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Complex digital infrastructure slows financial firms' AI
Network Infrastructure

Complex digital infrastructure slows financial firms' AI

Delays from tangled networks and legacy systems are costing financial firms revenue, compliance time and AI opportunities, a survey found.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools
Data Protection

Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools

Customers deploying AI agents face wider security gaps as Fortinet adds runtime protection and validation through its Virtue AI deal.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Colter Bay backs Vertical Aviation with AUD $115m loan
Oil and Gas

Colter Bay backs Vertical Aviation with AUD $115m loan

Fresh capital will help Vertical Aviation refinance bank debt and fund aircraft buys as private credit gains ground in Australian lending.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
RecordPoint names Christian Lucarelli Chief Revenue Officer
Software-as-a-Service

RecordPoint names Christian Lucarelli Chief Revenue Officer

Pressure from AI projects stalled by poor data governance is boosting demand for RecordPoint's software among regulated organisations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Phoenix ME lands H.I.G. Capital backing for expansion
Digital Transformation

Phoenix ME lands H.I.G. Capital backing for expansion

The deal gives the engineering services group fresh firepower to target bigger data centre and infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Cleversoft to acquire FS Assist in UK insurance push
Risk & Compliance

Cleversoft to acquire FS Assist in UK insurance push

Around 350 European insurers will gain wider compliance tools as Cleversoft adds FS Assist's specialist reporting software to its platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Dynatrace buys Arize in USD $915m AI observability deal
DevOps

Dynatrace buys Arize in USD $915m AI observability deal

The tie-up could give enterprises a single way to track AI model quality and system performance as production deployments accelerate.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Slipstream names Mearns & London in expansion push
Software-as-a-Service

Slipstream names Mearns & London in expansion push

The music licensing company's latest hires are aimed at broadening customer coverage in the U.K., Europe and the U.S. after its Megatrax deal.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Francisco Partners to buy Moneris for CAD $2 billion
Digital Transformation

Francisco Partners to buy Moneris for CAD $2 billion

Moneris will keep access to BMO and RBC clients after the sale, with exclusive referral deals preserving bank ties as ownership shifts.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week

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Channelscaler launches partner performance benchmark
Marketing Technologies

Channelscaler launches partner performance benchmark

Channel chiefs get a new yardstick as anonymised data from 30,000 partners shows deal registration can lift pipeline and closed revenue.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago
TalkTalk Business & ARO to merge in GBP £200m deal
Network Infrastructure

TalkTalk Business & ARO to merge in GBP £200m deal

The combined group will serve more than 70,000 UK organisations, but the deal still needs clearance under the National Security Investment Act.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Owner-managed firms warned on finance director gap at exit
Small Business

Owner-managed firms warned on finance director gap at exit

Smaller founder-led businesses may lose bargaining power in sales if they lack a finance chief to satisfy buyer scrutiny over reporting and succession.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Private equity stays active in Australia's marketing sector
Marketing Technologies

Private equity stays active in Australia's marketing sector

Cross-border buying of Australian marketing businesses is rising, even as investors apply tougher tests to new deals and AI readiness.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Contact Energy's net profit climbs to $423 million, up 62 percent on last year
Data centers

Contact Energy's net profit climbs to $423 million, up 62 percent on last year

Higher renewable output and the Manawa Energy purchase lifted annual earnings, while Contact Energy eyes new demand from a proposed Taranaki data centre.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Last week
Myriad360 lands 15th Inc 5000 spot after 95.8% growth
Digital Transformation

Myriad360 lands 15th Inc 5000 spot after 95.8% growth

The ranking underscores sustained expansion for the New York-based systems integrator as clients shift spending towards cloud, security and managed services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Coinme appoints Chief Compliance Officer for global push
Crypto

Coinme appoints Chief Compliance Officer for global push

The hire is designed to strengthen Coinme's licensing and anti-money laundering controls as it expands regulated money movement beyond the US.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Farsight deepens PitchBook data tie-up for deal teams
Software-as-a-Service

Farsight deepens PitchBook data tie-up for deal teams

Deal teams can now pull PitchBook's private market data into Farsight without switching systems, cutting manual work in valuations and memos.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
RBC & BMO sell Moneris to Francisco Partners for USD $2bn
Fintech

RBC & BMO sell Moneris to Francisco Partners for USD $2bn

The sale hands one of Canada's biggest merchant payment networks to a technology investor, while preserving referral ties with the two banks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week