Banking stories

Temenos and Bain warn that banks must modernise core systems, governed data and cloud architecture as AI, stablecoins and personalisation gather pace.

Tech Mahindra lifts FY26 revenue and EBIT, while record dividend, strong deal wins and 10th straight quarter of margin expansion signal turnaround gains.

Quantium joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise push with a new AI practice aimed at moving enterprise agents from pilots into production.

KPMG deepens Google Cloud tie-up with AI agents for regulated sectors, including a Cardinal Health finance tool to tackle pricing disputes.

Google is tailoring AI playbooks for 19 industries as enterprises shift from pilots to production, with faster rollouts and ROI now the focus.

Backbase unveils AI-native Banking OS to tackle fragmented bank operations and shared customer records, targeting practical AI gains across frontline work.

Creditinfo snaps up the remaining stake in KIB Latvia, giving it full control of the bureau and a bigger platform in the Baltic market.

EU wallet rules could turn digital identity into the next payments backbone, forcing banks to rethink onboarding, fraud and customer trust.

Bridewell says ICO data privacy complaints climbed across key UK sectors, with finance still top, while retail and manufacturing saw the fastest rise.

Cognizant named inaugural OpenAI Codex partner as it embeds the coding tool across engineering work for clients and internal software delivery.

Fime unveils neutral trust layer for AI-driven payments, aiming to verify autonomous purchases, compliance and auditability across networks.

UK finance chiefs say AI adoption will hinge on traceable outputs and human oversight, as Bloomberg survey shows trust beats speed in regulated markets.

Nium and Coinbase launch USDC payments service for businesses across 190 markets, aiming to cut trapped liquidity and speed cross-border settlements.

Adobe names 2026 award winners as Costa Crociere, TSB Bank, the NFL and Lenovo are honoured for data-led customer engagement.

Anthropic limits Claude Mythos to critical users after it exposed browser and Linux flaws, stoking fears of AI-driven cyber risk for banks.

LangWatch releases open-source AI red-teaming framework to expose hidden vulnerabilities in production agents through multi-turn attack simulations.

Revolut has launched an in-app AI assistant as banks and fintechs race to replace menu-driven apps with chat-based tools for everyday money tasks.

Mastercard and Lobster.cash to let OpenClaw users authorise AI agents to spend on existing cards, backed by Verifiable Intent.

Temenos forum in Copenhagen to draw 1,000 banking executives as AI, cybersecurity and legacy system upgrades dominate the agenda.

Spektr lands USD $20 million Series A from NEA as Copenhagen AI compliance platform targets manual checks at banks and fintechs.