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
German maritime innovator wins USD $4 million China deal
Yesterday
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iot
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ai
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productivity
German innovator wins USD $4 million China deal to launch ClearSense, a smart ship bearing monitor, after AI-assisted NICE challenge.
Finteum hits USD $1bn weekly intraday FX swap trades
Yesterday
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fintech
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blockchain
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data privacy
Finteum hits USD $1bn in weekly intraday FX swaps as Goldman Sachs joins its liquidity platform and NatWest Group, UBS ramp up trading.
UK health spending shifts from January spikes to habit
Yesterday
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data protection
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data analytics
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cx
UK health and wellbeing spend is smoothing into year-round habits, with fewer shoppers spending more and January gym spikes fading.
Xero Analytics adds AI cash forecasts & ops metrics
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Xero is boosting its Analytics tool with AI cash flow forecasts, behavioural insights and operational metrics on shareable visual dashboards.
ASA tightens rules on therapeutic & health ads for 2026
Yesterday
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martech
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healthtech
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social media
ASA unveils tougher 2026 rules on health ads, targeting vulnerable audiences, stricter claims, and tighter control of online testimonials.
Electric utes surge as Australian EV sales jump 38%
Yesterday
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cartech
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tesla
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evs
Electric vehicles raced ahead in Australia in 2025 as sales jumped 38%, led by medium SUVs and a dramatic surge in electric utes.
Tech giants plan USD $650 billion AI investment surge
Yesterday
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robots
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semiconductors
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hyperscale
Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet eye USD $650 billion AI splurge for 2026, stirring investor unease over margins and cloud growth.
Beast Industries buys Step in fintech for Gen Z push
Yesterday
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Beast Industries acquires fintech app Step, betting on financial literacy tools to turn his vast creator audience into customers.
Entuity V23.0 boosts remote monitoring with agents
2 days ago
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Entuity V23.0 debuts lightweight remote agents and streaming telemetry to extend secure monitoring across remote, distributed IT estates.
UK retailers warned over £1.05bn surge in gift returns
2 days ago
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cx
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martech
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supply chain
UK retailers brace for GBP £1.05bn in post-Christmas returns as fashion fit woes, social commerce and ageing habits strain logistics.
SentinelOne debuts lifecycle platform for AI security
2 days ago
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storage
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data protection
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cloud security
SentinelOne has launched an end-to-end AI security lifecycle platform, adding DSPM, CSPM and runtime protections for enterprise AI deployments.
TCS to modernise Flight Centre’s global tech services
2 days ago
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dr
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digital transformation
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cx
TCS will overhaul Flight Centre’s global tech backbone, standardising cloud, networks and platforms to boost resilience and performance.
Four Sage executives named to 2026 CRN Channel Chiefs list
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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hcm
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it automation
Sage sees four senior leaders named 2026 CRN Channel Chiefs as it leans on partners to drive AI-led growth for SMB finance and HR.
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years, citing rapid client consolidation, lost revenue and an unsustainable path forward.
Openmarkets boosts board ahead of planned Nasdaq listing
3 days ago
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Openmarkets adds two non-executive directors and a new CFO to bolster governance and growth plans ahead of its proposed Nasdaq listing.
Motorola opens Cork R&D hub for public safety radio
3 days ago
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semiconductors
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ai
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cybersecurity
Motorola opens a Cork R&D hub to develop mission-critical radio software, hiring nearly 200 staff to bolster global public safety systems.
Portal26 unveils AI tool to measure GenAI business impact
Last week
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digital transformation
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casb
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risk & compliance
Portal26 launches AI Value Realisation tool to help enterprises prove generative AI ROI, tracking usage, cost and impact across teams.
Affirm expands Wayfair buy now, pay later to UK, Canada
Last week
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Affirm extends Wayfair buy now, pay later to UK and Canada, offering instalment plans on higher-ticket home purchases amid tighter scrutiny.
Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents
Last week
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saas
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crm
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firewalls
Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT lifts income as portfolio grows
Last week
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posts higher income and an 8.6% rise in portfolio value to SGD $18.2 billion, despite lower payout per unit.