Financial institutions stories
ACI unveils Connetic for Cards to unify payments ops
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ACI Connetic for Cards promises unified issuing, acquiring and ATM processing as banks race to modernise card systems and fight fraud.
10x Banking marks 100th release with platform 10.0
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10x Banking launches version 10.0 of its core platform, its 100th release, adding richer lending tools and custom logic hooks for banks.
Women bear heavier toll from financial fraud in UK
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Women hit by UK fraud report deeper anxiety and money woes than men, with younger women facing the harshest ongoing fallout.
Women call for visibility & voice in cybersecurity
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Women in cybersecurity demand real visibility and inclusion, warning that lack of female voices skews risk, products and leadership decisions.
Ripple expands Ripple Payments with custody, collections
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Ripple expands Ripple Payments with new custody and collections tools as stablecoin-based cross-border settlement surges among institutions.
The AI infrastructure trap: Why your 'AI-ready' project may already be obsolete
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Banks risk AI 'infrastructure traps' as long projects outpace fast-evolving models, wasting budget while nimbler rivals ship real solutions.
DTCC names Adam Watson to lead global asset services
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DTCC appoints Adam Watson to lead its global asset services arm, overseeing strategy, operations and modernisation of a core business line.
Entersekt expands leadership team after 10bn transactions
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Entersekt boosts leadership as it tops 10bn transactions and posts 30% North American growth, adding senior hires to drive expansion.
BPC named tech leader in 2025 SPARK Matrix ranking
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BPC has been named a technology leader in QKS Group's 2025 SPARK Matrix for merchant payment platforms, recognising SmartVista's breadth.
Synechron teams with Cognition to bring Devin into banks
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Synechron partners with Cognition to embed AI engineer Devin in bank modernisation work, targeting faster upgrades and legacy code overhauls.
eflow launches RegCheck to cut compliance tech costs
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eflow launches RegCheck audit to help mid-market financial firms cut fragmented compliance tech stacks that can add up to 30% to costs.
LogChain moves global HQ to Liverpool digital trade hub
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Trade-tech firm LogChain is shifting its global headquarters from Singapore to Liverpool, betting on the UK's emerging digital trade hub.
BADIIS malware hijacks IIS servers for covert SEO fraud
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BADIIS malware is hijacking over 1,800 IIS servers worldwide, quietly boosting illicit gambling and crypto phishing sites via poisoned SEO.
OSINT tools speed up probes into tax & benefit fraud
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Open source intelligence tools are helping investigators rapidly uncover tax and benefit fraud by exposing inconsistencies in online data.
FDATA appoints Kat Cloud to strengthen open finance security
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FDATA names Sumsub policy lead Kat Cloud to its board, signalling a sharper focus on identity, fraud and security in North American open finance.
Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer award
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Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer at the 2026 Card and Payments Awards in London for its fast-growing orchestration platform.
UiPath buys WorkFusion to boost AI crime compliance
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UiPath buys AI compliance specialist WorkFusion to automate banks' financial crime checks as monitoring workloads and governance demands surge.
Fireblocks & Thales deepen bank crypto key control
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Fireblocks deepens its Thales tie-up to keep bank crypto keys in customer-owned HSMs, tightening control, compliance and resilience.
Ripjar appoints Matt Mills as Chief Executive Officer
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Ripjar names Matt Mills Chief Executive to spearhead global expansion as regulatory pressure fuels demand for smarter crime screening tech.
Fico outlines four AI trends reshaping banking by 2026
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Fico says by 2026 banking AI will be standard infrastructure, heightening fraud risks and putting CIOs and human cyber oversight centre stage.