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SEI launches portal for advisers' succession planning

A third of advisers are due to retire within a decade, leaving many firms without documented succession plans and under pressure to act earlier.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Supply Chain

Forrester warns of shadow AI surge in Asia Pacific

A governance gap could leave large Asia Pacific firms exposed, with Forrester predicting shadow AI agents will outnumber approved ones by 10 to 1.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

eCloudvalley renews AWS pact to push enterprise AI

The renewed pact will help the Singapore provider move enterprise AI products into more markets across Asia-Pacific as AWS backs joint development.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Insight names Valerie Abend to lead global cyber strategy

The appointment aims to sharpen Insight's security offer as demand rises for AI-linked cyber advice across Australia and APAC.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Malware

Ransomware attacks jump 23% as industrial firms hit

Industrial firms bore the brunt as ransomware incidents climbed 23% in the third quarter, with North America also hit hard.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Financial firms race to deploy multi-agent AI systems

Only 10% of firms have enterprise-wide orchestration, leaving most banks and insurers unable to scale autonomous AI safely or prove returns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

GSMA warns 6G spectrum shortage could risk USD $520bn

Governments face pressure to free up airwaves after GSMA said poor spectrum planning could put USD $520 billion of 6G gains at risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Network Security

ASC X9 Financial PKI gains traction ahead of DTCC deadlines

More than 1,900 organisations are now deploying or testing the system as DTCC certificate rules force financial firms to move fast before year-end deadlines.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

GemDB launches Code extension for AI-driven schema changes

Developers using AI coding agents can now avoid separate database migration steps, as the free extension keeps schema changes in sync with code.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Fintech

CISI launches in Australia & New Zealand with AI push

Regional finance professionals will gain access to CISI's AI ethics training and 2,000 learning resources after 5,000 members transferred from Finsia.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

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Crypto

UK financial firms lose GBP £1.01bn to cyberattacks

Nearly all UK financial services firms hit by cyberattacks are still losing business time and money, despite widespread insurance cover.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Risk & Compliance

Remote launches expense cards for global employees

Finance teams at multinational employers can now set spending limits before a purchase, cutting reimbursement delays for eligible Remote staff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Crypto

Wealthsimple launches AI assistant, stablecoin buy, pro trade

The launch broadens access to faster payments and trading tools for more than 4 million Canadians, with some features arriving in 2027.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last week

Customer Experience

Finalytics launches personalised Travis Credit Union website

The rollout aims to cut search time for nearly 280,000 members by showing more relevant loan and account information earlier online.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Encryption

Smartbird partners with WEKA on managed AI infrastructure

Enterprises in regulated sectors can now access private AI clusters without stitching together multiple vendors, under Smartbird's first strategic infrastructure partnership.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 3 min read • Last week