FedRAMP High Ready-certified web forms with zero-trust security and strict data residency controls for regulated sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
How a 25-year-old in banking boosted salary to GBP £85,000
Product Management

How a 25-year-old in banking boosted salary to GBP £85,000

Amy Reynolds, 25, boosted her salary to GBP £85,000 by 23 through banking apprenticeships and strategic career planning without a traditional university route.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025