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Women gained senior roles as fintech grew, but fair hiring and inclusive cultures are needed to stop the sector sliding backwards.
The move gives businesses a new framework to measure AI spending, value and governance as token-based costs become harder to predict.
Despite a global funding slowdown, the UK kept its No 2 FinTech spot as investors backed 181 deals worth USD $1.8 billion in H1 2026.
Customers face a 2029 deadline to test post-quantum controls as Google Cloud begins rolling out quantum-safe encryption across its services.
The funding will help the Auckland legaltech expand in Britain and build its US product as it targets global incumbents.
Insurers could speed up claims and underwriting work as the new framework embeds AI agents into core policy systems while keeping compliance controls.
Businesses could see lower AI operating costs as OpenAI slashes GPT-5.6 Luna pricing and adds a faster premium mode for Sol.
Businesses can now run and monitor AI agents for up to seven days as Google Cloud adds tighter identity and governance controls.
Security teams can now block risky AI prompts in real time as Reco expands its platform from visibility into browser-level enforcement.
Google Threat Intelligence Group says Moscow's influence machine is again targeting the US, Europe and allies beyond Ukraine, with AI aiding campaigns.
Four in 10 US workers admit using AI to create bogus expense receipts, highlighting growing fraud and oversight risks for employers.
The milestone highlights rising demand for devices that turn workplace conversations into usable records as AI firms push beyond chatbots.
The deployment will give New Zealand crews urgent experience as unprecedented blazes threaten the US north-west and western Canada.
Wealth firms could gain a governed way to use AI without replacing legacy systems, as the New York-based start-up raises more than USD $10 million.
Consumers aged 60 and over are most likely to stick with AI support if it solves problems, highlighting performance as the key loyalty driver.
The move could cut complexity for fintech firms by bundling regulated banking access with payments software in one provider.
Banks could cut onboarding and compliance workloads as Fenergo's Fen-AI ties every AI action to a full audit trail for regulators.
Backers including clients boosted the bank software provider's war chest to fund AI, payments and lending development as valuation hit USD $1.6 billion.
A new survey shows Singapore businesses are more prepared than peers to absorb supply shocks, with 23% able to run for up to six months.
Faster cross-border payouts for US businesses are at the heart of the payments firm's latest push into one of its biggest markets.