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Japan's digital leap: From cautious adopter to confident standards setter

Japan urged to turn digital strengths into broader economic gains as GSMA report calls for faster 5G, stronger trust and more inclusive services.

By Lara Dewar • 5 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Digitisation stories

Robotic Process Automation

Celonis & Deloitte launch app to automate SOX checks

Celonis and Deloitte roll out a SOX compliance app that automates controls, cuts manual checks and flags financial reporting breaches in real time.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Document Management

Anthropic backs AI services venture with Blackstone

Anthropic teams up with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs to form an enterprise AI services firm for mid-sized businesses.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Digital Transformation

Tech Mahindra acquires Avant to boost payments platforms

Tech Mahindra buys Avant to expand payments and wealth technology, targeting North American banks modernising systems and tightening compliance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week

Document Management

NHS trusts lose millions of hours to routine inefficiency

NHS trusts could recoup GBP £250 million a year by cutting routine delays that waste 35 million staff hours, Apogee says.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

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Digitisation stories

Digital Transformation

AI virtual data rooms are reshaping M&A due diligence

AI embedded in deal rooms is speeding up M&A due diligence, cutting Q&A friction and helping buyers interpret documents faster.

By Justin Smith • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

hivr.ai & Radisson roll out group booking automation

Radisson Hotel Group rolls out hivr.ai software across Europe to cut manual rooming-list work in meetings and group hotel bookings.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

KPMG launches AI assistant for month-end financial close

KPMG, Workday and Google Cloud unveil AI digital assistant to speed month-end finance close, automate routine checks and preserve human sign-off.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

EduTech

MongoDB to invest EUR €74m in Ireland & add 200 jobs

MongoDB to expand Irish operations with EUR €74m investment, 200 new roles and a second site in Cork as it ramps up AI work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Firewalls

From scramble to certainty: rethinking tax time for Kiwi small businesses

New Zealand small firms are being urged to join up systems and security year-round, as 42% say tax season is their most stressful period.

By Shannon Harris • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Regnosys backs UK fintech funding but urges infra reform

REGnosys chief says extra CFIT funding is welcome, but warns UK fintech needs modern data, reporting and compliance infrastructure to scale at home.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Robotics

NAV Canada report says drones to reshape low-level airspace

Canada's drone and advanced air mobility sector could add more than CAD $69B to GDP by 2045, but only with major infrastructure and traffic-management upgrades.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month

Firewalls

The hidden risk in New Zealand's digital transformation

New Zealand organisations are urged to tighten controls on third-party access and identity management as digitisation and AI reshape risk.

By Dr Steven Woodhouse • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Aqilla launches AI invoice tool to speed accounts payable

Aqilla has unveiled an AI-enhanced invoice automation feature that combines capture and accounts payable, cutting processing time and tightening controls.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Paperwork breaches hit 11,141 in UK over five years

Paper records remain a stubborn weak spot for UK organisations, with 11,141 breach reports filed to the Information Commissioner's Office over five years.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month

Smart Cities

JCDecaux signs 10-year ad deal at Western Sydney Airport

JCDecaux secures 10-year digital advertising partnership with Western Sydney International Airport ahead of October opening, adding 27 assets to new precinct.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Lush UK cuts invoice processing time with Quadient

Lush UK speeds supplier payments as automated accounts payable platform halves processing time and links more than 4,000 invoices a month to Xero.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

PMT wins Nextivity Elite Partner status in Australia

PMT Communication Systems gains Nextivity Elite Partner status in Australia as demand for indoor mobile coverage lifts across retail and commercial sites.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026