Data Quality stories
Stricter anti-money laundering rules are driving more banks and fintechs towards live company register data, lifting revenue at Kyckr 46%.
Metric views and a broader knowledge graph aim to keep AI tools, dashboards and business users aligned on trusted data definitions.
Rising fraud, shipping costs and AI-driven shopping are set to squeeze retailers' margins this holiday season unless customer data improves.
Only 21% of organisations in Ireland and EMEA are seeing meaningful returns from AI spending, despite a 113% rise in investment.
A new study suggests AI-generated respondents could help researchers spot trends faster, despite major differences between conventional online panels.
Higher false positive rates are slowing onboarding and draining compliance teams as sanctions screening volumes rise across Australia and New Zealand.
Greater AI spending is set to expose data and governance gaps unless companies first fix the operational foundations, Forrester says.
Many organisations are still testing AI in pilots, as executives say trust, governance and measurable results now matter more than hype.
Governance gaps are emerging as hospitals, contact centres and enterprises push AI into frontline operations, raising risk and accountability concerns.
Local firms risk losing customers unless their online details, reviews and booking options are clear enough for AI tools to recommend them.
Adoption is stalling where firms lack clean data, strong workflows and guardrails, raising risks in retail, healthcare and IT.
Recognition in two Microsoft services quadrants puts the Sydney specialist alongside bigger rivals as AI projects hinge on cleaner data and governance.
Governance is lagging as Australian finance chiefs race to deploy AI agents, with many under pressure to prove ROI and explain errors.
Most UK finance chiefs lack in-house expertise and feel pressure to prove AI returns quickly, despite governance controls lagging behind.
Rising AI and governance demands are leaving many senior data executives overstretched, with 40% saying they are close to burnout.
Only 22% of Australian organisations say they are ready to govern AI safely, as spending and use surge across daily operations.
New Zealand's payments system could face disruption unless banks and providers agree common standards, Steve Wiggins said.
Staff can now pull member data in plain English after Corning Credit Union cut wait times from weeks to near-instant ad hoc searches.
Banks now face a capped GBP £85,000 reimbursement bill per claim as synthetic identity fraud turns into a direct liability under tighter UK rules.
Security teams using Claude can now tap into IANS' practitioner-validated intelligence, reducing reliance on generic web sources for urgent cyber decisions.
