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 4
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.
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.
QuSecure wins USD $3.9m AFWERX deal for quantum security
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firewalls
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encryption
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network security
QuSecure lands a USD $3.9m AFWERX contract to mature quantum-resilient encryption for sensitive US Air Force Global Strike missions.
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.
PayPal USD, TCS use blockchain to speed freight pay
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
PayPal USD teams with TCS Blockchain to settle freight invoices on-chain, promising faster payments and lower costs for North American carriers.
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.
RedCloud hits 100,000 users as it rolls out agentic AI
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
RedCloud passes 100,000 users and deploys agentic AI across its trade platform after enabling over USD $6.91 billion in FMCG transactions.
Vistra & G-P launch unified path for global hiring
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cx
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martech
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hcm
Vistra and G-P unveil a single-contract route to shift firms smoothly from EOR hiring to fully fledged entities in overseas markets.
Criteo becomes first adtech partner for ChatGPT ads
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cx
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martech
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personalisation
Criteo joins OpenAI's ChatGPT ad pilot as first adtech partner, testing conversational commerce ads across ChatGPT Free and Go in the US.
GrayCyan unveils AI readiness scorecard for industry
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crm
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
GrayCyan launches an AI readiness and ROI scorecard to test if industrial workflows and systems can truly support responsible automation.
LivTech strengthens leadership for senior care growth
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saas
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digital transformation
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rpa
LivTech hires Ron Kozlin as CFO and Andrew Goode as VP of Development to steer its fast-growing senior care software business.
US small firms see sales slow but invoice payments rise
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data analytics
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financial systems
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risk & compliance
US small firms saw sales growth sink to a two-year low in late 2025, even as invoice payments sped up and cash flow pressures eased.
YouLend, Värde agree USD $225m US forward-flow deal
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
YouLend seals multi-year deal with Värde, which may buy up to USD $225 million of US receivables to back its embedded lending growth.
AI seen as new risk as firms lag on surveillance plans
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digital transformation
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crypto
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partner programmes
Most financial firms see AI driving new compliance risks within a year, yet nearly a third still lack a trade surveillance strategy.
Revenium unveils Tool Registry to track full AI costs
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digital transformation
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rpa
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erp
Revenium launches Tool Registry to reveal full AI agent costs across tools, APIs and human review, promising clearer ROI for enterprises.
Flexitech turns to Rimini Street to extend SAP ECC 6
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digital transformation
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cartech
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it automation
Flexitech shifts SAP ECC 6 support to Rimini Street to cut maintenance costs, extend ERP life and fund security, compliance and R&D plans.