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Data discipline will make or break enterprise AI in 2026
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As AI scales across Australia and New Zealand, leaders are learning that trust, impact and compliance all hinge on disciplined, clean data.
Guidewire names Phil Joel VP of Solution Advisory APAC
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Guidewire has appointed Phil Joel as VP of Solution Advisory for APAC, strengthening support for insurers’ core modernisation and data projects.
AI, identity & physical security raise data stakes
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AI adoption, machine identities and physical security systems are driving board-level privacy scrutiny for Australian organisations.
Hybrid lending model key to Canada’s financial future
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Canada’s lending future is going hybrid as Money Mart doubles down on both mobile apps and 420-plus branches to widen access.
Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use
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Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin’s grid limits.
Delivery Group lands GBP £45m boost for eCommerce push
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Delivery Group secures GBP £45m hybrid refinancing from Investec to fuel eCommerce network expansion and operational investment plans.
Poor data drives FCA AML fines totalling GBP £430m
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Poor-quality customer data has driven more than two-thirds of FCA AML fines since 2020, analysis finds, with penalties topping GBP £430m.
WealthAi raises $1m to expand UK AI wealth platform
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WealthAi secures $1m pre-seed to scale its modular AI wealth platform for UK advisers, targeting system sprawl and manual workflows.
NTT DATA & AWS expand global agentic AI cloud push
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NTT DATA and AWS sign multi-year deal to speed enterprise cloud modernisation and move agentic AI systems from pilots to production at scale.
HSBC & Sage launch digital tax tool for sole traders
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HSBC UK and Sage unveil in-app tax tool for sole traders and landlords as Making Tax Digital for Income Tax rules loom from April.
ITSEC Asia chief wins APAC CEO award for AI cyber push
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ITSEC Asia boss Patrick Dannacher wins APAC CEO of the Year for steering an AI-led cyber platform shift and regional security expansion.
Convera names Meaghan Riley Chief Commercial Officer
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Convera names Google Cloud veteran Meaghan Riley CCO as it posts double-digit growth and nearly USD $190 billion in annual turnover.
NTT DATA & AWS target agentic AI in Asia-Pacific deal
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NTT DATA strikes multi-year AWS deal to drive agentic AI and cloud modernisation for heavily regulated Asia-Pacific enterprises.
Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson AI leader
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Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson chief product and technology officer as it sharpens AI governance for heavily regulated clients.
Adeptia unveils tool to speed retirement enrolment data
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Adeptia launches Automate for Retirement Benefits Enrolment to automate fragmented data intake and speed record-keeping enrolment flows.
Remara selects 10x Banking for core modernisation drive
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Remara picks 10x Banking’s cloud-native core to speed new lending and investment products and fuel ANZ and Southeast Asia expansion.
Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson to lead AI push
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Smart Communications appoints Heidi Johnson as chief product and technology officer to spearhead its next phase of AI-led innovation.
Fiddler raises $30m Series C to power the control plane for AI Agents
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Fiddler raises USD $30m to expand its AI agent control plane, targeting governance, security and observability for complex enterprise systems.
UK, Ireland lag on quantum-safe crypto as certs shrink
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UK and Ireland firms trail global peers on post-quantum crypto prep as key, certificate woes mount and budgets constrain defences.
EuroCTP picks Equinix Frankfurt site for EU share tape
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EuroCTP selects Equinix’s FR2 data centre in Frankfurt to host the EU consolidated share tape, targeting a Q3 2026 live launch.