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Data Quality stories

Poor data drives FCA AML fines totalling GBP £430m
Data Protection

Poor data drives FCA AML fines totalling GBP £430m

Poor-quality customer data has driven more than two-thirds of FCA AML fines since 2020, analysis finds, with penalties topping GBP £430m.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026

Global Stories

Data Quality stories

WealthArc expands custodian network & builds AI agents
Data Analytics

WealthArc expands custodian network & builds AI agents

WealthArc boosts global custodian links and builds AI agents to clean, reconcile and scale portfolio data for cross-border wealth managers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Data discipline will make or break enterprise AI in 2026
Data Protection

Data discipline will make or break enterprise AI in 2026

As AI scales across Australia and New Zealand, leaders are learning that trust, impact and compliance all hinge on disciplined, clean data.

By Vab Mittal • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
Ataccama named Leader in Forrester Wave for data quality
Data Analytics

Ataccama named Leader in Forrester Wave for data quality

Ataccama named Leader in Forrester's 2026 Data Quality Wave, earning top Strategy score for its AI-first, end-to-end data trust platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Adeptia unveils tool to speed retirement enrolment data
Digital Transformation

Adeptia unveils tool to speed retirement enrolment data

Adeptia launches Automate for Retirement Benefits Enrolment to automate fragmented data intake and speed record-keeping enrolment flows.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Analytic Partners named Forrester Wave Leader for 2026
Customer Experience

Analytic Partners named Forrester Wave Leader for 2026

Analytic Partners named a Leader in Forrester's 2026 marketing measurement Wave after topping current offering and scoring highly on strategy.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Iron Mountain urges year-round UK data protection focus
Data Protection

Iron Mountain urges year-round UK data protection focus

Iron Mountain warns UK firms to treat data protection as a year-round board priority as weak governance fuels losses and AI risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
APAC banks struggle with manual compliance amid AI push
Digital Transformation

APAC banks struggle with manual compliance amid AI push

APAC banks face heavy manual compliance workloads as poor data quality and legacy systems stall AI adoption, survey respondents warn.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Duplicate patient records put care & finances at risk
Data Protection

Duplicate patient records put care & finances at risk

Duplicate patient records can jeopardise safety, inflate costs and risk fines; here's how better data practices and tools can prevent them.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
'Lazy supplier data' blamed for failures in procurement AI
Digital Transformation

'Lazy supplier data' blamed for failures in procurement AI

Lazy supplier data is crippling procurement AI, sparking hallucinations, broken automations and a 'Transformation Wall' to adoption.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Data Quality stories

Observability & AI spark Australia's business edge
Data Protection

Observability & AI spark Australia's business edge

Australian firms are turning observability from backroom monitor into strategic engine, fusing AI and data to drive growth and resilience.

By Christine Low • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Australia's digital health trends redefine connected care
Data Protection

Australia's digital health trends redefine connected care

Australia's GBP £270 billion health system eyes 2026 as the year disciplined, trusted digital engineering turns AI and data into safer care.

By Farhoud Salimi • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
Weak data practices waste AUD $154bn in global AI spend
Storage

Weak data practices waste AUD $154bn in global AI spend

Weak data governance is squandering an estimated $154bn of global AI investment each year, Hitachi Vantara warns in new research.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
Is your month-end close dragging or nearing breaking point?
Software-as-a-Service

Is your month-end close dragging or nearing breaking point?

Discover how Canstar re-engineered month-end close, turning late nights and manual workarounds into a scalable, resilient finance platform.

By Annexa • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Expert details the data 'gold' fuelling retail media
Data Protection

Expert details the data 'gold' fuelling retail media

Australian retail media booms as brands race to turn fragmented customer data into 'gold' with unified, first-party identity and AI insight.

By Belinda Lloyd • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
AI models help Canadian farmers turn data into decisions
Agricultural Technology

AI models help Canadian farmers turn data into decisions

AI “digital twins” are quietly transforming Canadian farms, turning torrents of data into practical decisions on crops, cash and resilience.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
SFU & Caseway use AI to make court decisions searchable
Large Language Models

SFU & Caseway use AI to make court decisions searchable

Simon Fraser University and Caseway are building AI-ready court decision indexes to test if better legal search helps self-represented people.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026