Finance stories
Financial firms accounted for 41.6% of verified mobile activity in the first half of 2026, as numbers became central to banking and account recovery.
Shadow spreadsheets often expose why council ERP projects collapse, as staff comply with change plans while quietly distrusting the new system.
Regulated cloud users can now keep key operations in the UK as Thales also rolls out a quantum-ready HSM for EMEA customers.
Widening AI use across office teams is leaving many firms exposed to security and governance risks, the company says.
The certification gives publishers and advertisers more assurance as media groups tighten scrutiny over vendors handling premium video data and workflows.
The funding will help Kastle expand AI agents that let banks automate lending work without replacing legacy core systems.
While most firms already use AI tools, many are failing to train staff or tighten governance, widening a costly capability gap.
Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.
Data centre operators could cut energy use and rack space as Fujitsu's new 2nm chip targets AI inference with air cooling.
North American customers will get round-the-clock vendor support as Proxmox opens a Kingston subsidiary and extends premium cover from October 19.
US federal buyers and regulated sectors gain a new option as Apricorn's ASK3 gets FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation for encrypted storage.
A Lloyds poll of 100 senior UK financial leaders found 71% expect tokenisation to transform services, with faster settlement seen as the main gain.
Buyers could spend less time trawling separate planning, titles and valuation systems as AI begins joining up property records across Australia's states.
Lenders using LoanPro will get AI help with complaint handling and quality checks from late 2026, reducing manual compliance work.
Lower taxes and energy bills could unlock hiring at UK small firms, with 38% saying they would recruit more staff if costs eased.
Poor visibility is leaving frontline managers exposed to compliance breaches, higher labour costs and more stress when shifts change.
The update aims to cut setup complexity and keep finance teams and auditors in control as AI takes on more oversight work.
The bank aims to speed up customer payments and back-office tasks as it deepens use of Stripe's systems across its group.
Banks face new exposure from AI agents linking to internal systems, as the platform aims to block data leaks and unauthorised actions.
UK tech and telecoms small firms are outpacing the wider SME market, with most already using AI and planning fresh expansion.
