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How Atomgate uses education and partnership to drive successful SonicWall upgrades

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Atomgate's Renee Lovell says education, testing and partnerships are helping the South African MSSP turn SonicWall upgrades into measurable business gains.
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Login problems drive consumers away from digital services

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Thales report finds weak login and sign-up flows are pushing users away, as trust in AI, data handling and digital services remains low.
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Inside Wialon's Partner Challenge: How telematics went off road at Dakar Rally

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Wialon took 12 top partners from 12 countries off road at the Dakar Rally, turning desert telematics into a high-stakes team challenge.
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Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments

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Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
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SHAREit pivots from file sharing app to ad powerhouse

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SHAREit shifts from offline file-sharing staple to AI-fuelled ad platform, chasing emerging-market growth with 2.4 billion users.
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AI early adopters gain edge as readiness gap widens

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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AI early adopters gain strategic advantage as global survey finds widening readiness gap and sharper focus on fast-evolving AI risks.
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Entersekt expands leadership team after 10bn transactions

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Entersekt boosts leadership as it tops 10bn transactions and posts 30% North American growth, adding senior hires to drive expansion.
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TerraPay, Sabre expand instant cross-border payouts

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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TerraPay and Sabre have struck a multi-year deal to power instant cross-border bank payouts for travel agencies, airlines and hotels.
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BioCatch posts record ARR as banks battle rising fraud

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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BioCatch posts record ARR above $185 million as it adds 90 banks, blocks $4 billion in fraud and expands its global trust network.
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SCALA & Optilogic partner on AI supply chain design

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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SCALA partners with Optilogic to formalise use of its AI-driven Cosmic Frog platform for advanced supply chain network design and risk analysis.
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e& enterprise, Emergence AI in MENAT agentic AI deal

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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e& enterprise and Emergence AI team up to roll out autonomous agentic AI for regulated organisations across MENAT and Türkiye.
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YAP Global names Otto Jacobsson CEO amid crypto shift

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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YAP Global appoints Otto Jacobsson as CEO, signalling expansion and a broader service mix as the crypto and digital assets sector matures.
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AI projects face long delays amid rising security risks

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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AI rollout delays are stretching to a year as three-quarters of organisations report security incidents and governance gaps grow.
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Black Friday scams soar as fake brand emails target shoppers globally

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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Over half of Black Friday-themed spam emails are scams, with fraudsters impersonating brands like Amazon to steal personal data worldwide.
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Logicalis achieves carbon neutrality & boosts female leadership ranks

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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Logicalis has reached carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions and increased female senior leadership to 34%, advancing its global sustainability and diversity goals.
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Cybercriminals exploit remote tools to steal global cargo worth USD $34 billion

Wed, 5th Nov 2025
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Cybercriminals exploit remote monitoring tools to steal USD $34 billion in cargo globally, targeting trucking firms amid growing digital supply chain risks.
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Cloudflare urges vigilance after global internet disruptions in Q3 2025

Wed, 29th Oct 2025
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Cloudflare's report reveals widespread global internet disruptions in Q3 2025 from government shutdowns, cable damages, natural disasters, cyberattacks and technical faults.
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Exclusive: Sage unveils AI push to empower finance leaders

Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
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Sage is accelerating its AI integration to empower finance leaders, using autonomous agents to transform accounting workflows into strategic insights.
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Heidi raises USD $65 million to expand AI tool for clinicians

Mon, 6th Oct 2025
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Heidi has raised USD $65 million to expand its AI tool that saves clinicians millions of hours by automating administrative tasks, boosting healthcare capacity.
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Survey reveals staff use AI at work but lack policy awareness

Tue, 24th Jun 2025
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A survey of 12,000 workers across six countries finds 60% use AI at work, but under 20% know their company's AI policy, exposing data security risks.