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 15
Liquium raises NZD $2m to boost cleaner ammonia output
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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agricultural technology
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power / energy
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clean technologies
Liquium secures over NZD$2m to scale green ammonia catalysts, promising major efficiency gains for fertiliser and clean fuel producers.
Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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physical security
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iam
Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.
Conga acquires PROS B2B arm to boost pricing platform
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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ecm
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martech
Conga buys PROS' B2B software unit, fusing AI-driven pricing with quoting and contract tools for over 10,000 enterprise customers.
Sage boosts X3 ERP with AI copilots & automation tools
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Sage adds AI copilots, finance automation and supply chain intelligence to Sage X3, promising faster insight for mid-sized firms.
Commonwealth Bank to raise variable business loan rates
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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smb
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inflation
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cba
Commonwealth Bank will raise eligible variable business loan and overdraft rates by 0.25 percentage points from 13 February 2026.
Revolut unveils unified merchant payments suite in Australia
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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blockchain
Revolut launches a unified merchant payments suite in Australia, tying in‑person, online and A2A payments directly to its business accounts.
JCDecaux Australia appoints Angus Leech to lead revenue
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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jcdecaux
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market growth
JCDecaux Australia names Angus Leech National Director - Revenue, a new role to centralise national sales leadership as its business grows.
Salesforce disputes reports it cut 4,000 roles over AI
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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crm
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devops
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digital transformation
Salesforce denies axing 4,000 jobs for AI as critics question Agentforce reliability and the need for hard-coded fallbacks in workflows.
Okta names Dan Mountstephen to lead APJ identity push
Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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partner programmes
Okta appoints Dan Mountstephen to steer Asia Pacific and Japan growth, sharpening its identity-led cyber and AI security strategy.
Kinetic IT reshapes leadership with key public hires
Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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cx
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martech
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partner programmes
Kinetic IT names Jeremy O'Donohue managing director for state government and critical infrastructure amid wider public sector reshuffle.
IAG taps Codafication's Crunchwork to streamline claims
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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dr
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digital transformation
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cx
IAG is rolling out Codafication's Crunchwork platform to unify property claims data, automate workflows and cut delays across suppliers.
Older Asia-Pacific founders chase unicorn valuations
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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risk & compliance
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it industry
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smb
Asia-Pacific startup founders are growing older but no less ambitious, with most over 45 and four in ten still chasing unicorn valuations.
Xero unveils customisable homepage packed with widgets
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Xero rolls out a redesigned, widget-led homepage that surfaces real-time profit, cash flow and tasks in a custom view for each user.
AIB bakes AI literacy into revamped Australian MBA
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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risk & compliance
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genai
Australian Institute of Business has overhauled its MBA to embed AI literacy, ethics and governance as central skills for future managers.
AI, risk & security reshape Australian jobs for 2026
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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hcm
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risk & compliance
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ai
AI, risk and job security are set to redefine Australian careers in 2026 as workers shun moves, chase pay rises and cling to hybrid work.
Remara selects 10x Banking for core modernisation drive
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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blockchain
Remara picks 10x Banking's cloud-native core to speed new lending and investment products and fuel ANZ and Southeast Asia expansion.
TerraPay, MilX team up on global creator payouts push
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
TerraPay partners with MilX to speed cross-border payouts, giving YouTube creators faster local-currency access to earnings in 70+ markets.
Principal media buying expands amid budget pressure
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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martech
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
Principal media buying surges as budget-squeezed marketers seek cheaper, outcome‑guaranteed deals despite rising transparency concerns.
Dynatrace unveils agentic AI system for autonomous ops
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Dynatrace launches an agentic AI operations layer to automate cloud and AI-native workloads, aiming for self-healing, autonomous observability.
GitHub Copilot surges as Agent HQ targets AI ecosystem
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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uc
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devops
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data analytics
GitHub Copilot tops 4.7m paid users as GitHub pitches Agent HQ as the central hub for multi-vendor coding agents across its platform.