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Uzbekistan unveils fintech plan to draw USD $1 billion
Fintech

Uzbekistan unveils fintech plan to draw USD $1 billion

Aiming to lure overseas capital, the country's six-year plan also targets 5,000 trained specialists and fresh cross-border payment links.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • This month

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Intapp launches DealCloud plug-in for ChatGPT for finance
Software-as-a-Service

Intapp launches DealCloud plug-in for ChatGPT for finance

Eligible financial firms can now tap their own DealCloud records in ChatGPT while keeping confidential data and access barriers intact.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
OpenAI launches ChatGPT platform for Financial Services
Fintech

OpenAI launches ChatGPT platform for Financial Services

Financial institutions will gain access to licensed market data and governance tools as OpenAI targets research, modelling and client documents.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
DroneShield names Rebecca Lowde as Chief Financial Officer
Fintech

DroneShield names Rebecca Lowde as Chief Financial Officer

Revenue visibility has risen above AUD $250 million as DroneShield secures its first RfRecon order and prepares for a finance handover.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Datasite partners Rogo on AI deal room integration
Software-as-a-Service

Datasite partners Rogo on AI deal room integration

Deal teams can query live transaction documents without exporting them, as the tie-up keeps sensitive M&A work inside Datasite's permissioned rooms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Coder launches Agent Relay for Cursor in private preview
Data Protection

Coder launches Agent Relay for Cursor in private preview

Security-conscious banks and defence agencies can now keep Cursor agents on their own infrastructure, reducing exposure of code, secrets and audit data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Three Industries, One Common Challenge: Getting Data Right Before MDM
Manufacturing

Three Industries, One Common Challenge: Getting Data Right Before MDM

Poor-quality records could undermine MDM programmes in finance, healthcare and manufacturing as AI begins acting on the data.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Last week
Snowflake raises outlook after 37% product revenue growth
Software-as-a-Service

Snowflake raises outlook after 37% product revenue growth

Rising demand for its AI tools helped lift Snowflake's quarterly product revenue 37%, prompting a higher full-year growth forecast.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
21 banks back USD stablecoin venture for global use
Crypto

21 banks back USD stablecoin venture for global use

The move could give banks a regulated foothold in digital payments as they seek to challenge crypto issuers and settle transactions faster.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month

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Lodestone Energy weighs IPO for NZ solar expansion
Clean technologies

Lodestone Energy weighs IPO for NZ solar expansion

Potential investors are being sounded out as the solar developer gauges support for a share sale to fund more farms and customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Bank of Ireland expands Stripe deal on AI & payments
Software-as-a-Service

Bank of Ireland expands Stripe deal on AI & payments

The bank aims to speed up customer payments and back-office tasks as it deepens use of Stripe's systems across its group.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
UK firms confident on T+1 but not ready, Tokenovate warns
Digital Transformation

UK firms confident on T+1 but not ready, Tokenovate warns

Funding gaps and manual processing mean most post-trade firms are not yet ready for the UK's faster T+1 settlement cycle.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Tokenisation is an infrastructure decision
Fintech

Tokenisation is an infrastructure decision

Australia's wealth managers now face pressure to rebuild custody and distribution systems as tokenised assets move under the same law as other holdings.

By Dan Sleep • 5 min read • Last week
UK finance roadmap tests digital markets ambitions
Fintech

UK finance roadmap tests digital markets ambitions

Its success will hinge on interoperability, resilient operations and matching Europe's pace as tokenised markets move closer to scale.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Sunshine names Burton as chair, eyes public listing
Clean technologies

Sunshine names Burton as chair, eyes public listing

The clean energy developer is sharpening its governance as it advances projects in Australia and prepares for a public unlisted listing.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
OpenReserve wins conditional US national bank approval
Crypto

OpenReserve wins conditional US national bank approval

The bank still needs final regulatory clearance before it can open and offer lending, deposits and stablecoin infrastructure to businesses.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
SoFi & Payward link banking with Kraken settlement
Fintech

SoFi & Payward link banking with Kraken settlement

Institutional crypto clients could soon settle US dollars around the clock as SoFi ties its banking network to Kraken and lists SoFiUSD on the exchange.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month