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7 Steps to Implement Digital Identity Verification Successfully
Customer Experience

7 Steps to Implement Digital Identity Verification Successfully

Poorly designed checks can block genuine customers or let fraudsters through, so leaders need a risk-based verification flow that preserves conversion.

By Shivani Pimpili • 5 min read • Last week
DocuWare launches AI-assisted document platform upgrade
Document Management

DocuWare launches AI-assisted document platform upgrade

The upgrade will let customers search, summarise and compare documents using a built-in AI assistant while keeping existing data and settings intact.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Iron Mountain wins first-time analyst nods for InSight DXP
Software-as-a-Service

Iron Mountain wins first-time analyst nods for InSight DXP

It boosts Iron Mountain's push into AI-ready records management as the platform gains broader analyst attention across document processing and analytics.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month
ABBYY launches FineParser for enterprise AI document parsing
Hybrid Cloud

ABBYY launches FineParser for enterprise AI document parsing

Enterprises could cut AI ingestion errors and token costs as the new tool keeps sensitive documents on premises or in a chosen cloud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Bank blocks confidential data leaks to public AI tools
Data Protection

Bank blocks confidential data leaks to public AI tools

Hundreds of attempted uploads were stopped as a regional investment bank moved to curb analysts' use of public AI tools for sensitive data.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Hybrid Cloud

Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying

Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last month
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprise Content Management

Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage

Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last month
Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models
Data Protection

Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models

Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last month
Exclusive: ABBYY flags data readiness as AI barrier
Digital Transformation

Exclusive: ABBYY flags data readiness as AI barrier

Unready data, model limits and governance hurdles are slowing enterprise AI rollouts, ABBYY said at its Singapore event.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
ABBYY named leader in Gartner's IDP market assessment
Software-as-a-Service

ABBYY named leader in Gartner's IDP market assessment

Enterprise buyers are weighing more than OCR as ABBYY's latest Gartner ranking underscores growing demand for reliable AI-ready document workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Your AI Scaling Problem is Actually a RAG Problem
Digital Transformation

Your AI Scaling Problem is Actually a RAG Problem

Messy PDFs and weak extraction are quietly undermining enterprise AI, driving hallucinations, rework and stalled projects at scale.

By John Knisley • 5 min read • Last month
Shufti wins Gartner honour for global identity coverage
Software-as-a-Service

Shufti wins Gartner honour for global identity coverage

Businesses onboarding customers abroad may benefit, as Shufti's document checks now cover more than 10,000 identity types in 240 countries.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Foxit adds local AI & Workspace in PDF Editor update
Software-as-a-Service

Foxit adds local AI & Workspace in PDF Editor update

Local AI processing in Foxit's latest PDF Editor update is aimed at regulated users who need document analysis without sending files to the cloud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Yooz passes 7,000 customers on record H1 2026 usage
Software-as-a-Service

Yooz passes 7,000 customers on record H1 2026 usage

Rising demand for finance automation helped Yooz hit record platform usage in H1 2026, with its customer base topping 7,000 worldwide.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

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PFU launches cheaper USB-only Ricoh document scanners
Enterprise Resource Planning

PFU launches cheaper USB-only Ricoh document scanners

Businesses can now buy lower-cost desktop models that cut Ethernet and PC-free scanning from PFU's SP Series, starting at GBP £358.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Reserve Bank kept interest rates low too long, Covid-19 review finds
Risk & Compliance

Reserve Bank kept interest rates low too long, Covid-19 review finds

The review says delayed tightening helped drive inflation to 7.3 percent, forcing sharper rate rises and weighing on growth and jobs.

By Susan Edmunds • 5 min read • Last month
House prices won't be back to 2021 levels until 2030, major bank says
Real estate

House prices won't be back to 2021 levels until 2030, major bank says

A slower, income-led recovery means buyers may not see nationwide house prices return to 2021 peaks until late 2029, ASB says.

By Susan Edmunds • 4 min read • Last month
Foxit launches PDF editor with on-device AI workspace
Data Protection

Foxit launches PDF editor with on-device AI workspace

Sensitive document work can now stay offline as Foxit's latest PDF editor runs supported AI tasks on-device for regulated sectors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month