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Tes expands EduPay with Armstrong Watson partnership
Risk & Compliance

Tes expands EduPay with Armstrong Watson partnership

Schools and trusts using EduPay will gain more payroll support as the platform adds specialist and fully managed service tiers with Armstrong Watson.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Cisco says UK observability costs outstrip IT budgets
Large Language Models

Cisco says UK observability costs outstrip IT budgets

UK IT teams are cutting data coverage and facing surprise bills as telemetry expenses increasingly outstrip infrastructure budgets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

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Smartsheet launches vsActual AI planning tool for firms
Data governance

Smartsheet launches vsActual AI planning tool for firms

The software aims to help large organisations spot when projects, budgets and staffing are drifting off plan before problems escalate.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Smartsheet launches AI tool to bridge strategy & work
Digital Transformation

Smartsheet launches AI tool to bridge strategy & work

The new product aims to help large organisations spot budget, schedule and staffing problems sooner by tying scattered data to live strategic plans.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Sumo Logic previews Root Cause Agent for DevOps teams
DevOps

Sumo Logic previews Root Cause Agent for DevOps teams

The new tool is aimed at cutting incident triage from hours to minutes by analysing logs and metrics for likely causes automatically.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Compensation leaders miss impact of above-market pay
Human Capital Management

Compensation leaders miss impact of above-market pay

Many employers cannot link above-market pay to performance, with 58% assessing fewer than half of significant premiums against business outcomes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Intuit launches Credit Karma Tax with free federal filing
Artificial Intelligence

Intuit launches Credit Karma Tax with free federal filing

Users can now file federal returns free as Intuit ties Credit Karma closer to tax prep and offers state filing for USD $15.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Finance leaders favour visibility & planning over cuts
Artificial Intelligence

Finance leaders favour visibility & planning over cuts

More finance teams are using data and planning tools to protect growth spending as volatility makes broad cuts less attractive.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Vertice launches procure-to-pay platform with AI tools
Artificial Intelligence

Vertice launches procure-to-pay platform with AI tools

The new system aims to curb value leakage after contracts are signed by linking requests, invoices and payments in one finance workflow.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Workday & Anthropic link AI tools for HR & finance
Human Capital Management

Workday & Anthropic link AI tools for HR & finance

The tie-up will let HR and finance staff move between both systems without resetting permissions, while automating tasks such as compensation reviews and book closes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Farm Focus marks 45 years serving farmers in Australasia
Agricultural Technology

Farm Focus marks 45 years serving farmers in Australasia

The Masterton-based company now supports more than 10,000 farmers and advisers, as cloud software and AI reshape farm finances.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

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Engineering teams race to control AI agents at scale
Robotics

Engineering teams race to control AI agents at scale

Most engineering teams are already running fleets of AI agents, but 53.6% say building safe guardrails is still their biggest challenge.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Tursio adds AI cost tracking & daily spending caps
Data governance

Tursio adds AI cost tracking & daily spending caps

The update gives banks and credit unions a way to cap AI spend per day while preserving existing database access controls in AI search.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
PayPal launches Pay in 4 for in-store shopping in Australia
Buy Now Pay Later

PayPal launches Pay in 4 for in-store shopping in Australia

Shoppers at selected Australian retailers can now split eligible purchases into four interest-free payments through PayPal's first in-store Pay in 4 rollout.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Vanuatu signs AUD $10.47 million deal to modernise finance
Digital Transformation

Vanuatu signs AUD $10.47 million deal to modernise finance

The overhaul should improve controls and cut paperwork, while giving citizens, suppliers and public servants access to online services across the islands.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week
Many Australians avoid bank balances over money stress
Relationships

Many Australians avoid bank balances over money stress

Money worries are prompting many households to avoid their accounts, with 62.7% of Australians saying they have skipped checking their balance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Flex expands app to cover mortgages & household bills
Fintech

Flex expands app to cover mortgages & household bills

The update targets cash-flow pressure by letting users manage housing, transport and utility bills in one app, including mortgage payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month