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Digital wallets and decentralised IDs are set to surge by 2026 as AI-driven threats push firms to monitor human and machine identities nonstop.

Singapore fintech Aspire wins key licences in Australia, Europe and the US, paving the way for a global rollout of its business finance platform.

ABB is acquiring UK diagnostics specialist IPEC to bolster AI-driven predictive maintenance for data centres and critical infrastructure.

UK accountants say firms are already losing money to flawed ChatGPT tax advice and warn misuse of AI could trigger failures by 2026.

Keepit has been named a Leader in IDC's 2025-2026 MarketScape for SaaS data protection, boosting its profile in cloud backup and recovery.

UK SMEs remain upbeat on growth but risk falling behind as economic jitters, rising customer demands and poor grasp of AI strain marketing.

iManage reports 28% recurring revenue growth as firms rush to govern AI with cloud-based document management and tighter data controls.

DoiT wins top-tier AWS managed service partner status, backing its AI-led FinOps and CloudOps platform ahead of 2026 programme revamp.

AI-driven demand will push chipmaking kit sales to a record $133 billion in 2025, climbing further to $156 billion by 2027, SEMI says.

Enterprises to shelve grand AI overhauls by 2026, funnelling budgets into smaller, measurable projects and AI-as-a-Service models.

Revenera upgrades its platform with automated workflows to detect and curb global software piracy, licence overuse and misuse.

AI, quantum threats and non‑human identities will dominate 2026 cyber budgets as basics, manufacturing risk and resilience move centre‑stage.

Riverlane reveals a hardware quantum error decoder that corrects surface code qubit errors in under a microsecond in real time.

UK motorists cling to older, cheaper cars and shop around less for cover as easing premiums and cost pressures dampen insurer switching.

Most UK firms still rely on generic compliance training as tougher cyber, harassment and sanctions regimes loom, VinciWorks research shows.

AI agents are set to strain data, security and talent in 2026, as enterprises bet on a few core frameworks and brace for identity attacks.

In 2026, AI and automation face a shakeout as pilots give way to hard ROI demands, exposing skills gaps and flawed processes at scale.

Outcome-first, tightly governed AI will eclipse experimental pilots by 2026 as boards and regulators demand clear, measurable business value.

Boku lifts H1 revenue 34% and EBITDA 53% as merchants shift from cards to wallets, pushing payment volumes to $7.4 billion.