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Rising scam losses and tighter oversight are fuelling demand for SEON’s fraud tools, with Indonesia set to be a key growth market.
The payment option is generating more completed sales, with approval rates for online guest checkouts rising to 75.18% in April 2026.
The suite is already running with customers in several markets, as Tredence and Google Cloud target enterprise AI projects stuck in pilot mode.
New orders have doubled as the telecoms software group’s largest-ever contract is expected to drive a stronger second half and support full-year targets.
Credit market users in Asia-Pacific now have access to more than 1,800 issuers as volatility and private lending reshape funding choices.
Many large companies are making support harder to reach, with most failing to offer clear web, chat or phone access, a Parloa study found.
Businesses can now query Oracle databases in Gemini Enterprise without SQL, as Oracle and Google Cloud widen multicloud AI access while keeping data governed.
Enterprise users can now query Oracle databases in natural language through Gemini, without moving data or writing SQL, as the partners expand their cloud tie-up.
Organisations are now being judged on how they act on sustainability, with supply chains, AI infrastructure and hiring all under pressure.
The Edinburgh conference will put AI trust and governance centre stage as speakers from OpenAI, OpenUK and academia address business risk.
Payroll mistakes are already pushing some workers into debt, as HBHR says 61% of employees would quit if errors continued for six months.
Smaller science and technology firms outside London are driving the gains, as young staff pay rose 1.9% and hiring outpaced the wider sector.
Extra government support may help UK fintech scale, but firms still face costly reporting and compliance frictions, Leo Labeis said.
Companies are under pressure to prove AI spend pays off, as many projects still stall before delivering measurable gains.
Canada's top envoy in Australia has spotlighted Genetec's Sydney hub, which supports security customers and critical infrastructure operators.
Public sector digital projects cut waits, boosted participation and saved staff time across UK councils as Granicus named seven award winners.
Borrowers can now tap cash within 24 hours as the fintech plans to broaden products and double staff after fresh backing.
UK finance leaders see AI mistakes and opaque outputs as the main obstacle to wider use, with trust beating speed in a Bloomberg poll.
Wider use of new financial health tools could help 200,000 more UK SMEs a year secure lending, CFIT said after testing prototypes.
Only 3% of 18-to-24-year-olds see payroll as strategic, raising concerns over future recruitment and pay accuracy for employers.