Eltropy has launched an agentic AI platform specifically designed for credit unions, providing a centralized location for credit unions, fintechs, and core banking providers to col...
Investors are heavily backing AI agent startups like Sphinx Labs ($7.1M seed) and Basis ($1.15B valuation) that are developing autonomous systems to act as digital employees in fin...
Santander and Mastercard successfully piloted Europe's first fully autonomous AI agent transaction, where an AI agent independently purchased a T-shirt in Spain. This milestone mar...
Private equity firm Incore Invest has completed the acquisition of CoreOrchestration AB from Worldline for approximately SEK 1.75 billion. As part of the deal, PaymentIQ has been e...
Branch CFO Matt Peterson discusses the company's approach to serving the 68% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, suggesting timing of income rather than spending habits is th...
The article explores how trust has become a crucial differentiator in the crowded payments landscape, moving beyond basic processing capabilities. It features insights from Payment...
Pleo addresses the fragmented finance technology landscape that many small and medium-sized businesses face, referring to it as a 'Frankenstein' problem. The company appears to off...
J. Safra Sarasin Group has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Saxo Bank, combining traditional private banking expertise with fintech innovation. The transaction aims...
A Tennessee software startup is developing automated accounts receivable solutions for large construction contractors, many of whom still rely on paper-based payment systems. The t...
ACH remains a critical component of U.S. payment infrastructure, continuing to grow despite competition from newer payment rails. The article explores ACH's role in supporting key ...
A 2025 Corefy study reveals that 58.5% of businesses still operate with disconnected payment systems, indicating a gap between increasing payment complexity and operational maturit...
Small and medium-sized businesses increasingly relied on platform-based working capital solutions in 2025, with major commerce ecosystems showing significant year-over-year growth ...
UK fintech Funding Circle reports that approximately 14,000 UK businesses fail annually due to late payments, equivalent to 38 closures per day out of around 280,000 total business...
Bitget's Layer-2 network Morph is integrating USDC and Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) to enhance its payment-focused settlement layer. This development is supported ...
A PYMNTS Intelligence survey of 583 U.S. small businesses found that 52% don't revolve their credit card balances, indicating they're using credit cards more as flexible operating ...
The article explores how embedded payments are becoming integral to business platforms, requiring a fundamental shift in fraud prevention strategies. Traditional point solutions th...
Payment fraud surged 89% in 2025, driven by AI-powered threats like deepfakes and altered documents that bypass traditional security. Over 75% of businesses face revenue impacts fr...
Quavo Fraud & Disputes has partnered with Apple Federal Credit Union to implement their QFD platform for dispute management operations. The partnership aims to bring greater effici...
Mastercard's cybersecurity executive emphasizes that CISOs face growing challenges in protecting organizational infrastructure due to lack of visibility into their own systems. The...
A survey by IT solutions provider Integris found that roughly half of U.S. bank customers choose their bank primarily based on trust in its security systems. Two-thirds of customer...
ABA Banking Journal presents expert insights on key banking industry priorities and trends expected to shape the sector in 2026. The article aggregates perspectives from ABA expert...
Ctrl Alt and Dubai Land Department have launched Phase Two of their real estate tokenization pilot program, enabling regulated secondary market trading of 7.8 million property toke...
CeFPro has appointed Wayne Scott from Escode GRC Solutions to its Advisory Board amid increasing regulatory focus on operational resilience and third-party risk management in finan...
IFX Payments has partnered with tell.money to enhance its open banking capabilities and strengthen regulatory infrastructure. This strategic partnership aims to evolve the company'...
US institutional banking firm FundBank has acquired Irish blockchain startup Trrue Chain to expand its European digital assets and crypto operations. The acquisition by the company...
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Shanghai Data Bureau, and National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain signed an MoU to develop blockchain infrastructure for digitized ca...
Northern Ireland is positioning itself as a major global fintech and regtech hub, leveraging specialized talent, strategic location advantages, and operational costs up to 40% lowe...
The American Bankers Association (ABA) is urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to completely rescind its heightened supervisory standards policy rather than j...
A federal judge in Illinois partially upheld the state's Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, ruling that federal law does not preempt the interchange fee provisions but does preempt d...
A Fourth Circuit panel has revived a class action lawsuit against Navy Federal Credit Union alleging racial discrimination in mortgage lending practices. The 2-1 decision allows th...
The OCC issued proposed rulemaking in 2026 to implement the GENIUS Act's requirements for payment stablecoin issuance, following the comprehensive federal framework for stablecoins...
Bank of America Securities economists predict that AI adoption will create new types of jobs rather than simply eliminate existing ones, contrasting with market concerns about AI-d...
Anthropic's conflict with the Pentagon over AI safeguards highlights emerging vendor risk challenges for enterprises using AI services. The incident underscores how AI algorithms a...
Retail investors are leaving the cryptocurrency sector and shifting toward traditional equities since late 2024, removing a key driver of crypto market demand. This exodus represen...
China's DeepSeek is preparing to release its latest large language model, representing a new challenge to American AI competitors. The development highlights ongoing international ...
LEAP 5 tech conference returns to Riyadh April 13-16, 2026, featuring expanded networking zones and a new AI hub. The event will host over 1,900 investors following a record 2025 e...
Edward Jones received FDIC approval for an industrial loan company (ILC) charter after a six-year process, allowing the investment firm to launch an industrial bank next year. The ...