Banking stories
Banks and custodians can now keep digital asset keys in-house as Ledger’s new hardware aims to ease compliance and security concerns.
Her audit and risk oversight experience should bolster governance as the payments firm handles transactions in more than 240 countries and territories.
The move could let travellers book hotels inside chatbots without restarting searches, as AI assistants gain live inventory access and checkout links.
Regulators and AI systems are exposing costly gaps as firms discover policy frameworks mean little without continuous, verifiable data quality.
Financial firms face tighter scrutiny as the API checks AI debt-collection messages in real time and flags vulnerable customers.
The three-year tie-up aims to turn academic research into practical payments policy on fraud, stablecoins, remittances and cyber risk across APAC.
Banks could speed compliance checks and loan approvals as the new software automates alerts and underwriting while keeping audit trails intact.
Audit teams can now trace mobile app controls over time, as the new workspace records policy changes, builds and approvals in one place.
Banks and fintechs are increasingly using payments data for fraud checks and rewards as Spade expands its merchant-matching platform with fresh funding.
Horizon3.ai doubles ARR as more than 5,200 organisations adopt its NodeZero platform, fuelled by MSSP demand and rising cyber risks.
The keynote could shape debate on how lenders use AI safely, as banks face pressure to show returns while curbing fraud and credit risk.
Retail savers will keep FSCS protection as Monument moves up to GBP £250 million of deposits on to the Midnight blockchain.
Sole traders can now earn tax-free interest on instant-access savings as Tide broadens its app beyond business banking.
Borrowers could soon compare mortgage offers in one place as the Auckland fintech targets a mid-year launch after years of testing.
New Zealand revenue nearly doubled as the fintech’s annual profit before tax climbed 57% to USD $2.3 billion on wider customer use.
The fintech now handles NZ$2.4 billion in annual payments in New Zealand, as it adds the former prime minister to local governance.
The funding will help reduce days-long checks for lenders and payments firms onboarding small businesses, as manual reviews still slow approvals.
Backers see room for a bigger Canadian payments business as the fintech expands from rent into utilities, taxes and small-business bills.
Boards face mounting pressure to prove AI and automation improve service, resilience and compliance as Manchester Tech Week opens in Manchester Central.
Netacea has unveiled Trust Layer, a server-side tool to classify and control surging AI agent and bot traffic before it hits apps.
