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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.

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Asian Stories

Written by Karen Joy

Fintech

Deloitte Taiwan & Zodia Custody strike digital pact

Deloitte Taiwan and Zodia Custody team up on digital asset services for financial institutions, as Taiwan readies stricter rules.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Global Stories

Written by Karen Joy

Crypto

Lightspark adds AI agent controls to Grid accounts

Lightspark gives Grid Global Accounts AI agent controls, letting users set spending limits, approvals and audit trails for delegated payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

Karbon launches AI community platform for accountants

Karbon opens The Loft, an AI-focused forum with workshops, benchmarking and a readiness scorecard as accountants seek practical training.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Customer Relationship Management

Anthropic launches AI agents for financial services

Anthropic rolls out 10 AI agent templates for financial services, with Microsoft 365 add-ins, new data links and banking workflow tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Today

Crypto

PayPal reshuffles into three divisions as executives shift

PayPal splits into three units as it names new bosses for checkout, consumer finance and crypto, while two senior executives depart.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Crypto

FinScan adds stablecoin screening to Payments platform

FinScan extends Payments platform to screen stablecoin transfers and digital wallets, aiming to give firms one compliance setup across all rails.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

Disaster Recovery

Temenos expands AWS SaaS to digital banking & payments

Temenos broadens AWS SaaS for banks with digital services and payments, as lenders weigh cloud modularity, regulation and data residency.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

Data centers

Veolia keeps 2026 guidance after steady first quarter

Veolia's chief executive says resilient water and energy demand, plus stronger cash flow, underpin the environmental services group's unchanged 2026 outlook.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Animoca Brands launches USD $10 million Minds AI fund

Animoca Brands backs early-stage developers with USD $10 million Minds AI fund to spur agentic web products across gaming, finance and productivity.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Analytics

Codat launches advisory intelligence platform for banks

Codat rolls out advisory intelligence software for commercial banks, with BMO first to use its AI-driven insights for client conversations.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Stories from Other Regions

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Fintech

FIS & Anthropic launch AI agent for bank crime probes

FIS and Anthropic team up on Financial Crimes AI Agent for banks, aiming to cut anti-money laundering checks from hours to minutes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Fintech

InstaSwitch raises USD $4.7 million for banking switch tool

InstaSwitch launches business banking activation software and secures USD $4.7 million as banks chase more primary deposits.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Data Protection

Visa expands AI payments testing to Canadian issuers

Visa widens AI payments testing in Canada, enlisting BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD to trial agent-initiated transactions with real cards and merchants.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Premier Construction Software adds early payment tool

Premier Construction Software partners with Quickly to embed automated early payments in its cloud ERP, easing cash flow pressure for contractors and suppliers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday