Financial Services stories
The acquisition broadens Stripe's financial services offering as demand for platform-based lending grows and small firms struggle to secure bank credit.
Many firms are wasting AI spend by tackling the technology before defining the business problem, leaving CIOs to rethink old assumptions.
Organisations using several AI models will get spending, access and policy controls in one place, as use of generative tools spreads across departments.
Fraud teams may be better able to link fake accounts as SEON adds more than 1,100 data points across identity, device and session checks.
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
The consolidation should simplify cloud spending and accountability across hummgroup, after A1 Technologies cut Azure costs by 10% in earlier work.
New research shows 68% of SMEs now value stability over rapid expansion, prompting Mastercard to add business tools and cyber support.
Brands risk losing sales when AI shopping tools cite the wrong details, as the new tie-up flags errors and boosts review visibility.
The bank aims to cut IT complexity and operating costs as generative and agentic AI move beyond pilots into core systems.
Large enterprises can now build governed AI on fragmented data without moving it, as Acceldata targets regulated sectors with xFactory.
Customers will gain faster, lower-cost cross-border transfers as Terrabank taps TerraPay's network of bank accounts and digital wallets.
The all-cash purchase broadens Capitolis's reach into securities lending, adding clients including pension funds, insurers and asset managers.
Cost-of-living pressures pushed more Australians to use Zip for bills, insurance and home maintenance, lifting spend per customer 15.4%.
Kiwi shoppers could soon be spared paywave fees, with support growing for a New Zealand ban after Australia's new rules took effect on Thursday.
The move signals a deeper push in New Zealand, where Revolut plans to invest NZD $120 million and add 90 jobs by 2027.
Enterprise buyers are spending more to secure AI agents, with Snyk saying Evo now drives 60% of new deals and larger contracts.
The funding will help Comp AI expand into continuous monitoring and security testing as software firms face stronger pressure on controls.
The North Dakota lender cut fraud losses and lifted logins after linking marketing, onboarding and banking tools into one platform.
Banks can now bundle trade, lending and supply chain finance in one system, with AI tools aimed at reducing risk and speeding onboarding.
SMEs under pressure to prove returns from AI can now tap pre-built agents and workshops aimed at turning pilot projects into measurable gains.