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WealthAi & Flanks join forces on wealth data platform
Software-as-a-Service

WealthAi & Flanks join forces on wealth data platform

Wealth managers could cut manual reconciliation as the tie-up gives access to data from more than 650 financial institutions in one system.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago
BKN301 launches AI-native bank orchestrator for banks
Data Protection

BKN301 launches AI-native bank orchestrator for banks

Banks face mounting pressure to keep AI, customer data and audit trails inside their own systems as regulatory scrutiny tightens.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

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Leap rebrands Ticketbooth as it expands across APAC
Software-as-a-Service

Leap rebrands Ticketbooth as it expands across APAC

Australian organisers could gain a single event system as Leap folds Ticketbooth into its APAC push, adding apps, analytics and marketing tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Klaviyo adds social marketing tool to consumer CRM platform
Customer Relationship Management

Klaviyo adds social marketing tool to consumer CRM platform

Brands can now capture social engagement as customer data, as Klaviyo's new tool helps turn followers into consented contacts across channels.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • 3 days ago
AS Watson appoints 31 tech partners for AI retail push
Data Analytics

AS Watson appoints 31 tech partners for AI retail push

Its 17,000-store group is broadening AI use from customer service to operations and analytics as it deepens ties with suppliers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Amperity named a Leader in Snowflake marketing report
Data Protection

Amperity named a Leader in Snowflake marketing report

The recognition underscores how governed customer data is becoming essential as marketers shift toward real-time decisions and AI-driven personalisation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Braze teams up with Databricks on data integration
Marketing Technologies

Braze teams up with Databricks on data integration

The tie-up should let brands move customer data and campaign signals between systems faster, while cutting middleware, sprawl and governance risk.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago
FIFA World Cup: Can sports bodies win fans with data?
Customer Relationship Management

FIFA World Cup: Can sports bodies win fans with data?

Disjointed ticketing, commerce and app data are making it harder for clubs to spot churn, target offers and boost matchday revenue.

By Billy Loizou • 6 min read • Last week
EDB named Forrester Leader in multimodel data platforms
Hybrid Cloud

EDB named Forrester Leader in multimodel data platforms

The ranking could help EDB win larger enterprises seeking to run analytics and AI closer to core data without adding more specialist systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Couchbase launches AI Data Plane for enterprise agents
Hybrid Cloud

Couchbase launches AI Data Plane for enterprise agents

The release aims to ease a key hurdle for firms moving AI agents into production by unifying memory, retrieval and access across environments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
EDB launches agentic Postgres AI with governance tools
Private Cloud

EDB launches agentic Postgres AI with governance tools

Enterprises can now run AI agents on live PostgreSQL data with governance controls, as EDB expands its Postgres AI platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Your marketing problem isn't data overload, it's inaction
Digital Transformation

Your marketing problem isn't data overload, it's inaction

Most marketers still miss growth because insights rarely turn into timely action, leaving customer decisions slow and fragmented.

By Bridget Perry • 6 min read • Last month

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Airbyte adds action-taking AI agents to OpenAI marketplace
Customer Relationship Management

Airbyte adds action-taking AI agents to OpenAI marketplace

Businesses can now let AI agents update Salesforce records and run tasks through Airbyte's new OpenAI Marketplace listing.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Yesterday
The agentic enterprise is here: Takeaways from Snowflake Summit 2026
Data Analytics

The agentic enterprise is here: Takeaways from Snowflake Summit 2026

AI pilots stall less on model quality than on messy data, disconnected tools and weak governance, Snowflake Summit heard.

By Shannon Katschilo • 3 min read • Last week
OceanBase launches AI database portfolio with LakeBase
Data governance

OceanBase launches AI database portfolio with LakeBase

The new system aims to cut complexity for enterprises as AI agents need live access to structured, unstructured and vector data.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
How this Ont. town is using AI from bylaw to trash pickup
Customer Relationship Management

How this Ont. town is using AI from bylaw to trash pickup

Data silos and staff time are being cut as the township uses AI agents to speed calculations, analyse waste and answer residents online.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last month
Adobe signs five-year RACQ AI partnership with Deloitte
Software-as-a-Service

Adobe signs five-year RACQ AI partnership with Deloitte

RACQ's member services will be reshaped by Adobe's AI tools under a five-year deal that also gives Deloitte Digital implementation control.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month