About Karen Joy
Karen Joy Bacudo
Finance Editor
Karen wears two hats at TechDay, balancing her role as an editor while assisting with finance tasks. She bridges writing content and reconciling numbers to support the team, with the same level of accuracy and precision.
Stories by Karen Joy - Page 4
CoinGecko report says stablecoins dominate CEX trading
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CoinGecko finds USDT and USDC made up two-thirds of pairs on top crypto exchanges, as reserve values climbed to USD $225.4 billion.
EX.IO & Payment Asia explore Hong Kong stablecoins
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
EX.IO and Payment Asia launch stablecoin push in Hong Kong, targeting merchant payments, custody and trading as the city's regime opens up.
Xero & Anthropic fuel AI battle in finance software
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saas
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financial systems
Xero's Anthropic tie-up deepens finance software AI split as groups weigh integrated platforms against agent tools that work across multiple systems.
SpaceAI to test crypto transaction from orbit on TLON flight
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crypto
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blockchain
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edge computing
SpaceAI plans first in-orbit cryptocurrency transaction on Argentina's Aventura-1, aiming to mint an NFT tied to artwork by Eugenio Cuttica.
G2A partners with epay on gaming gift cards marketplace
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gaming
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crypto
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fintech
G2A teams up with epay to broaden its marketplace with hundreds of gaming and entertainment gift cards as demand for prepaid digital spending grows.
Re7 Capital partners Zodia Custody on on-chain funds
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crypto
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blockchain
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risk & compliance
Re7 Capital teams up with Zodia Custody to give selected funds on-chain representation and off-exchange settlement for institutional clients.
Asia Pacific wins more FDI appeal as Singapore jumps
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supply chain
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r&d
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regulation
Asia Pacific claims 10 of top 25 foreign investment spots as Singapore leaps to eighth, with investors prioritising innovation over old economic measures.
EY rolls out AI audits across global Assurance business
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
EY embeds agentic AI into Canvas audit workflows worldwide, aiming to cut admin, sharpen risk checks and keep human judgement in the loop.
Nava raises USD $22 million to expand AI cloud in Asia
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dc
Nava secures USD $22 million from Greenoaks and backers to grow its AI cloud platform, with Singapore now its regional base.
Trintech adds AI tools to financial close workflows
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
Trintech expands embedded AI across close processes with Beacon assistant, aiming to speed journal entries, matching and risk checks.
Aspire partners with J.P. Morgan on cross-border FX
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crypto
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fintech
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defi
Aspire taps J.P. Morgan Payments for cross-border FX as the Singapore fintech expands wallet conversions in SGD, USD, GBP, EUR and HKD.
EY rolls out AI audit tools across global assurance
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
EY deploys agentic AI across 160,000 audit engagements, backed by Microsoft, as it launches new assurance services and training.
Aria launches Deep Networking platform with USD $125 million
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Aria launches Deep Networking platform as it secures GBP £97 million to target AI data centre networking bottlenecks.
Mastercard & KTC test Thailand's first AI ride booking
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data protection
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smart cities
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fintech
Mastercard and Krungthai Card complete Thailand’s first live agentic payment as an AI assistant books an Elife ride from airport to city centre.
Firmus wins USD $505 million AI infrastructure boost
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Firmus secures USD $505 million from Coatue and NVIDIA backers to expand energy-efficient AI factories across Australia and Asia-Pacific.
Mastercard launches AI payments pilots in Singapore
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fintech
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data science
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martech
Mastercard expands authenticated AI payment pilots in Singapore and Malaysia, while preparing a major regional Centre of Excellence in Singapore.
Plaid unveils foundation model for transaction data
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saas
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Plaid builds a foundation model to improve transaction analysis, lifting income classification and loan payment detection across financial services.
Visa says AI agents may soon negotiate business deals
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digital transformation
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fintech
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cx
Businesses warm to AI agents haggling over deals, but consumers remain wary of handing software full control of spending.
AI agents shake up accounting firms' bookkeeping workflows
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data protection
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digital transformation
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rpa
AI agents prompt accounting firms to redesign bookkeeping and tax workflows as junior staff tasks are automated and human oversight stays central.
Rain taps Episode Six for Asia-Pacific card expansion
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fintech
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payment technologies
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visa
Rain turns to Episode Six to power stablecoin card programmes across Asia-Pacific after extending its Visa reach in the region.