Daylit Launches AI Agents for Accounts Receivable, Bringing Autonomous Collections and Real-Time Cash Intelligence to Finance Teams

• 2 weeks 3 days ago
• Artificial Intelligence

Daylit  launched its AI agents platform for accounts receivable (AR), enabling finance teams to accelerate collection and transform receivables into a strategic driver of working capital performance. Early adopters have increased collections on high-risk accounts by nearly 3x, reduced manual follow-up work by more than 40 hours per week, lowered AR operating costs by more than 75%, and achieved email reply rates of approximately 50%—more than...

Asia Remains World’s Most Wallet-Led Region as A2A Payments Accelerate

• 2 weeks 3 days ago
• E-Wallets

Worldpay®, now Global Payments (NYSE: GPN), released its 11th annual Global Payments Report (GPR), revealing that spending via digital wallets surpassed cards in Hong Kong for the first time. Account-to-account (A2A) payments are also staging a quiet revolution across Asia and are set to reshape how consumers choose to pay in several markets across the region through 2030. Asia’s wallet-first future accelerates

Gr4vy and Plaid Partner to Enable Pay-by-Bank Payments for Global Merchants

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Banking

Gr4vy, the cloud-based payment orchestration platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Plaid, the global data network powering open-banking connections for fintechs and financial institutions. The collaboration enables merchants using Gr4vy to offer Pay-by-Bank, also known as account-to-account (A2A) payments, as part of their core checkout experience, providing a lower-cost alternative to card transactions without additional...

Banking Named Most Trusted Industry in New Digital Trust Index

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Personal Finance

Thales today released the 2026 Digital Trust Index, one of the most comprehensive global studies of digital trust. Surveying more than 15,000 consumers, business partners, and IT decision makers across 13 industries, the research reveals that digital trust is won or lost during sign-up, login, and throughout the lifecycle of personal data handling.   Consumer Trust is Won or Lost at Login  

Global Leisure Equipment Retailer Selects Ecommpay for Future-Proofed Seamless Customer Checkout Journey

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Payments

IDnow and Trustfull Partner to Deliver Continuous Fraud Prevention Beyond Onboarding

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Fraud Detection

IDnow, Europe’s leading identity verification platform provider, and Trustfull, a leader in frictionless fraud prevention technology, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver a more adaptive and end-to-end approach to fraud prevention.

9fin Raises $170M Series C at $1.3B Valuation to Scale AI Platform for Debt Markets

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Fundraising News

9fin, the AI-native platform for global debt markets, has raised $170 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by HarbourVest, with participation from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and earlier investors Redalpine, Highland Europe, Spark Capital, and Seedcamp.

Marqeta Delivers AI-Driven Risk Decisioning to Enhance Real-Time Fraud Prevention

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Fraud Detection

Marqeta, Inc., the modern card issuing platform, today announced it enhanced its Real-Time Decisioning (RTD) offering with an AI-powered risk score that analyzes transaction risk levels at the point of the authorization decision. With the new integrated capabilities, Marqeta enables its customers to make smarter, data-driven risk assessments to prevent payment fraud and reduce false declines. Part of its suite of risk services, the company’s RTD...

Plum’s Cash ISA Becomes Flexible

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Personal Finance

Smart money app Plum has announced its Cash ISA is now flexible.  Both existing and new customers will be able to withdraw funds and replace them within the same tax year without affecting their annual £20,000 Cash ISA allowance, soon to be £12,000 from 6 April 2027.

Uzbekistan Enters Islamic Finance Era; AlHuda CIBE Steps in to Support

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Islamic Finance

Uzbekistan has Taken a Significant Step Toward Strengthening and Diversifying Its Financial Sector by Advancing the Introduction of Islamic Banking and Finance. This Strategic Move is expected to enhance Financial Inclusion, Attract Foreign Investment, Create New Opportunities for Banks, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Investors, And Entrepreneurs and Provide Shariah-Compliant Financial Solutions to a Broader Segment of the Population.

British Business Bank Invests $20m in Fintech Company 9fin

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Investment

British Business Bank will invest $20m in 9fin, a London-based fintech company, as part of $170 million Series C funding round. This investment has been made in partnership with European VC Redalpine. The investment sees 9fin reach unicorn status, adding another unicorn to the Bank’s equity portfolio. This round was led by HarbourVest, with participation from Canada Pension Plan Investments (CPP) and previous investors Redalpine, Highland Europe...

AccessPay Accelerates Growth With Majority Investment From Leading Software Investor, Accel-KKR

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Investment

AccessPay, a leading bank integration and payment automation provider, has secured a majority investment from Accel-KKR, a prominent global private equity firm specialising in enterprise technology and software companies. The investment is expected to enable AccessPay to fuel the next phase of growth and further its ambition to become a world-class SaaS business driving innovation in the office of the CFO.

BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB and Natixis CIB Go Live on CLS’s Cross Currency Swaps Service

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Infrastructure

CLS, a financial market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, today announces that BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB and Natixis CIB, three leading global financial institutions, have gone live on its Cross Currency Swaps (CCS) service.

Less Than a Quarter of British Adults Passed This Financial Literacy Test

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Personal Finance

As financial literacy becomes increasingly crucial in navigating modern life, a staggering 70% of Brits believe that financial education should be a mandatory part of the school curriculum. 

Easter Bank Holiday Dining Highlights the Value of Fast, Reliable Payments

• 2 weeks 4 days ago
• Payments

Easter weekend is one of the busiest periods in the hospitality calendar, as families, tourists and local diners make the most of the long bank holiday. For restaurants, pubs and cafés, that often means a steady flow of customers from late morning through to evening service across several days. Research from Lloyds Merchant Services suggests that during busy trading periods like these, payment technology plays an increasingly important role in...