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Finance firms prioritise AI but struggle to scale it
DevOps

Finance firms prioritise AI but struggle to scale it

Finance leaders hail AI as core to strategy, yet fewer than half have scaled it beyond pilots amid legacy, skills and leadership hurdles.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Guidewire names Suresh Raman APAC regional vice president
Software-as-a-Service

Guidewire names Suresh Raman APAC regional vice president

Guidewire appoints Suresh Raman as APAC regional vice president to drive cloud and AI-led sales growth across key Asia Pacific markets.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
AI delivers returns for wealth managers, FNZ study finds
Digital Transformation

AI delivers returns for wealth managers, FNZ study finds

AI has gone mainstream in wealth management, with most firms reporting positive returns and faster payoffs from early adoption, FNZ study shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
eflow Global launches AI eComms modules with transparent fees
Fintech

eflow Global launches AI eComms modules with transparent fees

eflow Global launches AI-powered eComms modules with transparent fees from USD $0.20 per GB, cutting compliance costs for financial firms handling digital records.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Camunda appoints Ryan Shopp as Chief Marketing Officer to drive growth
Digital Transformation

Camunda appoints Ryan Shopp as Chief Marketing Officer to drive growth

Camunda appoints Ryan Shopp as Chief Marketing Officer to boost growth and enhance engagement with global enterprise clients amid rising agentic automation demand.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Financial institutions stories

CARS24 adopts Pennant cloud platform for digital loans
Digital Transformation

CARS24 adopts Pennant cloud platform for digital loans

CARS24 shifts its lending to Pennant's cloud, unifying loan servicing on a single digital platform to boost automation and scalability.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
How to choose the right identity verification partner in Southeast Asia
Data Protection

How to choose the right identity verification partner in Southeast Asia

Amid an AI-fuelled fraud surge and tightening biometrics rules, Southeast Asia's banks must choose verification partners with strategic care.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
Flywire adds Weixin Pay tuition option in Asia hubs
EduTech

Flywire adds Weixin Pay tuition option in Asia hubs

Flywire links Weixin Pay to tuition in South Korea and Malaysia, giving Chinese students in-region RMB payment for university fees.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
New Zealand issues mass alert over Lumma malware risk
Malware

New Zealand issues mass alert over Lumma malware risk

New Zealand cyber agency emails 26,000 people in first mass alert over Lumma Stealer malware infecting Windows devices nationwide.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Thirdfort adds iProov biometrics to fight UK ID fraud
Data Protection

Thirdfort adds iProov biometrics to fight UK ID fraud

Thirdfort adopts iProov biometrics to streamline UK property ID checks and combat AI-driven fraud in deals worth billions of GBP £1.6bn+.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Stopping the growing threat of synthetic ID fraud
Biometrics

Stopping the growing threat of synthetic ID fraud

AI-fuelled synthetic ID fraud is surging, set to cost firms USD $23 billion by 2025 and USD $58.3 billion by 2030 without stronger checks.

By Barley Laing • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Digimune & MY CYBER GUARD launch Aussie ID shield
Data Protection

Digimune & MY CYBER GUARD launch Aussie ID shield

Digimune and MY CYBER GUARD have teamed up to launch an Australian identity protection service for households and small businesses.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
Group-IB launches secure platform to combat GBP £600m UK fraud
Unified Communications

Group-IB launches secure platform to combat GBP £600m UK fraud

Group-IB has launched a Cyber Fraud Intelligence Platform to help UK banks tackle GBP £600m fraud by securely sharing real-time risk signals while ensuring data privacy.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
UK banks face rising AI-driven fraud as tech outpaces rules
Endpoint Protection

UK banks face rising AI-driven fraud as tech outpaces rules

UK banks face rising AI-driven fraud in 2026 as criminals exploit gaps in regulation, prompting calls for urgent cross-sector action to protect consumers.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
AI tools now essential as Europe tightens anti-money laundering rules
Data governance

AI tools now essential as Europe tightens anti-money laundering rules

Europe's new anti-money laundering rules mandate AI integration, as legacy systems fail to meet rising financial crime challenges and regulatory standards.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Michaela O'Connor named Chief Growth Officer to lead Symcor
Payment Technologies

Michaela O'Connor named Chief Growth Officer to lead Symcor

Michaela O'Connor has been appointed Chief Growth Officer at Symcor to lead sales, marketing, and strategy, driving the company's expansion and innovation.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Europe's AML overhaul demands AI for effective compliance
Crypto

Europe's AML overhaul demands AI for effective compliance

Europe's new AML rules mandate AI integration as legacy systems fail to detect complex financial crimes, urging banks to upgrade compliance technology now.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2025
Why cyber resilience is now a CFO priority
Data Protection

Why cyber resilience is now a CFO priority

Hong Kong CFOs now prioritise cyber resilience as cyberattacks increasingly risk financial stability, compliance and corporate reputation across sectors.

By Geoff Schomburgk • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2025