About Karen Joy
Karen Joy Bacudo
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 14
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years, citing rapid client consolidation, lost revenue and an unsustainable path forward.
Motorola opens Cork R&D hub for public safety radio
Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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semiconductors
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ai
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cybersecurity
Motorola opens a Cork R&D hub to develop mission-critical radio software, hiring nearly 200 staff to bolster global public safety systems.
Affirm expands Wayfair buy now, pay later to UK, Canada
Sat, 7th Feb 2026
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Affirm extends Wayfair buy now, pay later to UK and Canada, offering instalment plans on higher-ticket home purchases amid tighter scrutiny.
Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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saas
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crm
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firewalls
Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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physical security
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iam
Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.
Conga acquires PROS B2B arm to boost pricing platform
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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ecm
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martech
Conga buys PROS' B2B software unit, fusing AI-driven pricing with quoting and contract tools for over 10,000 enterprise customers.
Sage boosts X3 ERP with AI copilots & automation tools
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Sage adds AI copilots, finance automation and supply chain intelligence to Sage X3, promising faster insight for mid-sized firms.
Salesforce disputes reports it cut 4,000 roles over AI
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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crm
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devops
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digital transformation
Salesforce denies axing 4,000 jobs for AI as critics question Agentforce reliability and the need for hard-coded fallbacks in workflows.
Xero unveils customisable homepage packed with widgets
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Xero rolls out a redesigned, widget-led homepage that surfaces real-time profit, cash flow and tasks in a custom view for each user.
TerraPay, MilX team up on global creator payouts push
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
TerraPay partners with MilX to speed cross-border payouts, giving YouTube creators faster local-currency access to earnings in 70+ markets.
Principal media buying expands amid budget pressure
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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martech
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
Principal media buying surges as budget-squeezed marketers seek cheaper, outcome‑guaranteed deals despite rising transparency concerns.
Dynatrace unveils agentic AI system for autonomous ops
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Dynatrace launches an agentic AI operations layer to automate cloud and AI-native workloads, aiming for self-healing, autonomous observability.
GitHub Copilot surges as Agent HQ targets AI ecosystem
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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uc
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devops
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data analytics
GitHub Copilot tops 4.7m paid users as GitHub pitches Agent HQ as the central hub for multi-vendor coding agents across its platform.
Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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saas
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crm
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digital transformation
Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.
Avalara expands AWS Marketplace access for tax tools
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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fintech
Avalara inks multi-year AWS deal to push its AI-driven tax tools via AWS Marketplace, promising simpler cloud procurement and billing.
Fingular secures SGD $10m Kilde credit line for SEA push
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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fintech
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smb
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peer-to-peer lending
Fingular taps Kilde for SGD $10m credit line to fund Southeast Asia expansion, ramping up Malaysia consumer lending under Tambadana.
HCLTech to buy Singapore wealth consultancy Finergic
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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it services
HCLTech moves to deepen its wealth management push with a deal to acquire Singapore-based consultancy Finergic, pending approval by 2026.
Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip to power inference
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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hyperscale
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dc
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genai
Microsoft has unveiled its Maia 200 AI chip, claiming up to 10 PFLOPS FP4 performance to power large-scale inference and “reasoning AI”.
Xero expands App Store with new global integrations
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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crm
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Xero broadens its App Store with new global integrations spanning finance, automation, CRM and sector-specific tools for key markets.
Xero revamps developer tools & unveils new API fees
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Xero overhauls developer portal and readies new API fees tied to connection counts and data egress, as it tightens recertification rules.