About Karen Joy
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Finance Editor
Karen wears two hats at TechDay, balancing her role as an editor while assisting with finance tasks. She bridges writing content and reconciling numbers to support the team, with the same level of accuracy and precision.
Stories by Karen Joy - Page 15
Manufacturers see AI gains but data gaps stall scale-up
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hybrid cloud
Manufacturers reap early AI returns but poor data quality, fragmented tools and network limits block efforts to scale projects enterprise-wide.
Women bear heavier toll from financial fraud in UK
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phishing
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email security
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payment technologies
Women hit by UK fraud report deeper anxiety and money woes than men, with younger women facing the harshest ongoing fallout.
RedCloud hits 100,000 users as it rolls out agentic AI
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
RedCloud passes 100,000 users and deploys agentic AI across its trade platform after enabling over USD $6.91 billion in FMCG transactions.
EASI launches 2026 social impact awards for UK founders
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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smb
EASI opens applications for its 2026 awards, offering a GBP £10,000 grant and year-long support to UK founders driving social impact.
Vistra & G-P launch unified path for global hiring
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cx
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martech
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hcm
Vistra and G-P unveil a single-contract route to shift firms smoothly from EOR hiring to fully fledged entities in overseas markets.
Online peak spending swings complicate 2026 planning
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Sharp swings in online peak spending and 64% checkout abandonment risk derailing retailers' forecasts and promo plans for 2026.
Criteo becomes first adtech partner for ChatGPT ads
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cx
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martech
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personalisation
Criteo joins OpenAI's ChatGPT ad pilot as first adtech partner, testing conversational commerce ads across ChatGPT Free and Go in the US.
Space Forge opens Welsh base for microgravity chips
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spacetech
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semiconductors
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cartech
Space Forge opens £13 million Swansea hub to link microgravity chip production with Welsh semiconductor research and manufacturing.
GrayCyan unveils AI readiness scorecard for industry
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crm
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
GrayCyan launches an AI readiness and ROI scorecard to test if industrial workflows and systems can truly support responsible automation.
LivTech strengthens leadership for senior care growth
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saas
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digital transformation
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rpa
LivTech hires Ron Kozlin as CFO and Andrew Goode as VP of Development to steer its fast-growing senior care software business.
Sasol cuts Java licensing costs 92% with Azul shift
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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open source
Sasol slashes Java licensing costs 92% by standardising 150+ critical applications on Azul, securing systems tied to $14 billion turnover.
YouLend, Värde agree USD $225m US forward-flow deal
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
YouLend seals multi-year deal with Värde, which may buy up to USD $225 million of US receivables to back its embedded lending growth.
Holland & Barrett tech push lifts revenue towards GBP £1bn
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robots
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Holland & Barrett's tech and automation drive lifts revenue 11% to GBP £981m, with digital sales surging towards the GBP £1bn mark.
Modulr & HiBob integrate payments to streamline payroll
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digital transformation
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fintech
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hcm
Modulr and HiBob link payroll and payments in one embedded workflow to cut errors, ease pay day pressure and boost employee trust.
AI seen as new risk as firms lag on surveillance plans
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digital transformation
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crypto
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partner programmes
Most financial firms see AI driving new compliance risks within a year, yet nearly a third still lack a trade surveillance strategy.
Revenium unveils Tool Registry to track full AI costs
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digital transformation
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rpa
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erp
Revenium launches Tool Registry to reveal full AI agent costs across tools, APIs and human review, promising clearer ROI for enterprises.
Flexitech turns to Rimini Street to extend SAP ECC 6
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digital transformation
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cartech
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it automation
Flexitech shifts SAP ECC 6 support to Rimini Street to cut maintenance costs, extend ERP life and fund security, compliance and R&D plans.
MSCI to acquire Compass to boost multi-asset indexes
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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data management
MSCI is buying Compass Financial Technologies to deepen its multi-asset and crypto index capabilities and expand bespoke benchmark services.
Celonis users save USD $10 billion with AI operations
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Celonis says its process intelligence platform has helped customers save USD $10 billion by underpinning AI-driven operations and automation.
Nory opens New York base to power AI for US eateries
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saas
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Irish-founded Nory opens a New York HQ to spearhead a US rollout of its AI platform aimed at cutting costs for pressured restaurants.