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Salesforce unveils Agentforce AI tools for healthcare

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Salesforce launches Agentforce for Health, promising AI agents to cut admin burdens and streamline patient access, public health and research.
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Three stages of CFO e-invoicing denial

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As Europe's strict e-invoicing rules bite, UK CFOs risk costly denial unless they treat compliance as core digital infrastructure.
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Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion

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Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.
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Smarsh unveils AI tool to cut compliance alert noise

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Smarsh launches AI-powered Noise Reduction Agent to suppress low-risk messages, promising 60% fewer false positives for smaller firms.
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Where are the godmothers of AI in the tech industry?

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Women shape our world, yet lack power over AI systems that govern work, wealth and welfare - where are the true godmothers of AI?.
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Addepar unveils Addison AI to power wealth insights

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Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.
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Give to Gain: Creating pathways for women in fraud prevention

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Fraud teams can unlock leadership pathways for women by breaking silos, sharing context and pairing mentorship with real decision power.
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Bybit says 2025 security drive saved USD $300m from scams

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Bybit says its 2025 Dynamic Risk-Based Protection System stopped scams from draining over USD $300m in suspicious crypto withdrawals.
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Agentic AI and the question of equitable intelligence

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Agentic AI promises autonomy but raises urgent questions over whose values guide its decisions and how equity is safeguarded in practice.
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Clearstream, DTCC & Euroclear set DLT interoperability plan

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Clearstream, DTCC and Euroclear publish joint framework to keep tokenised securities markets connected across rival DLT networks.
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A deep dive into ANZ's travel insurance landscape - through the lens of payments

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In ANZ's booming travel insurance market, slick payments now make or break policy sales, customer loyalty and rapid claim payouts.
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OpenID Foundation urges standards for digital estates

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OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented rules for managing digital estates after death demand global standards before AI deepfakes escalate risks.
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Account Takeover (ATO) fraud: The hidden threat to your business and how to stop it

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Silent account takeover fraud is draining billions as criminals hijack real identities; here's how businesses can finally fight back.
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Incode hits iBeta Level 3 with passive selfie liveness

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Incode claims first iBeta Level 3 PAD pass for passive selfie liveness on iOS and Android, reporting 0% error rates in testing.
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AI seen as new risk as firms lag on surveillance plans

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Most financial firms see AI driving new compliance risks within a year, yet nearly a third still lack a trade surveillance strategy.
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Proofpoint unveils AI-first Nuclei archiving suite

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Proofpoint launches AI-first Nuclei suite to simplify archiving and compliance for small firms swamped by complex, multi-channel comms.
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Guidewire showcases GenAI's capabilities in insurance risks

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Guidewire touts 'insurance-grade AI' as it uses generative tools to speed risk, claims and pricing decisions for cautious insurers.
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AI scales in APAC finance as tokenisation gains pace

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APAC finance firms race to scale AI from pilots to production as tokenisation and blockchain investments signal deeper market overhaul ahead.
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Kinatico unveils AI-driven platform for workforce compliance

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Kinatico launches AI-powered Compliance platform to simplify workforce checks, promising real-time oversight for Australian employers.
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Skills shortages persist despite surge in job applicants

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Australia's hiring market swells with applicants, yet firms still battle to secure scarce finance, data, AI and cybersecurity skills.