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
Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps
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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.
Vudoo & PubMatic launch shoppable programmatic ads
Yesterday
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cx
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martech
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data privacy
Vudoo partners with PubMatic to bring shoppable, commerce-enabled ads to its programmatic marketplace via a single deal ID integration.
Addepar unveils Addison AI to power wealth insights
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.
10x Banking marks 100th release with platform 10.0
Yesterday
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fintech
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blockchain
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risk & compliance
10x Banking launches version 10.0 of its core platform, its 100th release, adding richer lending tools and custom logic hooks for banks.
Bybit says 2025 security drive saved USD $300m from scams
Yesterday
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crypto
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fintech
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phishing
Bybit says its 2025 Dynamic Risk-Based Protection System stopped scams from draining over USD $300m in suspicious crypto withdrawals.
Revolut seeks US bank charter & appoints new US CEO
Yesterday
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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payment technologies
Revolut seeks a US national bank charter and names Cetin Duransoy as US chief, sharpening its push into regulated American banking.
Tamr doubles SaaS revenue as AI drives data mastering
Yesterday
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uc
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Tamr's direct SaaS revenue surges 102% as enterprises embrace AI-driven data mastering to underpin production-ready AI deployments.
Clearstream, DTCC & Euroclear set DLT interoperability plan
Yesterday
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Clearstream, DTCC and Euroclear publish joint framework to keep tokenised securities markets connected across rival DLT networks.
Manufacturers see AI gains but data gaps stall scale-up
Yesterday
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uc
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
Manufacturers reap early AI returns but poor data quality, fragmented tools and network limits block efforts to scale projects enterprise-wide.
RedCloud hits 100,000 users as it rolls out agentic AI
2 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
RedCloud passes 100,000 users and deploys agentic AI across its trade platform after enabling over USD $6.91 billion in FMCG transactions.
Vistra & G-P launch unified path for global hiring
2 days ago
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cx
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martech
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hcm
Vistra and G-P unveil a single-contract route to shift firms smoothly from EOR hiring to fully fledged entities in overseas markets.
Criteo becomes first adtech partner for ChatGPT ads
2 days ago
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cx
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martech
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personalisation
Criteo joins OpenAI's ChatGPT ad pilot as first adtech partner, testing conversational commerce ads across ChatGPT Free and Go in the US.
GrayCyan unveils AI readiness scorecard for industry
2 days ago
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crm
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
GrayCyan launches an AI readiness and ROI scorecard to test if industrial workflows and systems can truly support responsible automation.
LivTech strengthens leadership for senior care growth
3 days ago
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saas
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digital transformation
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rpa
LivTech hires Ron Kozlin as CFO and Andrew Goode as VP of Development to steer its fast-growing senior care software business.
BCIT audit praises strong cybersecurity governance
3 days ago
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edutech
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firewalls
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data protection
BC's auditor general has endorsed BCIT's cybersecurity governance, finding a strong, risk-based framework and no need for improvements.
Mastercard fund backs Canadian women small businesses
3 days ago
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payment technologies
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mastercard
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smb
Mastercard opens 2026 fund in Canada, offering CAD $10,000 grants and support to help women-owned small firms grow amid economic uncertainty.
Revenium unveils Tool Registry to track full AI costs
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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rpa
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erp
Revenium launches Tool Registry to reveal full AI agent costs across tools, APIs and human review, promising clearer ROI for enterprises.
AI seen as new risk as firms lag on surveillance plans
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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crypto
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partner programmes
Most financial firms see AI driving new compliance risks within a year, yet nearly a third still lack a trade surveillance strategy.
Flexitech turns to Rimini Street to extend SAP ECC 6
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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cartech
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it automation
Flexitech shifts SAP ECC 6 support to Rimini Street to cut maintenance costs, extend ERP life and fund security, compliance and R&D plans.
MSCI to acquire Compass to boost multi-asset indexes
3 days ago
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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data management
MSCI is buying Compass Financial Technologies to deepen its multi-asset and crypto index capabilities and expand bespoke benchmark services.