About Karen Joy
Karen Joy Bacudo
Finance Editor
Karen wears two hats at TechDay, balancing her role as an editor while assisting with finance tasks. She bridges writing content and reconciling numbers to support the team, with the same level of accuracy and precision.
Stories by Karen Joy - Page 6
Dext launches AI Assist for accountants, bookkeepers
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saas
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digital transformation
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financial systems
Dext unveils AI Assist, an embedded tool that learns firm-specific judgement to automate routine bookkeeping while keeping humans in control.
Cork Cyber unveils AI engine for MSP asset oversight
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dr
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endpoint protection
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mfa
Cork Cyber unveils an AI-driven asset analysis engine for MSPs, tackling zombie assets, coverage gaps and licence waste across client estates.
Cathay Pacific expands Adyen payments to six markets
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Cathay Pacific deepens its Adyen tie-up, rolling out direct card acquiring across six key markets including Hong Kong, the US and India.
Clear Mountain Bank adopts Alkami digital platform
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Clear Mountain Bank rolls out Alkami's digital platform to modernise services, add data-led marketing and rival larger lenders' tech.
OpenAI picks Brex for global spend and finance tasks
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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fintech
OpenAI selects Brex to run global spend and finance operations, as automation tools vie to serve the fast-growing AI sector's complex needs.
Rhino.fi launches stablecoin 1:1 for cross-chain payments
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Rhino.fi unveils Stablecoin 1:1, promising predictable USDT and USDC cross-chain settlements for businesses across 25+ networks.
CFOs face AI talent squeeze amid market volatility
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
CFOs rank AI skills and market shocks as top threats, as talent shortages, rising costs and geopolitical turmoil squeeze finance teams.
Oasis raises USD $120 million for AI access control
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saas
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digital transformation
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pam
Oasis raises USD $120 million to expand its AI-first access control platform for non-human identities across large enterprises.
Robinhood tests social trading beta with verified users
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Robinhood tests a verified social trading beta with 1,000 power users, letting them share live trades, stats and discussion in-app.
QuSecure banking trial cited in US post-quantum plan
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data protection
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encryption
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crypto
A US post-quantum security blueprint highlights QuSecure's Banco Sabadell project as the sole live banking precedent for crypto migration.
GeoWealth adds Goldman Sachs in USD $42.5m Series C round
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fintech
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blackrock
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venture capital
GeoWealth extends its Series C with a USD $42.5m minority stake from Goldman Sachs to fuel growth while its family office keeps control.
WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening
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crypto
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fintech
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cx
WorkFusion's AI agent Tara has been named AML Solution of the Year by FinTech Breakthrough for streamlining sanctions screening workloads.
Expected AI gains prompt hiring freezes before returns are proven
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hcm
Firms are freezing hiring on the promise of AI gains, despite scant proof of returns and patchy training in how to use the technology.
Caseware wins accounting software awards for AI platform
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document management
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data analytics
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ecm
Caseware secures Overall Accounting Platform of the Year at FinTech Breakthrough and a 2026 Top New Products nod for Extractly.
DigiCert posts record Q4 ARR after expansion spree
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digital transformation
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encryption
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hyperscale
DigiCert reports record Q4 ARR in FY26 as DigiCert ONE platform growth, acquisitions and automation demand drive digital trust expansion.
World Gold Council launches shared digital gold platform
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digital transformation
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crypto
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fintech
The World Gold Council unveils a shared Gold as a Service platform to standardise and scale interoperable digital gold infrastructure.
TACEO launches shared network for finance, identity, AI
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data protection
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digital transformation
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encryption
Austrian startup TACEO unveils encrypted shared network to run finance, identity and AI workloads without exposing sensitive data.
Square report says regulars drive local business revenue
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Regulars generate six times more revenue and link neighbouring firms in 'network effect' that keeps local spending circulating, says Square.
SoFi tops JD Power study for DIY investor satisfaction
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fintech
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cx
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martech
SoFi tops JD Power's 2026 US DIY Investor Satisfaction Study, beating rival digital brokerages on app experience, value and product range.
Obin AI raises USD $7 million to power agentic finance
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fintech
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physical security
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rpa
Obin AI exits stealth with USD $7 million to build auditable AI agents for heavily regulated financial workflows and asset managers.