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Faster cross-border payouts for US businesses are at the heart of the payments firm's latest push into one of its biggest markets.
Its OwlPay service can now tap Ohio's trade-heavy economy, as the firm's US regulatory footprint grows to 42 states.
The deal values the Finnish satellite intelligence group at more than EUR 10 billion as governments step up demand for sovereign space systems.
Election officials and voters may gain independently checkable results as Sequent adds open-source VoteSecure to its digital voting platform.
The Dallas launch gives brands a US fulfilment base, helping them ship nationwide and expand into a market that drives overseas sales growth.
Rising prices and content overload are pushing viewers to treat subscriptions as temporary, forcing brands to rethink retention around re-entry.
Media and entertainment groups risk wasted AI spend unless they first fix fragmented data and measurement, Braze's report says.
Clients seeking one adviser from planning to delivery now get Bevington Group folded into Argon & Co's wider Asia-Pacific consulting network.
Businesses using UQPAY's Global Account should see smoother cross-border collections, payouts and FX as Circle's stablecoin network links the rails.
Legacy systems are slowing AI roll-outs at large firms, with most executives saying modernisation and governance are now the main bottlenecks.
Borrowers in India can now get instant loan decisions around the clock, as manual checks have been removed from TrustPaisa's approval process.
Nearly half of small businesses suffered cyber incidents last year, despite most saying they were confident in their defences.
Greater spare-parts cover should cut downtime for customers after the Reading-based IT support group lifted stock by almost a third.
Ransomware losses and third-party risks are testing policy limits as Willis data show most breach costs are still covered.
The tie-up gives global businesses a regulated route into China, with India next as payment firms link existing networks to widen reach.
The multi-year project is meant to cut costs and give IHH Healthcare real-time data as it replaces fragmented systems across three Asian markets.
Real-time data from 77 wells should cut manual checks and speed maintenance across Oil India's dispersed field operations.
Fast-growing digital banks in Asia face tighter checks as varied rules and weak data systems make customer verification harder across borders.
Cyber resilience now sits at the centre of Asian boardroom risk planning, with 76% of directors citing data loss and attacks as key concerns.
Irish founders will get global exposure through a contest that caps entrants at USD $15 million in revenue and rewards growth.
