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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
Unlimit names Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments
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data protection
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fintech
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data privacy
Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.
Bilder taps xpate for instant card funding across borders
Today
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fintech
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cx
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risk & compliance
Bilder integrates xpate's card top-ups to offer 24/7 instant multi-currency account funding for cross-border customers and businesses.
Lightyear cuts FX fees to shake up UK broker market
Today
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fintech
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stock market
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financial literacy
Lightyear scraps commissions and slashes FX fees to 0.1%, escalating a price war among UK brokers as tax-year-end competition heats up.
Temenos gains Microsoft AI Cloud core banking status
Today
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saas
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Temenos wins Microsoft AI Cloud partner status for its Azure-native core banking SaaS, boosting co-sell options and bank modernisation plans.
Gym app SPORTL launches in London after GBP £250,000 raise
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healthtech
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sports
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subscriptions
Gym booking app SPORTL launches in London after GBP £250,000 pre-seed, offering pay-as-you-train access at 50 studios with no memberships.
Azul Prime delivers 129% ROI & major cloud savings
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saas
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private cloud
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digital transformation
Azul Prime customers see 129% ROI, USD $10.2 million in benefits and nearly USD $4 million in cloud savings over three years, says study.
Alteryx tops USD $1 billion ARR as AI workflows surge
Today
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Alteryx hits USD $1 billion ARR as AI pushes automated workflows past 380 million and firms race to govern data for safer deployment.
Nasdaq unveils issuer-led tokenised share framework
Today
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blockchain
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stock market
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distributed ledger technology
Nasdaq sets out equity token blueprint to let companies issue on-chain shares while preserving control, rights and US regulatory status.
Dify raises USD $30m to scale open-source AI workflows
Today
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partner programmes
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rpa
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risk & compliance
Dify secures USD $30m to expand its open-source platform for production-ready AI agent workflows across global enterprise teams.
Avvoka secures GBP £14m to scale AI legal drafting
Yesterday
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rpa
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risk & compliance
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erp
Avvoka raises GBP £14m from Valhalla Ventures to scale its AI-driven contract drafting platform and accelerate US expansion.
Tide adds embedded 5G mobile plans for UK small firms
Yesterday
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uc
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digital transformation
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fintech
Tide launches embedded 5G mobile plans in its app, giving UK small firms business numbers with unlimited calls, texts and optional data.
SumUp launches free MTD income tax tool with Sage tech
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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fintech
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commerce systems
SumUp enters UK accounting with a free MTD income tax tool using Sage tech, aiming to help unprepared sole traders meet new HMRC rules.
ALSO lifts 2025 profit, raises dividend, eyes growth
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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cloud services
ALSO posts record 2025 results, boosts dividend and cash, and forecasts higher 2026 EBITDA as cloud growth and acquisitions drive gains.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives backs Schellman expansion
Yesterday
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data protection
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cloud security
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partner programmes
Goldman Sachs Alternatives to take stake in Schellman, backing global expansion in AI governance, cybersecurity compliance and digital trust.
SoFi & Mastercard bring stablecoin to card settlement
Yesterday
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
SoFi and Mastercard will use SoFiUSD stablecoin for card settlement worldwide, targeting faster payments, remittances and B2B transfers.
Wise predicts agentic AI shift in business by 2026
2 days ago
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uc
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data protection
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data analytics
Wise forecasts that by 2026 agentic AI will run core business tasks, pushing firms to embed tools, tighten oversight and rethink outsourcing.
Swift banks back scheme for faster cross-border pay
2 days ago
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fintech
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blockchain
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payment technologies
Swift enlists over 50 banks to launch common rules for faster, clearer cross-border retail payments, with first flows live by June.
UK fintech delegation backs New Zealand open finance push
2 days ago
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data protection
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fintech
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api
UK fintech heavyweights visit New Zealand to help shape open finance rules, eyeing partnerships and a testbed for new banking technology.
Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps
Last week
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.
Two-thirds of UK digital investors risk locked assets
Last week
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digital transformation
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mfa
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crypto
Two-thirds of UK digital investors risk locking away wealth, as most leave no clear instructions for others to access online assets.