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Black in Fintech unveils a new speaker index for Black professionals and installs a five-strong advisory board to drive sector-wide change.
Enterprises are turning to governed AI tools as Snowflake and Anthropic expand Claude access across Cortex AI for sensitive data workflows.
Demand is rising as businesses seek AI that can work on governed data without moving sensitive information out of Snowflake.
Security teams can now trace AI-led attacks before phishing begins, as Outtake targets lookalike domains, bot networks and fake accounts.
Merchants could soon get payments, loyalty, lending and checkout tools from one supplier as firms chase fuller control of commerce.
Rising deepfake and synthetic-identity attacks are prompting banks and regulators to back new guidance on hardening fraud defences.
Firmus adds three seasoned directors to steer governance and growth as it scales energy-efficient AI infrastructure across the region.
Game rooms won't fix gender gaps; women need trust-based flexibility, robust leave and healthcare that match messy, real working lives.
Amplitude has launched autonomous AI analytics agents that watch product usage, flag metric shifts and recommend fixes across popular tools.
Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.
Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.
Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to standardise open protocols for interoperable AI agents with backing from major tech firms.
Buildkite has named Kevin Gounden as CEO to spearhead growth and AI innovation in its software delivery platform used by top firms worldwide.
Higher buy now, pay later income lifted Afterpay NZ's annual profit to NZD $3.5 million, despite a sharp rise in credit losses.
The New Zealand software group is targeting sectors hit by labour shortages and compliance risks as it builds a local team through 2026.
The appointment comes as Australia’s fintech sector pushes for rules that could lift its economic contribution from $13.6 billion to $38 billion by 2035.
Australian small businesses could trim fixed payments and software costs with Zeller's AUD $199 Terminal 1x, pitched against Square and Tyro.
Anthropic dangles EUR €355,000 AI engineering pay as it ramps up Dublin hiring drive and cements the city as a key European hub.
Zepto promotes Mariana Paun to new chief business resilience role, uniting security, operations and compliance amid tougher scam rules.
Airtree Ventures has raised a USD $425 million fund, attracting global investors eager to tap into Australia's booming tech sector and high-return startups.
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