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Unlimit names Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments
Data Protection

Unlimit names Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments

Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
DataBench, First Person team up on privacy-first IDs
Data Protection

DataBench, First Person team up on privacy-first IDs

DataBench and First Person team up on privacy-first digital IDs to prove users are human online without central biometrics or surveillance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Airwallex Yield tops USD $1bn as treasury product expands
Fintech

Airwallex Yield tops USD $1bn as treasury product expands

Airwallex hits USD $1bn in assets for its Yield product as it launches in the US, targeting SMEs seeking returns on operational cash.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
Sama credential leaks raise fears over Meta glasses data
Wearables

Sama credential leaks raise fears over Meta glasses data

Leaked Sama staff logins tied to stealer malware spark fresh alarm over security of Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses video review pipeline.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Origami launches chat-based AI tool for sales leads
Customer Experience

Origami launches chat-based AI tool for sales leads

Origami unveils a chat-based AI that builds sales lead lists from plain-English prompts, starting at USD $80 a month on flat pricing.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments
EduTech

Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments

Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.

By Marie-Elise Droga • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Ivo opens London, New York hubs amid rapid AI growth
Digital Transformation

Ivo opens London, New York hubs amid rapid AI growth

Legal AI firm Ivo opens London and New York offices and plans to triple headcount, after 600% annual recurring revenue growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Vistra & G-P launch unified path for global hiring
Customer Experience

Vistra & G-P launch unified path for global hiring

Vistra and G-P unveil a single-contract route to shift firms smoothly from EOR hiring to fully fledged entities in overseas markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Why IT leaders have much to gain from encouraging and mentoring women in their industry
Human Capital Management

Why IT leaders have much to gain from encouraging and mentoring women in their industry

IT leaders who actively mentor women in cybersecurity unlock stronger teams, greater resilience and a more diverse, future-ready workforce.

By Lisa Lyssand • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Locus tops G2 ranking for route planning & logistics
Digital Transformation

Locus tops G2 ranking for route planning & logistics

Locus has been ranked G2's top route planning platform, as logistics teams seek unified systems tying planning to execution at scale.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Sentient unveils Arena to stress-test autonomous AI agents
Fintech

Sentient unveils Arena to stress-test autonomous AI agents

Open-source lab Sentient has launched Arena, a vendor-agnostic sandbox to stress-test autonomous AI agents in complex, capital-sensitive tasks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Opollo buys Propensity Partners to boost tech leads
Fintech

Opollo buys Propensity Partners to boost tech leads

Opollo buys Propensity Partners to fuse inbound and outbound marketing into a single demand engine for B2B tech, security and FinTech firms.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Oura unveils AI health model tailored to women's needs
Generative AI

Oura unveils AI health model tailored to women's needs

Oura launches an AI health model tailored to women, blending medical insight with Oura Ring data to support users through life stages.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Niobium taps Samsung for encrypted AI chip production
Data Protection

Niobium taps Samsung for encrypted AI chip production

Niobium partners with SEMIFIVE and Samsung to move its fully homomorphic encryption AI accelerator chip from prototype to volume production.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Feb 2026

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Mercury's bid to become a US bank after rapid growth
Disaster Recovery

Mercury's bid to become a US bank after rapid growth

Fast-growing fintech Mercury seeks a US national bank charter to hold deposits and lend directly after scaling to 200,000 business customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Airwallex signs multi-year Essendon AFL guernsey deal
Digital Transformation

Airwallex signs multi-year Essendon AFL guernsey deal

Airwallex inks first major Australian sports deal, becoming Essendon's co-major partner with front-of-guernsey branding and tech rollout.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Lockton India unveils AI-powered LocktonThrive platform
Fintech

Lockton India unveils AI-powered LocktonThrive platform

Lockton India launches LocktonThrive, an AI-powered platform unifying physical, mental, social and financial wellbeing into one interface.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026