Walapay raises USD $4.6 million seed funding round
1 day agoThe fresh capital will fund licensing, banking ties and hiring as the payments platform expands direct links across Latin America, Africa and Asia.
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Payments Canada approves six new members as Rail nears
The approvals expand direct access to Canada's payment rails as the Real-Time Rail nears, with six firms set to seek participation in 2026.
Crowe BGK to adopt Fieldguide in Canadian audit work
Canadian auditors may cut manual work as Fieldguide embeds CPA Canada forms and becomes Crowe BGK's first local firm user.
QueerTech finds 2SLGBTQI+ tech workers face harassment at 2X rate
Queer workers in Canada's tech sector are facing harassment and discrimination at twice the rate of non-queer peers, a new study finds.
Global Payments to add Interac Konek to Canada network
Canadian merchants will gain a lower-cost bank-based checkout option as Global Payments broadens payments choice across thousands of sites nationwide.
SyncraSys raises seed cash for AI security platform
The Halifax startup will use the new capital to finish a proof of concept that aims to turn existing camera networks into AI security tools.
Canada funds 10,000 AI work placements through Mitacs
The programme aims to help smaller firms adopt AI while giving students and graduates paid experience as Ottawa builds its talent pipeline.
Real-time rail payments bring Canada into hold-free economy
Consumers and businesses will be able to move money in seconds outside banking hours when Payments Canada launches the RTR next quarter.
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Acumatica embeds AI across cloud ERP in 2026 R2 update
Mid-market users will get embedded AI, a new analytics layer and industry-specific upgrades as routine ERP tasks shift onto Acumatica's 2026 R2 platform.
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Financial firms accounted for 41.6% of verified mobile activity in the first half of 2026, as numbers became central to banking and account recovery.
ProSight survey says fraud is now a human problem too
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KPMG survey finds AI shift to governance & security
As AI budgets rise to USD $210 million, firms are tightening oversight on security, governance and returns to keep deployments under control.
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Analyst Insights
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Sumo Logic adds AI tools to cut telemetry costs upstream
Rising telemetry volumes and AI use are pushing security teams to trim ingestion bills by filtering data before it reaches analytics systems.
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Plumery launches rescue plan for digital banking exits
Banks facing expensive digital platform exits will get migration support from Plumery, which is waiving licence fees for up to 24 months.
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Komodor launches agentic operations platform for SRE
Rising production incidents and AI governance gaps are driving demand for Komodor's platform, which lets teams run and control agents at scale.
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