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eflow launches RegCheck to cut compliance tech costs
Fintech

eflow launches RegCheck to cut compliance tech costs

eflow launches RegCheck audit to help mid-market financial firms cut fragmented compliance tech stacks that can add up to 30% to costs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Franchise leaders balance AI ambitions with consistency
Document Management

Franchise leaders balance AI ambitions with consistency

Franchise leaders enter 2026 juggling AI ambitions with the need for tighter operational consistency, compliance and staff engagement.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Sage adds AI to Intacct for faster, clearer finance work
Data Analytics

Sage adds AI to Intacct for faster, clearer finance work

Sage has embedded new AI tools in Sage Intacct to speed period-end close, sharpen cash visibility and cut manual finance workloads.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Asia-Pacific firms hit tech hurdles scaling agentic AI
DevOps

Asia-Pacific firms hit tech hurdles scaling agentic AI

Asia-Pacific organisations hit steeper technical hurdles than global peers as they try to scale agentic AI from pilot projects to production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
MYOB boosts contact centre insight with new analytics
Unified Communications

MYOB boosts contact centre insight with new analytics

MYOB links its CX platform with Customer Science analytics, automating reporting and lifting contact centre satisfaction and resolution rates.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
One Identity names Michael Henricks Finance & Ops Chief
Software-as-a-Service

One Identity names Michael Henricks Finance & Ops Chief

One Identity appoints Michael Henricks as combined finance and operations chief to steer scaling identity security business growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
LJMU launches AI academy to boost staff skills, save time
EduTech

LJMU launches AI academy to boost staff skills, save time

Liverpool John Moores University launches AI Academy with Multiverse to upskill 134 staff and free hours weekly for teaching and research.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Cognizant deepens Google Cloud pact for agentic AI
Digital Transformation

Cognizant deepens Google Cloud pact for agentic AI

Cognizant is expanding its Google Cloud partnership to accelerate enterprise deployment of agentic AI using Gemini Enterprise at scale.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
TerraPay, Sabre expand instant cross-border payouts
Crypto

TerraPay, Sabre expand instant cross-border payouts

TerraPay and Sabre have struck a multi-year deal to power instant cross-border bank payouts for travel agencies, airlines and hotels.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
NiCE report shows agentic AI transforming contact centres
Unified Communications

NiCE report shows agentic AI transforming contact centres

Agentic AI in live contact centres is slashing rollout times, lifting self-service above 80% and boosting customer satisfaction by up to 20%.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
HR, IT & finance urged to align on corporate travel
Digital Transformation

HR, IT & finance urged to align on corporate travel

HR, IT and finance must align on corporate travel or risk frustrated staff, weak compliance and poor cost control, SAP Concur warns.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Stop burning money on manual marketing tasks
DevOps

Stop burning money on manual marketing tasks

Stop wasting budget on grunt work: use agentic automation to handle competitor intel, reporting, SEO and lead routing so marketers drive revenue.

By Adrian Randall • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Ramp unveils AI Accounting Agent to speed month-end close
Data Analytics

Ramp unveils AI Accounting Agent to speed month-end close

Ramp launches an AI Accounting Agent that codes transactions, handles accruals and reconciles ERP data to speed up the month-end close.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Productivity stories

NZ SMEs lift hours while wage growth softens in January
Jobs

NZ SMEs lift hours while wage growth softens in January

New Zealand SMEs lifted staff hours but eased wage growth in January, leaning on existing rosters as they cautiously test post-holiday demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Inflation, US debt & AI: key risks for NZ investors
Risk & Compliance

Inflation, US debt & AI: key risks for NZ investors

New Zealand investors are warned AI-fuelled gains face “incredible danger” from US inflation, soaring debt and turbulent midterms ahead.

By Michael McCarthy • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Access Group invests GBP £1.5m in AI apprenticeships
Data Analytics

Access Group invests GBP £1.5m in AI apprenticeships

Access Group is investing £1.5m of Apprenticeship Levy funds to train 115 staff on new AI programmes across roles and skill levels.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Meaningful Planet raises seed funding to cut mobile waste
Data Analytics

Meaningful Planet raises seed funding to cut mobile waste

Meaningful Planet secures seed backing from SFC Capital to tackle GBP £1 billion in wasted UK corporate mobile spend with its MILO platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Are workplaces designed to earn our trust in AI?
Digital Transformation

Are workplaces designed to earn our trust in AI?

Firms race to embed AI, yet staff fear risk and job loss. Can redesigning work and sharing control finally earn employees' trust?.

By Karen Cheng • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026