All articles by Refna Tharayil

Refna Tharayil

Singapore’s MAS announces new investment in quantum and AI capabilities

Granted under the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Grant Scheme (FSTI 3.0), the new commitment will support financial institutions in building capabilities in quantum and AI technologies

Ackermans modernises merchandise financial planning with Oracle

By replacing the former enterprise planning (EP) system, Ackermans’ transition to Oracle Retail MFP will improve its operational efficiency as well as support planning teams

Accenture to acquire retail technology services firm Logic

Through the acquisition of Logic, Accenture aims to further enhance its ability to drive technology transformations for retail clients around the world with strong capabilities in merchandising, digital, stores, analytics, and cloud

HPE partners with CMC Markets to improve trading and investment capabilities in Australia

The adoption of HPE GreenLake cloud will help CMC Markets to facilitate a transition to a cloud service model that meets the high availability, security, and control required by its business

PsiQuantum and Queensland universities partner on quantum computing in Australia

The aim of the partnership is to help support the increasing demand for skills in the quantum computing economy and to explore research projects in related fields

Conduent to transform child support system for Wisconsin DCF

Dubbed THRIVE, the new system will enhance child support service delivery for children and families across the state apart from offering better features for parents

Fujitsu joins forces with Cohere to offer generative AI for enterprises

Through the partnership, both parties will develop and provide large language model to enterprises

Alight wraps up sale of payroll and professional services business to H.I.G. Capital

The deal included Alight’s professional services segment and its payroll and HCM outsourcing businesses within the employer solutions segment

Ericsson and Oppo sign multi-year 5G patent cross-licensing agreement

The agreement encompasses global patent cross-licence, technical cooperation, market expansion, and other collaborations

CGI transforms financial management and procurement operations for Los Angeles

The modernisation also involved migrating the city’s data storage, enabling the decommissioning of an outdated and costly content management solution