Alipay AI Pay Launches New Service Enabling OpenClaw-Type AI Agents to Make Payments
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Alipay today launched a new AI Pay-powered payment service that enables OpenClaw-type AI agents to make purchases and complete payments based on user instructions. These autonomous AI tools, which execute tasks on a user's behalf, have been nicknamed "lobsters" in China. The use of the new service requires no coding or complex setup, and includes multi-layer security safeguards for every transaction, making AI agents with Alipay more capable and...
Sage and PwC Use Agentic AI to Get Sage Intacct Finance Teams Up and Running Faster
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, and PwC today announced a new, agentic AI-powered delivery model for Sage Intacct implementation, designed to help finance teams get live faster and with greater confidence.
KnowBe4 Selects Flywire as Global Payments Partner to Transform International Invoice-to-Cash Operations
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Flywire Corporation (Flywire), a global payments enablement and software company, today announced that KnowBe4, the world-renowned platform that comprehensively addresses human and agentic AI risk management, has selected Flywire as its preferred partner for global accounts receivable (A/R) and international payments.
FCA Announces Second Cohort for AI Live Testing
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Eight new firms, including Barclays, Experian, Lloyds Banking Group (Scottish Widows), and UBS, have been chosen by the FCA to live test AI applications to support safe and responsible deployment. The FCA is working with its technical partner Advai, a London-based specialist in automated AI assurance, to provide AI Live Testing. This initiative helps successful applicants explore key questions around risk management and live monitoring to...
Otoma Unveils New Global Payments Infrastructure, Names New Leadership
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Otoma today announces the launch of its AI-native, new-generation global payments infrastructure, enabling banks to innovate in near real time and freeing them from vendor dependence. Leading this paradigm shift is Peter Reynolds, a fintech and payments expert, who has been named Chief Executive Officer.
PECU Selects CheckAlt to Streamline Loan Payment Processing
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Lending
CheckAlt, a leader in integrated receivables and payment processing solutions, today announced that PECU, a Texas-based credit union serving more than 20,000 members, has selected CheckAlt’s LoanPay solution to modernize loan payment workflows, reduce manual work, and improve the payment experience for borrowers.
Mastercard Study: Nearly 9 in 10 Consumers in Latin America and the Caribbean Are Ready to Embrace Everyday Digital Payments
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
A new Mastercard study on the state of digitalization and financial inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) reveals a region entering a new phase of financial progress. Digital participation is now mainstream, but the next phase of financial inclusion –and sustainable, inclusive economic growth – will depend not on access alone, but by how confidently and consistently people and small businesses can use digital payments to manage...
FIS Levels the Playing Field: New Trading Platform Gives Firms Wall Street-Grade Investment Tools
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Trading Systems
Global financial technology leader FIS® today announced strategic advancements to the FIS Cross-Asset Trading and Risk Suite, a single platform poised to reshape how investment firms of all sizes compete when money is at work in today’s complex markets. The enhanced platform breaks down barriers that have long kept smaller firms from accessing the sophisticated trading tools used by global trading firms’ biggest players.
Paysafe Introduces PaysafeWallet, the Digital Wallet Built for the Experience Economy
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- E-Wallets
Paysafe, a global payments platform, today introduces PaysafeWallet, the digital wallet designed to support everyday financial management for cash and digital-preferred consumers in the experience economy.
Investa Secures Direct FCA Authorisation, Furthering Growth in UK Retail Options Trading
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Trading Systems
Investa, the UK's first zero-commission options trading app, has been granted direct authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
MoneyHash Advances Its Payment Infrastructure in Oman With Thawani Pay
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
MoneyHash, the leading payment orchestration platform in emerging and global markets, announced a partnership with Thawani Pay, The first licensed fintech company and payment solutions provider regulated by the Central Bank of Oman.
Trading Technologies and Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam Agree to Offer MXV Members Access to Global Derivatives Markets Through TT® Infrastructure
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Trading Systems
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform services provider, and the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV) today announced they have signed an agreement for MXV to adopt TT’s exchange connectivity services. The agreement will further enhance MXV’s existing global connectivity, enabling its trading members and clients to access a broader range of international derivatives markets through TT’s...
UK Fintech Backed to Embrace Future Payments Technology
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
The UK’s payments sector is to be equipped for the future of rapid financial innovation through a new package announced today during Fintech Week in London. The measures will help the UK remain at the cutting edge by promoting innovation and trust within the payments sector to drive growth. This means delivering a more agile and streamlined regulatory framework and ensuring regulation can keep pace with rapid technological change whilst...
Creditinfo Group Has Acquired Full Ownership of Latvian Credit Bureau, KIB Latvia
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Creditinfo Group, a global leader in credit information and data-driven solutions, today announced that it has completed acquisition of full ownership of KIB Latvia (AS “Kredītinformācijas Birojs”), following 13 years of successful partnership. The acquisition has increased Creditinfo Group’s stake from 51% to 100%.
Ex-Stripe Team at Seapoint Raises €7.5M Seed to Launch the Financial Home for Europe’s Startup Founders
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Seapoint, the AI-native financial operations platform built for Europe’s most ambitious startups, today announced a €7.5 million seed round, bringing total funding to €10 million in just over a year. Seapoint will utilise these new funds to scale ambitiously across Europe.
