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 10
Macquarie wins AUD $200m boost for sovereign cloud
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dc
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advanced persistent threat protection
Macquarie secures AUD $200m hybrid investment from Australia's National Reconstruction Fund to scale sovereign cloud and cyber services.
Alteryx tops USD $1 billion ARR as AI workflows surge
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Alteryx hits USD $1 billion ARR as AI pushes automated workflows past 380 million and firms race to govern data for safer deployment.
Nasdaq unveils issuer-led tokenised share framework
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blockchain
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stock market
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distributed ledger technology
Nasdaq sets out equity token blueprint to let companies issue on-chain shares while preserving control, rights and US regulatory status.
Dify raises USD $30m to scale open-source AI workflows
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partner programmes
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rpa
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risk & compliance
Dify secures USD $30m to expand its open-source platform for production-ready AI agent workflows across global enterprise teams.
ALSO lifts 2025 profit, raises dividend, eyes growth
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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cloud services
ALSO posts record 2025 results, boosts dividend and cash, and forecasts higher 2026 EBITDA as cloud growth and acquisitions drive gains.
Partners for Growth launches AUD $250m tech credit fund
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fintech
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ict sector
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lending platform
Partners for Growth unveils AUD $250m tech-focused private credit fund to offer non-dilutive growth finance to later-stage borrowers.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives backs Schellman expansion
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data protection
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cloud security
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partner programmes
Goldman Sachs Alternatives to take stake in Schellman, backing global expansion in AI governance, cybersecurity compliance and digital trust.
SoFi & Mastercard bring stablecoin to card settlement
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
SoFi and Mastercard will use SoFiUSD stablecoin for card settlement worldwide, targeting faster payments, remittances and B2B transfers.
Wise predicts agentic AI shift in business by 2026
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uc
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data protection
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data analytics
Wise forecasts that by 2026 agentic AI will run core business tasks, pushing firms to embed tools, tighten oversight and rethink outsourcing.
Swift banks back scheme for faster cross-border pay
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fintech
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blockchain
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payment technologies
Swift enlists over 50 banks to launch common rules for faster, clearer cross-border retail payments, with first flows live by June.
Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.
Vudoo & PubMatic launch shoppable programmatic ads
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cx
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martech
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data privacy
Vudoo partners with PubMatic to bring shoppable, commerce-enabled ads to its programmatic marketplace via a single deal ID integration.
10x Banking marks 100th release with platform 10.0
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fintech
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blockchain
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risk & compliance
10x Banking launches version 10.0 of its core platform, its 100th release, adding richer lending tools and custom logic hooks for banks.
Addepar unveils Addison AI to power wealth insights
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.
SMEs bullish on growth but stuck in strategic advice gap
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risk & compliance
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productivity
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smb
Australian SMEs are upbeat on 2026 growth but say they are “flying blind”, lacking strategic advisers and facing a sharp regional advice gap.
Bybit says 2025 security drive saved USD $300m from scams
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crypto
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fintech
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phishing
Bybit says its 2025 Dynamic Risk-Based Protection System stopped scams from draining over USD $300m in suspicious crypto withdrawals.
Revolut seeks US bank charter & appoints new US CEO
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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payment technologies
Revolut seeks a US national bank charter and names Cetin Duransoy as US chief, sharpening its push into regulated American banking.
Tamr doubles SaaS revenue as AI drives data mastering
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uc
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Tamr's direct SaaS revenue surges 102% as enterprises embrace AI-driven data mastering to underpin production-ready AI deployments.
Clearstream, DTCC & Euroclear set DLT interoperability plan
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Clearstream, DTCC and Euroclear publish joint framework to keep tokenised securities markets connected across rival DLT networks.
Manufacturers see AI gains but data gaps stall scale-up
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uc
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
Manufacturers reap early AI returns but poor data quality, fragmented tools and network limits block efforts to scale projects enterprise-wide.