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      <news:title>Connect finds smaller AI models beat bigger rivals</news:title>
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    <loc>https://cfotech.co.uk/story/remote-rebrands-as-global-workforce-finance-platform</loc>
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      <news:title>Remote rebrands as global workforce finance platform</news:title>
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      <news:title>Glovo alumni found 35 startups worth EUR €461 million</news:title>
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      <news:title>New merchants face fraud within weeks, Fraudio finds</news:title>
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      <news:title>iBanFirst data shows UK firms still reliant on dollar</news:title>
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      <news:title>UK SMEs miss growth as cash flow bites, study finds</news:title>
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      <news:title>Webexpenses merges with Zudello to widen finance tools</news:title>
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      <news:title>NBB teams up with TerraPay to widen cross-border payouts</news:title>
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      <news:title>AI agents force payments industry to verify intent</news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-10-14T05:30:05+13:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T02:57:00+13:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>MoonPay appoints Anne Giviskos as chief financial officer</news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-10-14T05:00:17+13:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://cfotech.co.uk/story/lg-electronics-posts-record-nine-month-profit-as-b2b-grows</loc>
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        <news:name>CFOtech UK</news:name>
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      <news:title>LG Electronics posts record nine-month profit as B2B grows</news:title>
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      <news:title>Shoppers prefer AI price tools over autonomous buying</news:title>
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      <news:title>Permutable expands AI commodity forecasting to 19 markets</news:title>
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      <news:title>Duco says agentic AI cuts bank reconciliation work 76%</news:title>
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      <news:title>ApprovalMax launches AI bill checks for Xero users</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T02:49:00+13:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Centeca names Jesper With-Fogstrup as Chief Executive</news:title>
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      <news:title>Caseware launches AI agents for audit risk &amp; disclosure</news:title>
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      <news:title>Why your whole business needs to be investor-ready right now</news:title>
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      <news:title>Avalara launches Aviator agent hub for European tax rules</news:title>
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      <news:title>IMF-World Bank meet in Bangkok amid debt &amp; climate strain</news:title>
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      <news:title>Yaspa wins PAY360 award for Intelligent Payments platform</news:title>
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