Ransomware hit manufacturers hardest in 2025 as incidents climbed 56 per cent, with ageing factory systems and suppliers widening exposure.
Merchants face higher losses and uneven compliance burdens as a new report says fraud controls are failing to keep pace with social engineering.
Legal and finance teams can now turn PDFs, images and spreadsheets into editable diagrams, cutting manual rebuilds as structures change.
Procurement teams are prioritising risk and contract visibility as Scanmarket by Unit4 secures top ranking again on user feedback.
More than half of organisations have shipped AI tools, but quality problems and weak testing are leaving many projects stranded before production.
Businesses under pressure to prove AI returns may use Qlik's new advisory service to sift viable agentic projects from broad ambitions.
Law firms could cut client disputes as Elite’s new tool spots subjective billing risks before invoices are submitted.
Downtime on Colt's switchover was cut to 6.5 hours, helping the telecoms group reduce disruption across operations in 40 countries.
Poor data could now trigger bad AI actions, as Qlik adds trust scores, alerts and stewardship tools to its analytics platform.
The move will bring product and commercial teams closer to Asian clients as the wealth-tech firm targets faster growth across regional markets.
The deal gives lenders round-the-clock voice automation in more than 100 languages, aiming to cut costs and improve compliance in collections.
Clearer rules and lower fees are pushing banks and corporates to trial stablecoins for cross-border transfers and treasury management.
Consumers are set to encounter AI in robots, transport and personalised shopping, as Forrester says business returns will arrive sooner than expected.
Backing from Tether comes as stablecoins pass USD $300 billion in circulation, underlining investor appetite for their payments infrastructure.
The recognition broadens Rockwell Automation’s software push as manufacturers seek AI tools that tie plant data to finance and planning systems.
Backed by Shine Capital, the London edtech aims to deepen US college growth and widen its AI tools as 13 million learners use it globally.
The move gives the payments group a direct role in securing early transactions on a network built for real-time and machine-to-machine payments.
Poor master data can leave firms overpaying duties, missing sustainability targets and struggling to trace suppliers as tariffs shift.
It aims to cut admin time for reps by combining training, content, coaching and analytics in one system built for on-the-road selling.
A trust-backed board majority now gives Anthropic tighter oversight as it seeks to balance rapid AI growth with its public benefit mission.
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