BBVA Drives AI Adoption Through Talent
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already one of the main drivers of transformation in the financial sector and BBVA has been looking closely at how people incorporate it into their work. Training, new internal roles that promote its uptake, and a culture that encourages experimentation are some of the pillars of a strategy aimed at transforming how work is done across the organization.
Stripe Builds Out the Economic Infrastructure for AI With 288 Launches
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Stripe today announced 288 new products and features at Stripe Sessions, its annual customer conference, as the company builds the economic infrastructure for AI. That means accelerating AI companies’ growth, helping enterprises adapt to AI, preventing fraudsters from stealing tokens, and empowering agents as economic actors.
TBC Uzbekistan Launches AI Assistant Lola — the First Step Towards an AI Bank of the Future
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
TBC Uzbekistan, the leading digital banking ecosystem in Central Asia and part of London-listed TBC Bank Group, continues to build out its proprietary AI infrastructure with the launch of AI assistant Lola inside the TBC Bank mobile app.
U.S. Consumer Credit Market Increasingly Splitting Along a K-Shaped Path, TransUnion Research Finds
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
New TransUnion research confirms that the U.S. consumer credit market is increasingly splitting along a K‑shaped path, with the riskiest and least risky credit tiers experiencing the most pronounced shifts in credit use. While credit conditions have remained stable overall, and improved for a large segment of consumers, others are struggling in the face of rising expenses and increasing debt. TransUnion released the research in conjunction with ...
Versana Closes $43 Million Capital Raise Led by BNP Paribas With Fitch Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Motive Partners and Apollo Joining as Investors
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Fundraising News
Versana today announced the close of a $43 million capital raise led by BNP Paribas, with new strategic investments from Fitch Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Motive Partners and Apollo. Existing shareholders Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo also made follow-on investments in continued support of the company's future growth.
InDebted Founder Returns to Product as AI Acceleration Opens New Era for Global Collections Infrastructure
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
InDebted, the global AI-native collections platform, today announced that founder Josh Foreman is moving from Chief Executive Officer to a dedicated Founder role focused on product, AI and R&D. The company has started an external search for a new CEO to lead market execution, operations and organisational leadership.
KAST Appoints Former SEC Official to Lead Policy Communications as Company Targets US Market Growth
- 5 months 2 days ago
- People Moves
KAST, the global financial platform built on stablecoin rails, announced today that Stephanie Allen, a former senior advisor at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined the company as Head of Corporate and Policy Communications.
Customers Bank Announces Strategic Collaboration With OpenAI to Redefine the Commercial Banking Operating Model
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Banking
Customers Bank (“Bank”), the subsidiary of Customers Bancorp, Inc. one of the nation’s top-performing banking companies with nearly $26 billion in assets, today announced a multiyear strategic collaboration with OpenAI to deploy artificial intelligence (“AI”) across its commercial banking operations, marking a defining moment in the Bank’s transformation. This collaboration will position Customers Bank to become one of the first AI-enabled...
PayPal Announces Strategic Reorganization to Accelerate Growth
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
PayPal Holdings, Inc. today announced a strategic reorganization of its business and executive leadership team to accelerate execution of its long-term growth priorities, streamline decision-making, and drive innovation. As part of the reorganization, PayPal will transition to a simplified three-business operating model: Checkout Solutions & PayPal, Consumer Financial Services & Venmo, and Payment Services & Crypto. The company also...
Rogo Raises $160M Series D to Scale the Agentic Platform for Finance
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Fundraising News
Rogo, the AI platform purpose-built for finance, today announced it has raised $160 million in Series D funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Sequoia, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, BoxGroup, Mantis VC, Jack Altman, Evantic and Positive Sum. The Series D brings Rogo's total funding to more than $300 million and positions Rogo to accelerate the company's global expansion, deepen its...
Jupid Raises $840K to Give Every Small Business Its Own AI Accountant
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Fundraising News
AI-native small business accounting platform Jupid raises $840,000 in pre-seed funding to help U.S. entrepreneurs cut expenses on accountants and complex software, making accounting services accessible and affordable for small businesses.
Unlimit Embeds Binance Pay Into Its Global Financial Infrastructure, Expanding Digital Asset Rails for Borderless Commerce
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
Unlimit, the global financial infrastructure for the borderless economy, today announced a strategic partnership with Binance Pay, the secure, borderless digital asset payment solution. The integration embeds digital asset rails through Binance Pay directly into Unlimit’s infrastructure, enabling businesses worldwide to orchestrate digital asset and fiat transactions through a unified layer.
Alipay Launches AI Payment Processing Product to Help Businesses and OPCs Thrive in the Agentic Economy
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Alipay today launched a new AI payment processing product that enables businesses, large and small, including One Person Companies (OPCs) in the Chinese mainland, to receive payments seamlessly when autonomous AI agents, including OpenClaw-type agents, purchase their services. This new product is being launched as AI agents are increasingly executing tasks on behalf of users, from booking travel and comparing prices, to allocating computing...
Temenos Named a Leader in Digital Banking Engagement Platforms
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Digital banking
Temenos, a global leader in banking technology, today announced it has been named a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Engagement Platforms, Q2 2026. The report, which scored vendors against 30 criteria relating to both their current offering and strategy, stated:
Worldline Appoints Stefaan D'Hoore as Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
Worldline, a European leader in payment services, announces the appointment of Stefaan D'Hoore as Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer (second line of defence). He joins the Group Executive Committee and will report directly to Pierre-Antoine Vacheron, Group Chief Executive Officer.
