Regulation stories - Page 5

US mid-market CFOs eye AI to free time for strategy but say adoption hinges on strict human oversight and verifiable audit trails.

Bitget taps Oliver Stauber to head its new Vienna-based EU hub as the crypto exchange gears up for the bloc’s MiCAR regime.

Ecommpay warns shoppers now have zero tolerance for checkout friction, with failed payments driving cart abandonment and lost revenue.

Squalify launches Essential CRQ, promising board-ready cyber loss estimates in 24 hours from 42 inputs, powered by Munich Re data.

Lenders clinging to legacy payment rails are losing borrowers to fintechs that can approve, fund and collect on loans in near real time.

Australian banks report the region’s worst compliance screening disruption, as ageing systems and manual workloads strain checks and onboarding.

Australia’s tech boom hides a growing e‑waste crisis, as repair barriers, patchy recycling and high green costs stall real sustainability.

India’s EV shift accelerates in 2026 as two and three-wheelers dominate new sales, while cars lag amid patchy charging and policy-led growth.

Fingular taps Kilde for SGD $10m credit line to fund Southeast Asia expansion, ramping up Malaysia consumer lending under Tambadana.

Australia’s generative AI rollout races ahead of reliable data, governance and skills, leaving a widening trust and risk gap.

Sam Altman says AI co-workers will reshape software jobs, cut team sizes and force firms to compete on ideas, attention and resilience.

Veeam reshapes its top team with three senior hires to sharpen its global data resilience, security and AI-driven growth strategy.

Australian CFOs face a turbulent 2026, juggling AI integration, cost pressures, talent gaps, new ESG rules and fragile supply chains.

AI has shifted from hype to an everyday tool for accountants, reshaping workflows, client work and skills as agentic systems loom.

Hnry and Volley launch Scan to Pay using open banking, letting sole traders take QR code payments on the spot for a 35-cent flat fee.

Cythera names Jason Whyte as Australia managing director to integrate Seamless Intelligence and Phronesis Security under one brand.

Governments are quietly turning Web3 from hype to infrastructure, adopting blockchains for identity, records and public service delivery.

New UK cyber bill pushes critical sectors towards continuous offensive security testing as state-backed and criminal threats intensify.

Rocket Software launches ContentEdge to give organisations safer GenAI access to sensitive unstructured data across hybrid environments.

AI-ready data centres push fire protection into early design, as liquid cooling and high-density racks reshape risk, resilience and recovery.