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Boards warned over costly fallout from overlooked executives

Overlooked internal candidates can trigger a costly retention problem, with replacing a senior executive estimated to cost nearly £77,000.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Enterprise Resource Planning

Basware completes Trustpair acquisition to curb fraud

The deal widens finance teams' defences as payment fraud shifts from invoices to supplier bank details, leaving approved bills vulnerable.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Fintech

Lloyds survey says tokenisation will reshape finance

A Lloyds poll of 100 senior UK financial leaders found 71% expect tokenisation to transform services, with faster settlement seen as the main gain.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Fintech

UK SMEs ready to hire if Budget eases cost pressures

Lower taxes and energy bills could unlock hiring at UK small firms, with 38% saying they would recruit more staff if costs eased.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Finance stories

Digital Transformation

Mastek wins Staffordshire council Oracle Cloud deal

The contract will replace Staffordshire County Council's legacy back-office systems, aiming to cut manual work and improve oversight for 875,000 residents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today

Quantum Computing

Gartner sees quantum spending reaching USD $1.1 billion

Global quantum computing revenue is set to top USD $1 billion by 2027 as governments and companies keep funding early-stage research.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Data governance

The working capital hiding on warehouse shelves

Heavy industry sites can free up cash by tackling slow, obsolete spares that inflate inventory and distort balance sheets.

By Tim McLain • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

AI overtakes legacy replacement in Kyndryl modernisation

Organisations are now prioritising AI over replacing old systems, with Kyndryl finding 98% of respondents have delayed modernisation and suffered setbacks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

Financial services top mobile verification activity

Financial firms accounted for 41.6% of verified mobile activity in the first half of 2026, as numbers became central to banking and account recovery.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Trust Before Technology: Why Council ERP Programs Fail Before Go-Live

Shadow spreadsheets often expose why council ERP projects collapse, as staff comply with change plans while quietly distrusting the new system.

By Sarabpreet (SP) Singh • 5 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Thales launches UK-hosted HSM & quantum-safe Luna 8

Regulated cloud users can now keep key operations in the UK as Thales also rolls out a quantum-ready HSM for EMEA customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Security Journey launches AI training for wider workforce

Widening AI use across office teams is leaving many firms exposed to security and governance risks, the company says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

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Manufacturing

Coupa index shows US spending steady despite sector shifts

Healthcare was the only sector to contract, as four of five major US industries kept spending commitments broadly steady in Coupa's latest index.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Data governance

AI makes accounting careers more attractive to Gen Z

A looming 17,900-person shortfall in Australian accounting is pushing firms to use AI as a recruiting draw for graduates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Australia's reporting crunch exposes finance's data gaps

Rising scrutiny of Australian accounts is exposing patchy data controls, after ASIC issued a record AUD $350 million in civil penalties.

By Mike Goldsworthy • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Storage

WhiteFibre launches cross-data-centre AI supercluster

Enterprises can now pool GPUs across two data centres 83 kilometres apart, easing power and planning constraints on new AI campuses.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Construction

AI helps connect Australia's fragmented property data

Buyers could spend less time trawling separate planning, titles and valuation systems as AI begins joining up property records across Australia's states.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week