Chubb, a world leader in insurance, debuted today a new AI-powered optimization engine within Chubb Studio, its global technology platform for embedded insurance distribution partnerships, at the Singapore Fintech Festival. The new capability uses proprietary AI to analyze data and deliver personalized insurance offerings at the point of sale, making it one of the first solutions of its kind available to digital distribution partners in the insurance industry.

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced significant strides in expanding Visa Intelligent Commerce across Asia Pacific, accelerating the region’s push into agentic commerce – a new era where AI-powered agents shop and pay on behalf of consumers. This expansion delivers fresh progress on Visa’s agentic commerce strategy by introducing new security protocols and pilot programs that are ready to build upon earlier partnerships and initiatives.

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Without exception, real-time digital payments are taking over from cash as the more convenient, efficient, and reliable payment method. Global transaction volumes are projected to reach 512 billion by 2027 – a level of adoption which promises to promote financial inclusion and economic empowerment at all levels of society.

VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, today announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, enabling customers to deploy the VAST AI Operating System (AI OS) as a fully managed service and extend a unified global namespace across hybrid environments.

Creditinfo, a global provider of credit risk and data intelligence, and NOTO, an enterprise platform for fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML), today announced a partnership to bring modern, data-rich financial crime controls to banks, fintechs and lenders across multiple markets. The agreement pairs Creditinfo’s in-market coverage and data expertise with NOTO’s adaptable decisioning and case-management platform, aiming to enhance risk controls while preserving a seamless customer experience.

Financial institutions are actively moving key customer-facing processes to AI agents, marking a rapid transformation in how customers interact with banks and insurers. According to the Capgemini Research Institute’s World Cloud Report in Financial Services 2026, the top processes for banks to deploy cloud-native, AI agents at scale include customer service (75%), fraud detection (64%), loan processing (61%) and customer onboarding (59%).

Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced the appointment of three senior technology executives to its leadership team: a new Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, as well as a Chief Information Officer. These appointments reinforce Finastra’s commitment to delivering modern, secure, and trusted financial technology that enables its 8,000+ customers worldwide to innovate, scale and grow.

Salica Investments today announced that Barclays has joined as a cornerstone investor in its £150m Growth Debt Fund II, expanding access to flexible growth capital, to support the next generation of the UK’s high-growth, innovation-led businesses.

60% of hospitality businesses say speed is their key reason for investing in smarter point-of-sale (POS) systems ahead of the 2025 holiday shopping season, according to new research from Lloyds Merchant Services. As festive trading ramps up, businesses are upgrading their checkout technology to handle higher volumes, reduce wait times and deliver a more seamless payment experience across busy venues.