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Caseware launches AI agents for audit risk & disclosure
Artificial Intelligence

Caseware launches AI agents for audit risk & disclosure

Auditors could save hours on disclosure checks as the new tools draft responses and surface risks, while keeping final sign-off with practitioners.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Why your whole business needs to be investor-ready right now
Data Protection

Why your whole business needs to be investor-ready right now

Founders who wait to tidy up records risk costly delays when investors probe contracts, IP assignments and board minutes in due diligence.

By Rob Steele • 7 min read • This month
Saber says bootstrapped AI growth beats UK funding frenzy
Risk & Compliance

Saber says bootstrapped AI growth beats UK funding frenzy

The Manchester AI workflow firm now has £13 million in annual recurring revenue after automating a 200,000-claim audit in under three days.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

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Audit stories

Braskem rolls out Rockwell SecureOT across 39 sites
Manufacturing

Braskem rolls out Rockwell SecureOT across 39 sites

The roll-out gives the chemical producer a real-time view of more than 3,000 OT assets, helping it prioritise vulnerabilities across its global sites.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Data issues stall AI projects at most organisations
Digital Transformation

Data issues stall AI projects at most organisations

Most organisations are still losing time on manual data prep and siloed records, with 86% reporting AI disruption in the past year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
CFOs prioritise trust over speed in AI adoption journey
Data governance

CFOs prioritise trust over speed in AI adoption journey

Finance chiefs see AI as a risk-management issue first, with clean data and human oversight seen as essential to protect statements and audits.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • This month
Sixthfin launches AI tool to spot expense claim patterns
Data Analytics

Sixthfin launches AI tool to spot expense claim patterns

Finance teams can now flag repeated expense anomalies across whole populations of claims, rather than relying on samples or one-by-one checks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
EY revenue hits USD $57 billion as AI demand surges
Digital Transformation

EY revenue hits USD $57 billion as AI demand surges

AI-related work helped push EY's annual revenue to USD $57 billion, with clients shifting from trials to wider business use.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
DigiCert launches Quantum Central for post-quantum shift
Encryption

DigiCert launches Quantum Central for post-quantum shift

Only 7% of organisations have deployed quantum-safe or hybrid cryptography, leaving many exposed as post-quantum migration moves into execution.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Most firms run AI agents without proper security tools
Identity and Access Management

Most firms run AI agents without proper security tools

Most enterprises are deploying AI agents in production without dedicated security controls, leaving a 40-to-1 gap between adoption and readiness.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Abnormal AI expands security suite with five products
Cloud Security

Abnormal AI expands security suite with five products

The expansion gives security teams clearer oversight of staff and autonomous agents as businesses rush to embed generative AI in daily work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

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Aline partners with Fieldguide on audit platform rollout
Construction

Aline partners with Fieldguide on audit platform rollout

The deal will give Aline's firms one system for audits, cutting duplication as the network scales while keeping local client service in place.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Seekr joins MACH Alliance to boost AI agent traceability
Robotics

Seekr joins MACH Alliance to boost AI agent traceability

Enterprises linking AI agents from different vendors face new audit and compliance risks, which Seekr aims to address through the alliance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Trellix launches private cloud AI for security teams
Private Cloud

Trellix launches private cloud AI for security teams

Security teams can keep AI threat investigations inside their own environments, easing data sovereignty fears as 90% of Australian leaders flag new risks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month
AI council launches finance certification in Singapore
Risk & Compliance

AI council launches finance certification in Singapore

Rising AI use is exposing a training gap in Singapore's finance sector, prompting a new exam to test when professionals should trust or verify output.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
PKF O'Connor Davies adopts Caseware's AI audit suite
Digital Transformation

PKF O'Connor Davies adopts Caseware's AI audit suite

The move gives the Top 25 US accounting firm a governed AI platform for audit work as rivals race to modernise assurance tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
AI makes accounting careers more attractive to Gen Z
Data governance

AI makes accounting careers more attractive to Gen Z

A looming 17,900-person shortfall in Australian accounting is pushing firms to use AI as a recruiting draw for graduates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month