Financial institutions stories
AI shopping tools could widen the gap between Australia’s top retail centres and weaker malls as investors chase experiential assets.
Credit unions could cut call-centre traffic as Eltropy’s AI now verifies members and handles routine account tasks in one conversation.
Banks could halve archive storage costs as Shield adds cheaper tiers and migration tools to help preserve records for audits and regulators.
Banks and custodians can now keep digital asset keys in-house as Ledger’s new hardware aims to ease compliance and security concerns.
Her audit and risk oversight experience should bolster governance as the payments firm handles transactions in more than 240 countries and territories.
Producers could gain more predictable funding as a new non-bank lender backs film and television projects with USD $500 million in credit.
Regulators and AI systems are exposing costly gaps as firms discover policy frameworks mean little without continuous, verifiable data quality.
Financial firms face tighter scrutiny as the API checks AI debt-collection messages in real time and flags vulnerable customers.
Banks could speed compliance checks and loan approvals as the new software automates alerts and underwriting while keeping audit trails intact.
Banks and fintechs are increasingly using payments data for fraud checks and rewards as Spade expands its merchant-matching platform with fresh funding.
Solana unveils an API-based developer platform for banks and payment firms, backed by Mastercard, Worldpay and Western Union pilots.
Dublin regtech Corlytics wins Policy Management Solution of the Year at FinTech Breakthrough for its AI-driven compliance platform.
Smarsh launches AI agents to slash legal discovery and compliance surveillance time and costs for regulated firms handling vast data.
Institutions handling cross-border stablecoin flows could cut false compliance alerts as MetaComp adds AI risk checks and an agent governance standard.
Banks could cut settlement delays and treasury friction as Deloitte Canada and Stablecorp prepare QCAD stablecoin rails for regulated use.
The keynote could shape debate on how lenders use AI safely, as banks face pressure to show returns while curbing fraud and credit risk.
The funding will help reduce days-long checks for lenders and payments firms onboarding small businesses, as manual reviews still slow approvals.
Ripple joins Singapore's BLOOM pilot, using RLUSD and the XRP Ledger to automate cross-border trade payments on shipment verification.
Clear Mountain Bank rolls out Alkami's digital platform to modernise services, add data-led marketing and rival larger lenders' tech.
Animoca backs Ava Labs with cash and support to expand Avalanche in Asia and the Middle East, targeting entertainment and real-world assets.