Banking stories
Ripple-owned GTreasury buys Australian fintech Solvexia to fuse treasury, reconciliation and compliance in one automated finance platform.
Airwallex secures USD $330m at a USD $8b valuation and names San Francisco a dual global HQ as it ramps US expansion and AI investment.
1Kosmos and Reality Defender have teamed up to embed real-time deepfake detection into remote identity checks amid a surge in AI fraud.
Incode launches Deepsight AI, a three-layer defence to spot and block deepfakes in real time for banks, tech platforms and governments.
Airwallex has named James Teodorini Head of ANZ to spearhead growth in Australia and New Zealand after hitting USD $235 billion in volume.
10x Banking and Singapore's audax have teamed up to help banks launch full digital services in six months while phasing out legacy cores.
Identity security will become core infrastructure by 2026 as AI‑driven attacks, deepfakes and state hackers overwhelm old perimeter defences.
SLK named Major Contender in Everest Group 2025 AI app transformation ranking as enterprises rush to modernise legacy tech for AI at scale.
Boards are set to demand tougher ROI and stricter data foundations from AI projects in 2026, as natural language tools reshape data work.
As cross-border payments soar towards USD $1 quadrillion, businesses race to tackle identity fraud with AI, biometrics and smarter data.
After a bruising 2025, falling inflation, rate cuts and small-cap strength are teeing up 2026 as the widest market rally in years.
TCS launches BaNCS AI Compass, adding explainable AI agents to help global banks automate operations while tightening governance controls.
Digital wallets and decentralised IDs are set to surge by 2026 as AI-driven threats push firms to monitor human and machine identities nonstop.
Group-IB launches a GDPR-compliant platform for banks to share real-time fraud risk signals, tackling rising losses such as GBP £600 million in the UK.
Eastnets deepens its LSEG partnership, plugging real-time World-Check risk data into Safewatch Screening to sharpen financial crime checks.
EU banks face a 2026 crunch as new AML rules spark a shake-up in KYC vendors, testing compliance strategies amid rising fraud risks.
UK SMEs are funnelling billions into savings platforms as they chase higher interest, stronger FSCS protection and swift access to cash.
AI will move from hype to hard choices in finance in 2026, as firms juggle automation gains with surging cyber threats and cost pressures.
Vantage Markets secures Trend Micro's Innovation Partnership Award for transforming security and driving real-time threat intelligence sharing.
V2 AI has been named an OpenAI Services Partner in Australia, targeting enterprise demand for secure, governed generative AI adoption.
