Banking stories
Smaller lenders are turning to unified digital tools as Tri City brings account opening, banking and marketing onto one platform.
More than 90 credit union and community bank leaders weighed AI's efficiency gains against fraud and service risks at Eltropy's summit.
Lenders using LoanPro can now process cheque and bill-pay receipts with less manual work, as CheckAlt adds lockbox services.
Banks could use the new platform to automate routine tasks and speed decisions, but only within strict guardrails and audit trails.
Cross-border transfer costs may fall as nearly half of banks and fintechs are already using or piloting stablecoins, ACI Worldwide says.
Bad address data can now trigger missed deliveries, compliance gaps and fraud risks across sectors from retail to healthcare.
The deal gives banks and fintechs in the Philippines and Southeast Asia wider access to fraud checks as online transactions surge.
The shift could help companies manage AI-driven service queries more securely as Genesys adds governance and context across customer journeys.
The USD $22 million backing is set to fund product expansion into financial crime and compliance as the London-based firm broadens beyond cybersecurity.
The validation could help banks, retailers and travel groups cut manual payment matching work while keeping cardholder data inside their own systems.
Higher rents mean Bristol and Brighton now outprice Paris and Berlin for many workers, according to bunq's latest living-cost index.
Organisations facing tougher compliance checks in Australia and New Zealand can now swap spreadsheet risk logs for AI-guided assessments and reports.
Verified records can sharpen lending, fraud and compliance decisions, while enrichment on faulty customer data can simply scale the errors.
Rising regulatory pressure in Australia is forcing firms to tighten oversight as AI agents and automated systems gain broader access to enterprise networks.
Foreign wallet users can now pay Philippine merchants through existing QR Ph codes, widening access for SMEs and boosting cashless trade.
The plan could speed testing for new financial products and shape rules on data sharing, payments and digital assets across the sector.
Five Indian financial firms will get free support to shift AI pilots into live customer-service systems under a new Blue Machines AI programme.
The validation could let finance teams automate more card reconciliation work without exposing cardholder data, easing manual backlogs.
For SMEs, faster lending is no longer enough as supply-chain shocks and volatile costs can make a quick answer the wrong one.
Banks are under pressure to prove anti-money laundering controls after FCA fines topped GBP £300 million since 2021.