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Fidelity Bank launches Alkami loan platform in weeks

Borrowers at the Pennsylvania lender will now get a single online and branch loan process after the platform went live in under three months.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

Fintech

US consumers embrace AI agents but fear money risk

US adults are using AI agents weekly, but half fear letting them spend on a credit card as trust falters over fraud and data sharing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Customer Experience

Finalytics launches personalised Travis Credit Union website

The rollout aims to cut search time for nearly 280,000 members by showing more relevant loan and account information earlier online.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Encryption

Smartbird partners with WEKA on managed AI infrastructure

Enterprises in regulated sectors can now access private AI clusters without stitching together multiple vendors, under Smartbird's first strategic infrastructure partnership.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 3 min read • Today

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Risk & Compliance

Uptiq launches GovernAI for financial institutions

The tool is meant to ease board and regulator concerns by giving lenders audit trails, approvals and user controls for AI agents.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Manufacturing

Wipro names Angan Guha to lead Americas 2 business

The appointment signals Wipro's push to strengthen client ties and growth across key sectors in the Americas 2 region from 8 December 2026.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

Fintech

Birbank Private named Azerbaijan's top private bank

Rapid asset growth and a 71.8% jump in clients helped the wealth arm become the first Azerbaijani bank to win the award.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

Phishing

OXIL urges safeguarding shift as scam victims stay silent

Most suspected scam victims stay silent, leaving banks and police with little chance to intervene and recovery support often absent.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Fintech

TBC Group posts record profit, unveils buyback plan

Capital returns are set to increase after TBC Group lifted third-quarter net profit to GEL 404 million and unveiled a GEL 50 million buyback.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday

Crypto

Binance theft exposes weak access controls, experts warn

The reported USD $6.3 billion transfer has prompted warnings that compromised devices and privileged accounts, not blockchain flaws, enabled the theft.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Analytics

Creditinfo & TaranDM expand credit decisioning push

Lenders in more than 40 countries will gain faster, more localised credit decisions as the two firms combine data and automation tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Fintech

Bir opens digital support branch in Azerbaijan's Ganja

The branch aims to help more customers in Azerbaijan's second-largest city use app-based banking, as cashless payments continue to rise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Biometrics

TBC launches palm payment in Georgia for first time

Customers in Georgia can now pay with a palm scan after TBC became the country's first lender to offer the biometric option.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Hybrid Cloud

Financial firms race to deploy multi-agent AI systems

Only 10% of firms have enterprise-wide orchestration, leaving most banks and insurers unable to scale autonomous AI safely or prove returns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Fintech

Revolut hits USD $115 billion valuation after fundraising

The latest round gives the London-based fintech fresh backing as it pushes into new banking markets and reports rising profit and revenue.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Network Security

ASC X9 Financial PKI gains traction ahead of DTCC deadlines

More than 1,900 organisations are now deploying or testing the system as DTCC certificate rules force financial firms to move fast before year-end deadlines.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago