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Michiel Willems

Barcelona, London, Nairobi

Managing Editor at QA-Financial.com

News Editor at Yahoo News

Full-blooded real-time newshound. Chief editor of @QA_financial and news editor at @YahooNews. Previously at @Netzeroinvestor, @Cityam, @spglobal and @CNNnews18

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  • 1 week ago | qa-financial.com | Michiel Willems

    Statsig, a software testing startup that enables developers to measure the performance of new features before any full rollout, has secured $100 million in fresh funding. The round was led by ICONIQ Growth, with participation from Sequoia and Madrona. The investment is remarkable as it comes only weeks after Statsig reportedly turned down a takeover offer from Datadog, which has since acquired another company, Eppo, a feature flagging and experimentation platform, for roughly $220 million.

  • 1 week ago | qa-financial.com | Michiel Willems

    A groundbreaking AI framework developed by top tech school MIT is turning heads across the technology landscape, and was the talk of the week within the global QA community, as its implications for software testing in the banking and financial services sector could be profound.

  • 1 week ago | qa-financial.com | Michiel Willems

    As the financial services industry continues to evolve under the pressure of digital transformation and real-time demands, a new kind of software testing is emerging, one driven not just by automation, but by agentic AI. According to Pradeep Govindasamy, co-founder, president, and CEO of software testing firm QualiZeal, this shift is no longer theoretical. “AI isn’t just assisting people in testing tasks anymore,” Texas-based Govindasamy said.

  • 1 week ago | qa-financial.com | Michiel Willems

    San Francisco-based software testing firm LambdaTest and Compunnel have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at advancing software quality assurance through AI-native test automation, a move expected to significantly impact testing workflows in financial services and other enterprise sectors. The collaboration combines LambdaTest’s AI-driven test orchestration platform with Compunnel’s experience in digital engineering and enterprise IT delivery.

  • 1 week ago | qa-financial.com | Michiel Willems

    With the European Accessibility Act (EAA) becoming enforceable on June 28, 2025, quality assurance and software engineering teams across Europe are under mounting pressure to ensure compliance. From fintech and banking platforms to self-service devices and e-readers, digital accessibility is no longer just good practice, it’s a legal requirement.

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Michiel Willems
Michiel Willems @NewsFromMichiel
28 May 25

EXCL - @74Software's Eric BIERRY opens up after €330m @Axway-SBS merger In an exclusive sitdown sitdown with QA Financial, Paris-based Bierry discusses how banks should approach everything from modernisation to the need for end-to-end testing. https://t.co/re0sU5hplT

Michiel Willems
Michiel Willems @NewsFromMichiel
28 May 25

RT @DudespostingWs: This tiny world took over 1.2 million hours to build and cost more than $49 million (45 million euros). 😳 https://t.co/…

Michiel Willems
Michiel Willems @NewsFromMichiel
28 May 25

A sobering read: "The more human workers lean into hashtag AI collaboration, the better off they’ll be, personally and professionally." https://t.co/nVu4p8okkh #ArtificialIntelligence #GenAI #AI