About Karen Joy
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.
Stories by Karen Joy
Criteo becomes first adtech partner for ChatGPT ads
Yesterday
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personalisation
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genai
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data privacy
Criteo joins OpenAI's ChatGPT ad pilot as first adtech partner, testing conversational commerce ads across ChatGPT Free and Go in the US.
Vistra & G-P launch unified path for global hiring
Yesterday
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cx
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martech
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hcm
Vistra and G-P unveil a single-contract route to shift firms smoothly from EOR hiring to fully fledged entities in overseas markets.
RedCloud hits 100,000 users as it rolls out agentic AI
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
RedCloud passes 100,000 users and deploys agentic AI across its trade platform after enabling over USD $6.91 billion in FMCG transactions.
PeopleIN buys Infrawork in NZD $56 million NZ deal
Yesterday
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recruitment
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dla piper
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m&a
PeopleIN snaps up New Zealand workforce group Infrawork in a NZD $56 million deal, boosting its trans-Tasman and migrant-labour reach.
GrayCyan unveils AI readiness scorecard for industry
Yesterday
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crm
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
GrayCyan launches an AI readiness and ROI scorecard to test if industrial workflows and systems can truly support responsible automation.
LivTech strengthens leadership for senior care growth
Yesterday
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saas
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digital transformation
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rpa
LivTech hires Ron Kozlin as CFO and Andrew Goode as VP of Development to steer its fast-growing senior care software business.
Revenium unveils Tool Registry to track full AI costs
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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rpa
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erp
Revenium launches Tool Registry to reveal full AI agent costs across tools, APIs and human review, promising clearer ROI for enterprises.
AI seen as new risk as firms lag on surveillance plans
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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crypto
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partner programmes
Most financial firms see AI driving new compliance risks within a year, yet nearly a third still lack a trade surveillance strategy.
Flexitech turns to Rimini Street to extend SAP ECC 6
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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cartech
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it automation
Flexitech shifts SAP ECC 6 support to Rimini Street to cut maintenance costs, extend ERP life and fund security, compliance and R&D plans.
MSCI to acquire Compass to boost multi-asset indexes
2 days ago
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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data management
MSCI is buying Compass Financial Technologies to deepen its multi-asset and crypto index capabilities and expand bespoke benchmark services.
CorPlan attains IBM Platinum status for Planning Analytics
2 days ago
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saas
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devops
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data analytics
New Zealand consultancy CorPlan has attained IBM's top-tier Platinum Partner status for Planning Analytics data and AI solutions delivery.
Celonis users save USD $10 billion with AI operations
2 days ago
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Celonis says its process intelligence platform has helped customers save USD $10 billion by underpinning AI-driven operations and automation.
AI scales in APAC finance as tokenisation gains pace
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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biometrics
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fintech
APAC finance firms race to scale AI from pilots to production as tokenisation and blockchain investments signal deeper market overhaul ahead.
Rainforest adds PayPal to unify vertical software checkout
4 days ago
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crypto
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fintech
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cx
Rainforest adds PayPal, Venmo and PayPal Pay Later to its unified checkout for vertical software, aiming to shift users from cash and cheques.
Explainer: The digital shock that ended Sanity's reign
4 days ago
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partner programmes
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digital entertainment
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supply chain
Once a 400-store giant of CDs and DVDs, Sanity has shrunk to a regional chain as downloads, streaming and rising costs reshape retail.
MYOB launches AI tools for BAS, insights & invoicing
4 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
MYOB unveils AI BAS, insights and invoicing tools to automate tax prep, reconciliation and late payment chasing for small businesses.
Tariffs, AI, new trade routes reshape supply chains
Last week
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hyperscale
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fintech
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blockchain
Tariff hikes, AI adoption and regional supply chains are redrawing global trade as firms diversify sourcing and tighten working capital.
ShiftCare earns USD $20,000 via Xero referral push
Last week
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fintech
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partner programmes
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financial systems
ShiftCare nets over USD $20,000 from Xero referrals after baking accounting recommendations into onboarding and in-app workflows.
Xero adds AI invoicing tools to help payments land
Last week
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Xero unveils AI-powered invoicing and payment tools, promising to cut late payments and ease cash-flow strain for small businesses.
Xero adds richer credit note webhooks for developers
Last week
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Xero rolls out richer credit note webhooks so developers can ditch heavy polling, cut API traffic and get faster, event-driven updates.