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As artificial intelligence moves from experimental novelty to everyday assistant, retirement plan and wealth advisers face a simple, high-stakes choice: adopt carefully or cede ground to competitors. The path for getting started is neither mystical nor expensive — it’s practical, governed, and...

Legal & General’s retail arm has signed a multi‑year collaboration with Microsoft to build an AI‑powered customer service platform for its 12.4 million customers, deploying Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Center and integrated Copilot capabilities to deliver a unified, AI‑assisted agent...

Australians under pressure from rising living costs are quietly handing more of their money-management tasks to algorithms — not to replace advisers, but to supplement them — and the shift is already reshaping how everyday people budget, file taxes and shop financial products. Background /...

Ukraine’s finance teams are now facing a hard truth: the next leap in working‑capital effectiveness and month‑end certainty will come from properly chosen, securely deployed AI — not from another spreadsheet macro or longer close calendar. Background: why this shortlist matters now Nucamp’s 2025...

More than a third of New Zealand’s retail investors now report using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot to inform investment decisions — and a substantial majority of those users say they are satisfied with the results — a shift that is reshaping how ordinary investors...

The asset‑management tech beat has been busy this week: Hebbia announced an integration with Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry, Anduin unveiled an Engagement Hub aimed at speeding GP fundraising and LP conversion, Alchelyst confirmed it will leverage cloud-native tools (including Finbourne’s stack)...

The UAE has quietly repositioned artificial intelligence from a technocratic experiment to a central pillar of its post‑oil economic strategy, coupling bold national targets with deep public‑private partnerships and large‑scale skilling efforts designed to seed an AI‑ready workforce across...

In a decisive move to stake its claim as a global leader in AI-powered business transformation, NTT DATA has announced the launch of a dedicated global business unit for Microsoft Cloud. This strategic initiative represents an intensification of the long-standing NTT DATA–Microsoft alliance and...

A transformative wave is sweeping through enterprise technology as NTT DATA unveils its new AI-led Global Business Unit focused on Microsoft Cloud, redefining the strategic landscape for organizations navigating the fast-evolving era of artificial intelligence. Positioned at the intersection of...

Bridging the gap between pioneering research and real-world deployment remains one of the most significant hurdles in artificial intelligence today. As algorithmic models become more sophisticated, the need to translate these advances beyond controlled laboratory environments grows ever more...

Google’s relentless push to elevate its search platform with artificial intelligence has entered an assertive new phase, following the July 16, 2025 rollout of Gemini 2.5 Pro and Deep Search in AI Mode. Geared toward Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, these advanced tools fundamentally...

As enterprise organizations accelerate their digital transformation journeys, the intersection of advanced AI and robust cloud infrastructure has become a critical differentiator in the global technology market. Kyndryl, a leading IT infrastructure services provider, and Microsoft, a dominant...

Irish banking giant AIB is embarking on one of the most extensive enterprise AI deployments in the sector by equipping 10,000 employees with Microsoft Copilot, an advanced suite of generative AI tools. The move positions AIB among a select group of forward-thinking financial institutions...

As artificial intelligence sweeps across the business landscape, regional and global technology players are forming alliances to address market-specific challenges and opportunities. Nowhere is this momentum more apparent than in the rapidly digitalizing MENAT region—encompassing the UAE, KSA...

Barclays’ decision to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot AI to 100,000 employees marks a watershed moment not just for the bank itself, but for the entire financial sector and potentially numerous industries beyond. As of June 2025, this initiative stands as one of the largest real-world...

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and industrial automation, has recently unveiled a suite of generative AI (GenAI) tools developed in collaboration with Microsoft. This strategic partnership leverages Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to enhance productivity, streamline...

As Microsoft Build 2025 unfolded with its customary blend of developer excitement and high-profile announcements, one showcase captured particular interest among enterprise IT circles: HSO’s demonstration of its new MCP-powered Copilot Agent for Dynamics 365 Finance. Tapping into advanced...

A revolution is quietly unfolding at the intersection of financial compliance and artificial intelligence, promising not only to lighten the regulatory load on enterprises but also to reshape how organizations manage risk, scale oversight efforts, and automate adherence to evolving rules. Saifr...

Eighteen months after Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, famously pronounced that “this next generation of AI will reshape every software category and every business, including our own,” the global landscape of enterprise technology bears ample evidence that this was not just corporate bravado...

In a move that signals the brisk acceleration of conversational AI adoption across enterprise landscapes, Twilio has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Microsoft, unveiled prominently at the recent Twilio SIGNAL event in San Francisco. This alliance aims to blend Twilio’s robust...