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Boards in regulated sectors now have firmer assurance after Abacus secured CREST approval for penetration testing, renewed annually.
Demand for AI market intelligence is driving AlphaSense to strengthen local leadership and multilingual coverage across EMEA and APAC.
Integration and governance gaps are slowing UK firms' AI rollouts, even as 91% say they have already moved projects into production.
Businesses risk wasting AI budgets on polite interfaces when the bigger gains come from linking systems, data and workflows directly.
The move underlines Akamai's push to expand cloud, security and AI sales in a region where data rules and latency requirements vary widely.
Many SMEs face repeat disruption after paying ransomware gangs, with insurers warning that restored access often still means costly system rebuilds.
The update extends support to 2032 and aims to help enterprises run AI workloads across cloud and on-premises systems without costly migrations.
The new Gartner category highlights demand for unified office software as employers seek to cut friction across hybrid work, visitor and desk management.
Defenders may gain faster vulnerability discovery, but the same AI leap is also sharpening concerns that attackers will exploit flaws in minutes.
The rollout puts AI into 160,000 audits and could cut administrative work as EY braces for bigger data volumes and tougher assurance demands.
The new platform targets regulated firms seeking auditable AI processes, after Felix raised USD $1.7 million to expand beyond legal work.
Regulated financial data made up 59% of generative AI policy breaches, as banks and insurers race to use the tools under tighter scrutiny.
Managed AI tools are gaining ground in finance, yet regulated data still drives most policy breaches as staff mix personal and corporate accounts.
Existing Zip users will be first to access ZMobile, as the lender pushes into mobile plans with TPG Telecom-backed network coverage.
The appointment comes as Australia’s fintech sector pushes for rules that could lift its economic contribution from $13.6 billion to $38 billion by 2035.
Fraud is eroding trust in digital services, with 56% of Australians saying they have already suffered online scams or identity theft.
The contract secures JCDecaux a long-term digital network at Sydney's new 24-hour airport, set to open for 10 million passengers.
Financial institutions could cut manual checks as a Fujifilm-DoxAI tool scans identity and income records for fraud in New Zealand.
Direct access to Interac e-Transfer gives Neo Financial more control over payment features as the network opens to non-bank providers.
Higher complaint volumes are adding regulatory and reputational pressure on UK firms handling sensitive customer data, especially in finance and health.