Banking stories
Client demand across Asia Pacific has tripled since BitGo won its Singapore licence, prompting a bigger hub for custody and trading.
Conditional approval from US regulators brings Revolut closer to offering loans, cards and FDIC-insured deposits to American customers by 2027.
Auditors are finding that email verification alone leaves institutions exposed to synthetic identities, weak records and KYC compliance gaps.
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.
Revolut customers in New Zealand could see their accounts converted to bank accounts, with new terms if the proposed changes take effect.
Security and data privacy are slowing wider use, even as 70% of Indian banks and lenders run artificial intelligence in production.
Smaller lenders are turning to unified digital tools as Tri City brings account opening, banking and marketing onto one platform.
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.
