Most UK employers are retraining staff rather than cutting posts, as AI adoption rises to 35% among businesses with 10 or more employees.
Finance teams in the UK and Ireland will gain wider access to AI-assisted invoice processing as Sage and Yooz widen their partnership.
Most finance teams want AI in accounts payable to prove its worth before widening use, with only 39% ready to scale it.
Digital payments, AI and open banking are set to propel the sector to USD $1,533.29 billion by 2034, the report says.
Faster instant payments and AI-led commerce are exposing fraud and infrastructure gaps, forcing banks and merchants to bolster resilience.
The retailer says lower support costs have freed up budget for AI and other projects while keeping its SAP and Oracle systems stable.
A first European contract and stronger US demand lifted annual recurring revenue to AUD $8 million as xReality broadened its defence training reach.
Businesses using Google Cloud AI tools can now spot unusual charges sooner and halt billable usage once spending hits a set cap.
The Canberra-based startup's funding will speed livestock diagnostics that can cut waiting times for farmers and support wider health and emissions monitoring.
Only 43% of factory data is used effectively, leaving manufacturers struggling to turn machine alerts into maintenance action.
Most firms are still unprepared for quantum attacks, with only 7% deploying quantum-safe cryptography across most digital certificates.
Funding tied to sales could ease cash flow for Australian tradies, with offers based on payment activity through Fergus Pay.
Businesses will gain embedded self-custody tools as Payward folds Magic Labs' wallet infrastructure into its B2B platform for onchain services.
OpenAI's data suggests smaller firms may be feeling the biggest change, as staff use ChatGPT to handle tasks once passed to other teams.
The overhaul will replace systems used by 15,000 staff and add STEM events for up to 2,500 children across Cardiff.
The tie-up could help brands target shoppers using consented banking data as open banking moves further into loyalty and advertising.
Eligible quotes now take minutes, as the system has lifted new business by 53% and shortened product launches to six weeks.
The Swiss start-up will use fresh funding to expand its team and scale fabrication of trapped-ion chips aimed at hundreds of qubits.
The Milan-founded startup plans to expand in Rome and San Francisco as it targets European firms facing tighter NIS2 cybersecurity rules.
Severe arrears are deepening among vulnerable borrowers, even as post-Easter spending fell and repayments ticked higher in May.
