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 19
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.
Burnout & unfair workloads fuel UK professional exits
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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hcm
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productivity
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leadership
Burnout and unfair workloads are driving talent out of UK professional services, as leaders admit blind spots on capacity and utilisation.
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.
Fragmented treasury pushes CFOs towards consolidation
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Adyen and Boston Consulting Group warn fragmented banking is sapping treasurers' time and cash visibility, urging consolidation of providers.
HSBC & Sage launch digital tax tool for sole traders
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
HSBC UK and Sage unveil in-app tax tool for sole traders and landlords as Making Tax Digital for Income Tax rules loom from April.
RobCo raises USD $100m to scale Physical AI robotics
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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cartech
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ai
RobCo secures USD $100m in Series C funding to scale its Physical AI industrial robots across the US and Europe and deepen factory autonomy.
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.
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.
Mangopay backs Club Employés in Europe benefits push
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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crypto
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fintech
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martech
Mangopay partners with Club Employés to power multi-party employee benefits payments as the French platform accelerates its European expansion.
Castles to supply Android payment terminals for Loomis Pay
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Castles Technology secures Loomis Pay deal to roll out Android payment terminals and tools across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Spain.
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.
Voicescape buys Enterprise RPA to boost housing tech
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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rpa
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risk & compliance
Voicescape acquires Enterprise RPA to fuse AI tenant engagement with housing automation, targeting stretched landlords and local authorities.
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.
LevelBlue buys Fortra Alert Logic MDR services arm
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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socs
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partner programmes
LevelBlue to acquire Fortra Alert Logic managed services arm and form long-term tech partnership to expand MDR and XDR security reach.
Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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saas
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crm
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digital transformation
Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.
Avalara expands AWS Marketplace access for tax tools
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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fintech
Avalara inks multi-year AWS deal to push its AI-driven tax tools via AWS Marketplace, promising simpler cloud procurement and billing.
Fingular secures SGD $10m Kilde credit line for SEA push
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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fintech
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smb
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peer-to-peer lending
Fingular taps Kilde for SGD $10m credit line to fund Southeast Asia expansion, ramping up Malaysia consumer lending under Tambadana.