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
Ondo & Broadridge add proxy voting to tokenised ETFs
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defi
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digital wallets
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ethereum
Ondo Finance and Broadridge bring proxy voting and investor disclosures to more than 250 tokenised ETFs and stocks on a Web3 platform.
Vernon Building Society taps FintechOS for mortgage overhaul
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cx
Vernon Building Society taps FintechOS to speed mortgage processing with AI tools, while keeping its core banking systems unchanged.
LemFi names London global HQ in GBP £100m UK pledge
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risk & compliance
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software development
LemFi to create London hub with GBP £100 million UK investment as fintech expands compliance, hiring and product development.
Banks struggle to move AI pilots beyond test stage
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ai
Banks are hitting old systems, poor data and regulatory hurdles as AI pilots stall, with most projects still stuck in test mode.
Bloxley chooses Equals Money for cross-border push
Yesterday
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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peer-to-peer payments
Bloxley has chosen Equals Money to power multi-currency accounts and cross-border payments as the AI-driven neobank prepares a European launch.
NCR Atleos renews Castle Leisure ATM deal at 11 venues
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martech
NCR Atleos has renewed its outsourced ATM service for Castle Leisure, keeping 22 free-to-use machines running across 11 UK venues.
UK firms still rely on manual payment reconciliation
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digital transformation
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crypto
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fintech
Mangopay says 85% of high-volume UK firms still use manual or mostly manual reconciliation, despite heavy investment in automation and AI.
UK financial planners see AI boosting efficiency, not cuts
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digital transformation
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fintech
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partner programmes
UK financial planning firms expect AI to lift efficiency through admin and support work, with only 3% planning staff cuts this year.
LandTech adds Brickflow funding data to LandInsight
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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fintech
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digitalisation
LandTech adds Brickflow funding data to LandInsight, letting developers compare live finance offers from 160 lenders while appraising sites.
Temenos named Forrester leader in digital banking tech
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digital transformation
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fintech
Temenos wins Forrester leader status in digital banking after review praised its app support, APIs, localisation and headless architecture.
NUVA Digital raises USD $5.2 million for Web3 asset platform
Yesterday
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fintech
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blockchain
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defi
NUVA Digital secures USD $5.2 million seed funding led by Morgan Creek Digital to widen its tokenised asset marketplace and add blockchain integrations.
Ant International launches mobile AI payment protocol
Yesterday
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wearables
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iot
Ant International unveils open-source mobile AI payment protocol for wallets and wearables, aiming to secure agentic commerce across devices.
AICPA & CIMA launch AI skills programme for finance
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
AICPA and CIMA unveil global AI training for finance staff as firms seek to turn automation and generative tools into measurable gains.
British Business Bank backs UK AI firm with USD $20m
2 days ago
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google
British Business Bank joins Sovereign AI Fund in USD $1.1 billion seed round for Ineffable Intelligence, led by Professor David Silver.
Finologee & Gresham partner on depositary reconciliation
2 days ago
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excel
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swift
Finologee teams with Gresham to embed Control into Banking Orchestrator, automating depositary reconciliation for insurers, fund managers and asset servicers.
YFM backs Swanky with GBP £7.6 million growth deal
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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cx
YFM Equity Partners invests GBP £7.6 million in Exeter-based Shopify agency Swanky, funding hiring, service expansion and selective acquisitions.
UK finance staff use generative AI daily, survey finds
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
UK finance staff embrace generative AI for daily tasks as oversight gaps in monitoring and compliance raise fresh regulatory concerns.
Payment firms expand into broader merchant services
3 days ago
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crm
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dr
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digital transformation
Stripe, PayPal, Adyen and Block are pushing into loyalty, lending and AI checkout tools as payment groups seek a bigger role in merchant commerce.
AI shopping agents reshape retail buying & checkout
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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cx
AI shopping agents are moving retail from clicks to chat, as Walmart, Amazon and Google test protocols that let software search, compare and pay.
Amazon, Meta & Microsoft join UCP technical council
3 days ago
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cx
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martech
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commerce systems
Amazon, Meta and Microsoft join Universal Commerce Protocol council as AI shopping standard draws major backing from retailers and payments groups.