Banking stories
Small UK firms can now take card and digital wallet payments via smartphones, payment links and terminals after Lloyds teamed up with Stripe.
The funding will help the Seattle-based startup tackle revenue and spend leakage that can cost large companies billions across complex supply chains.
Pay by Bank providers face rising pressure to win digital payments share as Token.io adds a veteran engineer to its leadership team.
Only 10% of banks and asset managers are prioritising AI-ready storage, leaving many to tackle compliance and rising data costs first.
Businesses using UQPAY's Global Account should see smoother cross-border collections, payouts and FX as Circle's stablecoin network links the rails.
Companies in Asia Pacific are turning to AI treasury tools as volatile trade and currency flows make cash management harder to predict.
Deloitte's sixth straight global honour underlines rising demand for software partners that can join reporting, risk and sustainability systems.
More than 1,000 CI&T AI engineers are being trained on Claude as the firm targets financial services, retail and consumer goods projects.
Cost pressures are keeping banks focused on storage basics, with just 10% of firms ranking AI-ready platforms as a top priority.
Banks seeking compliant AI could gain tools that are easier to govern and audit as Titan uses fresh funding to expand its platform.
Banks in Asia Pacific are set to use Mastercard's offers platform to counter super apps and prove more sales from promotions.
Financial institutions will be able to verify callers in seconds as Eltropy embeds IllumaSHIELD to counter AI-driven voice fraud.
Indian banks are bracing for higher losses as 84% of leaders report rising fraud and growing concern over AI-driven scams.
Small businesses in Uzbekistan can now pay staff instantly at weekends and holidays, as TBC Business adds a digital payroll tool.
Severe financial stress is changing household payment hierarchies, with mortgages now as likely as credit cards to fall behind first in some cases.
Households and businesses could be spared more fraud losses as banks, telcos and platforms widen checks and scam-blocking codes.
Most Australian fans would still join venue-named hotspots, leaving match-day travellers exposed to phishing, fake streams and account theft.
Fast-growing digital banks in Asia face tighter checks as varied rules and weak data systems make customer verification harder across borders.
Testing on a commercial quantum computer showed Archer's model can spot fraud, though the higher false-positive rate underscores hurdles for banks.
Cost-of-living pressure is pushing New Zealand households to protect power and water bills first, while telco debts are among the first to slip.