Professional services stories
Client mandates and staff retention are at risk as most professional services firms struggle to turn widespread AI use into daily practice.
Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.
Demand for AI-ready data is boosting Atturra's integration work as its Boomi partnership broadens across Asia-Pacific and the US.
Law firms can now cut hidden document data from Outlook attachments without maintaining their own server infrastructure.
Existing clients will gain access to a wider international network as the acquisition gives Hightekers a stronger local base for cross-border hiring in India.
Firms facing a deepening hiring crunch may use specialist AI agents to handle routine accounting tasks as regulatory workloads rise.
The new role reflects growing demand from banks and wealth managers for help modernising operations, data and security as systems grow more complex.
Mid-market buyers could get software in eight to 12 weeks as the Newcastle studio bets AI will make fixed-fee delivery viable.
The rollout could speed up contract review and deal due diligence for the firm's Property and Corporate & Commercial lawyers.
Businesses in New Zealand want better productivity and AI support, and HP has named a veteran executive to help meet that demand.
Weaker demand and rising wage costs are leaving most SMEs in a holding pattern, with few planning to add staff over the next year.
Its US business has grown 35% year on year, prompting Pureprofile to bolster sales leadership as it chases more clients in the market.
Clients are increasingly demanding proof that cloud and AI spending is lifting productivity, revenue or cost control, not just adding systems.
Call handling has been centralised in Microsoft Teams, with NSWRL reporting a 17-second average wait after the switch.
UK clients could see agentic AI projects prototyped in four weeks as Deloitte expands its Google Cloud alliance and trains 1,000 staff.
Compliance teams can now track behaviour, manage assignments and edit course content in one portal, reducing manual data work and extra systems.
The North's fintech sector now employs 20,000 people directly, as FinTech North returns to Leeds to mark its 10th anniversary.
Only about one in 10 senior finance candidates can prove practical AI use, leaving UK employers short of leaders able to meet new hiring demands.
Trials cut media wastage by up to 30% as the postcode-level analysis helps B2B marketers focus spend on higher-value buyers.
Businesses across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia can now automate multilingual chat sales around the clock, reducing missed leads and follow-up delays.