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Circles.Life launches Zerofy card with instant cashback

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Circles.Life rolls out Zerofy Cashback Card in Singapore, touting instant, uncapped rewards on global spend via Airwallex and Visa.
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Thunes links Swift banks to global stablecoin wallets

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Thunes opens Swift banks to direct USDC and USDT payouts, linking 11,500 institutions with 500 million stablecoin wallets worldwide.
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TrendAI, Nvidia bring digital twin security to AI hubs

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TrendAI and Nvidia link DSX Air with digital twin security tools so AI datacentre “factories” can be hardened before hardware is built.
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Lendi plots AI-native future with MongoDB data revamp

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Lendi Group taps MongoDB to rebuild data platform and go fully AI-native by 2026, targeting faster rollout of mortgage and property services.
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Informatica deepens Microsoft Fabric ties, adds Swiss pod

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Informatica widens Microsoft Fabric integration with Open Mirroring support and unveils a Swiss Azure pod for localised EU data control.
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Open Point unveils unified engagement & stakeholder hub

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Open Point has merged Social Point and Consultation Manager into a single platform to unify community engagement and stakeholder oversight.
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Unlimited & Themis unveil AI tool for bank complaints

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Unlimited and Themis launch Complaints AI to help banks automate complaint analysis, spot emerging risks and meet tightening regulation.
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Mastercard to buy BVNK in USD $1.8 billion stablecoin push

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Mastercard to acquire stablecoin platform BVNK in a deal worth up to USD $1.8 billion, deepening its push into on-chain payments.
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Black Kite adds Open FAIR to quantify third-party risk

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Black Kite weaves Open FAIR into its platform to automate financial loss estimates in third-party cyber risk assessments and reviews.
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GPT-5.4 tops AI accounting test but errors remain high

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GPT-5.4 leads new AI benchmark on real-world accounting tasks, but its 77.3% score leaves firms facing stubborn reliability gaps.
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Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk

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Singulr AI hands Richard Bird an expanded CSO2 brief to fuse security and strategy as enterprises confront rising agentic AI risk.
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ZEDEDA, Submer unveil liquid-cooled modular edge AI

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ZEDEDA and Submer unveil modular liquid‑cooled edge AI pods, packs and containers to run GPU inference in harsh, remote industrial sites.
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Survey finds Australians suffering cyber breach fatigue

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Survey finds many Australians shrug off data breach warnings, seeing cyber attacks as inevitable despite rising risks and tailored support calls.
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Specialised AI will define the next era of Australian enterprise networks

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Specialised AI is set to transform Australian enterprise networks, outgunning generic tools in resilience, reliability and local relevance.
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SailPoint launches Shadow AI tool to rein in staff use

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SailPoint debuts Shadow AI Remediation to monitor and block risky staff use of unsanctioned generative AI tools in real time.
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XConnect & SONIO team up to fight fraud in fintech

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XConnect links its mobile network fraud signals into SONIO's identity platform to tighten onboarding and compliance for fintech and gambling.
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Nozomi named Leader in Gartner CPS security ranking

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Nozomi again lands in Gartner's Leaders quadrant for CPS protection, topping four key use cases in the 2026 Critical Capabilities report.
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Workiva appoints Kristen Pimpini to lead APJ growth

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Workiva names Kristen “KP” Pimpini to spearhead APJ sales and operations, backing its AI-powered reporting push across key regional markets.
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KuCoin unveils AI Skills Hub to power smarter crypto

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KuCoin launches AI Skills Hub, an open marketplace of modular tools letting agents tap exchange data and automate crypto workflows.
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How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed

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At Albert Park, F1 insiders reveal how sharper data use, tighter security and resilience planning combine to unlock race-winning performance.