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 - Page 2
TransferMate & Cadana add payroll compliance layer
2 days ago
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fintech
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iaas
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hcm
TransferMate and Cadana partner to bring payroll providers a single API for salary disbursements and statutory remittances across more than 70 countries.
Wise plans Nasdaq move as balances hit GBP £29.4bn
2 days ago
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fintech
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blockchain
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risk & compliance
Wise posts higher transfer volumes and customer balances as it targets a Nasdaq primary listing in May 2026 while keeping London.
Scurri reports 22% Q1 growth as retail shifts local
2 days ago
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e-commerce
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online shopping
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customer expectations
Scurri posts 22% parcel growth as retailers favour nearer European markets and faster delivery options amid shifting consumer demand.
British Business Bank boosts Oxbury Tier 2 funding
2 days ago
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agricultural technology
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smb
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agribusiness
British Business Bank lifts Oxbury's Tier 2 backing to GBP £35 million as the specialist farm lender nears a 10% share of new agricultural loans.
Simply Asset Finance strikes lending pact with Lombard
2 days ago
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fintech
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martech
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omnichannel
Simply Asset Finance and Lombard team up to widen SME lending across the UK through a wholesale facility and digital origination model.
Eka Ventures raises USD $107 million for second fund
2 days ago
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ai
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healthtech
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clean technologies
Eka Ventures secures USD $107 million for second fund as British Business Bank, Better Society Capital and others back UK early-stage impact bets.
Brickflow adds Pallas to expand broker lending options
2 days ago
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fintech
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property market
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lending platform
Brickflow deepens lender choice for brokers as Pallas Capital joins the platform with development and bridging finance for mid-market property deals.
Oracle adds Lucinity AI investigation tools for banks
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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it automation
Oracle expands its financial crime platform with Lucinity's AI investigation tools, aiming to cut compliance workloads for banks and regulated firms.
Round raises USD $6 million to automate finance work
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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it automation
London fintech Round lands USD $6 million and unveils workflow tools to cut repetitive treasury, payroll and payments work for finance teams.
Sole traders turn to AI for tax advice as rules change
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
Starling Bank says sole traders are embracing AI for quick tax guidance as Making Tax Digital rules prompt a shift to digital accounting tools.
Bitget launches IPO Prime with SpaceX-linked pre-sale
3 days ago
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spacetech
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crypto
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fintech
Bitget opens retail pre-IPO access with SpaceX-linked tokenised offering, as the exchange pushes deeper into private-market trading and tokenisation.
FintechOS launches AI platform for banks & insurers
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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cx
FintechOS rolls out FintechOS 8 preview, pairing governed AI with product workflows for lenders and insurers as it eyes launch later this quarter.
CoinGecko report says stablecoins dominate CEX trading
3 days ago
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crypto
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defi
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bitcoin
CoinGecko finds USDT and USDC made up two-thirds of pairs on top crypto exchanges, as reserve values climbed to USD $225.4 billion.
Xero & Anthropic fuel AI battle in finance software
3 days ago
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saas
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fintech
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financial systems
Xero's Anthropic tie-up deepens finance software AI split as groups weigh integrated platforms against agent tools that work across multiple systems.
Confirmo wins Irish approval for stablecoin payments
Last week
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Confirmo secures dual Irish licensing for stablecoin payments, positioning its European hub to serve businesses ahead of the EU's 2026 MiCA deadline.
SpaceAI to test crypto transaction from orbit on TLON flight
Last week
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crypto
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blockchain
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edge computing
SpaceAI plans first in-orbit cryptocurrency transaction on Argentina's Aventura-1, aiming to mint an NFT tied to artwork by Eugenio Cuttica.
Foresight sells TES Group to Legrand for fourfold gain
Last week
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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Foresight sells Northern Ireland's TES Group to Legrand after revenue jumps 84% and a major datacentre expansion, locking in a fourfold return.
Re7 Capital partners Zodia Custody on on-chain funds
Last week
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crypto
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blockchain
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risk & compliance
Re7 Capital teams up with Zodia Custody to give selected funds on-chain representation and off-exchange settlement for institutional clients.
G2A partners with epay on gaming gift cards marketplace
Last week
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gaming
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crypto
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fintech
G2A teams up with epay to broaden its marketplace with hundreds of gaming and entertainment gift cards as demand for prepaid digital spending grows.
Finexer says tax digital shift exposes SME finance gaps
Last week
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
Making Tax Digital is forcing UK SMEs to confront broken finance workflows as quarterly reporting pushes demand for real-time data and open banking.