Banking stories
Banks and fintechs may soon keep more payments inside their own apps, as Apple's wider NFC access loosens iPhone wallet restrictions.
The fresh capital will help Alpaca expand regulated brokerage infrastructure for clients building products across traditional and on-chain markets.
Small firms can now collect one-off invoice payments faster, with automatic reconciliation aimed at easing cash flow and admin work.
New customers can tap Swift's global network without building their own connectivity, as BankB goes live on Mambu's managed service.
Nearly one in 100 failed identity checks now involves deepfake material, as AI-generated fraud threatens banking, payments and online services.
The hire signals Rogo's push to expand in finance, with annual recurring revenue up more than 50% and 100 new customers last quarter.
Businesses face mounting pressure to curb unsafe AI rollouts as executives warn that general-purpose tools are outpacing governance and controls.
Demand for digital identity checks is rising as fraud and compliance risks mount, with the merged group spanning more than 50 countries.
The bank says the overhaul has cut deployment times to a day, as it standardises core systems across 54 markets for tighter control and resilience.
Staff can now pull member data in plain English after Corning Credit Union cut wait times from weeks to near-instant ad hoc searches.
Select banks and fintechs can now test stablecoin transfers in a Visa-managed environment built for treasury and settlement work.
Routine lending work could be slashed for ConnectOne Bank staff as nCino's AI tools cut some document searches from 20 minutes to 30 seconds.
Broadening its appeal beyond consumer banking, the lender has surpassed 6 million monthly users as digital adoption accelerates in Uzbekistan.
Households squeezed by higher costs are turning to fixed-fee borrowing, helping the lender pass GBP £1 billion in loans.
Banks now face a capped GBP £85,000 reimbursement bill per claim as synthetic identity fraud turns into a direct liability under tighter UK rules.
Household finances are under growing strain as more Australians dip into savings, cut discretionary spending and lean on credit for essentials.
Financial firms can now use governed Snowflake data in Rogo's AI tools without moving sensitive records outside existing controls.
UK firms can now keep observability and security data in-region, easing compliance pressure as cloud and AI systems grow more complex.
The move gives Altimetrik a role in shaping enterprise AI standards as firms struggle to embed new systems into legacy operations.
Customers could soon shop and pay through AI assistants, after HSBC UK and Visa completed a live end-to-end card transaction online.
