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Boards warned over costly fallout from overlooked executives
Human Capital Management

Boards warned over costly fallout from overlooked executives

Overlooked internal candidates can trigger a costly retention problem, with replacing a senior executive estimated to cost nearly £77,000.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Basware completes Trustpair acquisition to curb fraud
Enterprise Resource Planning

Basware completes Trustpair acquisition to curb fraud

The deal widens finance teams' defences as payment fraud shifts from invoices to supplier bank details, leaving approved bills vulnerable.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Lloyds survey says tokenisation will reshape finance
Fintech

Lloyds survey says tokenisation will reshape finance

A Lloyds poll of 100 senior UK financial leaders found 71% expect tokenisation to transform services, with faster settlement seen as the main gain.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Finance stories

Sixthfin launches AI tool to spot expense claim patterns
Data Analytics

Sixthfin launches AI tool to spot expense claim patterns

Finance teams can now flag repeated expense anomalies across whole populations of claims, rather than relying on samples or one-by-one checks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
AI isn't the problem, Australia's natural resources industry needs business orchestration
Digital Transformation

AI isn't the problem, Australia's natural resources industry needs business orchestration

Fragmented systems could blunt AI gains in Australian resources, leaving maintenance, finance and supply chains harder to coordinate safely.

By Justin Grose • 4 min read • Last month
Mastek wins Staffordshire council Oracle Cloud deal
Digital Transformation

Mastek wins Staffordshire council Oracle Cloud deal

The contract will replace Staffordshire County Council's legacy back-office systems, aiming to cut manual work and improve oversight for 875,000 residents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Gartner sees quantum spending reaching USD $1.1 billion
Quantum Computing

Gartner sees quantum spending reaching USD $1.1 billion

Global quantum computing revenue is set to top USD $1 billion by 2027 as governments and companies keep funding early-stage research.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
The working capital hiding on warehouse shelves
Data governance

The working capital hiding on warehouse shelves

Heavy industry sites can free up cash by tackling slow, obsolete spares that inflate inventory and distort balance sheets.

By Tim McLain • 5 min read • Last month
AI overtakes legacy replacement in Kyndryl modernisation
Software-as-a-Service

AI overtakes legacy replacement in Kyndryl modernisation

Organisations are now prioritising AI over replacing old systems, with Kyndryl finding 98% of respondents have delayed modernisation and suffered setbacks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
Financial services top mobile verification activity
Data Protection

Financial services top mobile verification activity

Financial firms accounted for 41.6% of verified mobile activity in the first half of 2026, as numbers became central to banking and account recovery.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month
Trust Before Technology: Why Council ERP Programs Fail Before Go-Live
Digital Transformation

Trust Before Technology: Why Council ERP Programs Fail Before Go-Live

Shadow spreadsheets often expose why council ERP projects collapse, as staff comply with change plans while quietly distrusting the new system.

By Sarabpreet (SP) Singh • 5 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Finance stories

Coupa index shows US spending steady despite sector shifts
Manufacturing

Coupa index shows US spending steady despite sector shifts

Healthcare was the only sector to contract, as four of five major US industries kept spending commitments broadly steady in Coupa's latest index.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
AI makes accounting careers more attractive to Gen Z
Data governance

AI makes accounting careers more attractive to Gen Z

A looming 17,900-person shortfall in Australian accounting is pushing firms to use AI as a recruiting draw for graduates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Australia's reporting crunch exposes finance's data gaps
Digital Transformation

Australia's reporting crunch exposes finance's data gaps

Rising scrutiny of Australian accounts is exposing patchy data controls, after ASIC issued a record AUD $350 million in civil penalties.

By Mike Goldsworthy • 5 min read • Last month
WhiteFibre launches cross-data-centre AI supercluster
Storage

WhiteFibre launches cross-data-centre AI supercluster

Enterprises can now pool GPUs across two data centres 83 kilometres apart, easing power and planning constraints on new AI campuses.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
AI helps connect Australia's fragmented property data
Construction

AI helps connect Australia's fragmented property data

Buyers could spend less time trawling separate planning, titles and valuation systems as AI begins joining up property records across Australia's states.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
LoanPro partners Spring Labs on AI complaints tools
Software-as-a-Service

LoanPro partners Spring Labs on AI complaints tools

Lenders using LoanPro will get AI help with complaint handling and quality checks from late 2026, reducing manual compliance work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2026