Financial institutions stories - Page 2
Data governance vs. data quality: Which comes first in 2026?
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Governance alone is no safeguard as enterprises are urged to make data quality the proof of trustworthy information in 2026.
InDebted launches API for AI collections compliance
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InDebted unveils a standalone API to check AI-written debt collection messages in real time, flag vulnerability and create audit trails.
UiPath launches AI tools for bank compliance & lending
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UiPath rolls out agentic AI for banks to automate sanctions checks and loan origination, citing faster decisions and tighter audit controls.
Worth raises USD $30m for small business onboarding
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Fintech Worth secures USD $30m Series A to accelerate AI-powered onboarding and underwriting for small and medium-sized businesses.
Spade raises USD $40 million to boost payments data
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New York fintech Spade raises USD $40 million in Series B funding led by Oak HC/FT to expand its real-time payments data intelligence tools.
Solana launches platform for banks, payments groups
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dr
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digital transformation
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crypto
Solana unveils an API-based developer platform for banks and payment firms, backed by Mastercard, Worldpay and Western Union pilots.
Clear Mountain Bank adopts Alkami digital platform
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Clear Mountain Bank rolls out Alkami's digital platform to modernise services, add data-led marketing and rival larger lenders' tech.
Corlytics wins FinTech Breakthrough policy management award
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risk & compliance
Dublin regtech Corlytics wins Policy Management Solution of the Year at FinTech Breakthrough for its AI-driven compliance platform.
Smarsh unveils AI agents to speed probes & cut costs
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risk & compliance
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erp
Smarsh launches AI agents to slash legal discovery and compliance surveillance time and costs for regulated firms handling vast data.
Obin AI raises USD $7 million to power agentic finance
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fintech
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physical security
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rpa
Obin AI exits stealth with USD $7 million to build auditable AI agents for heavily regulated financial workflows and asset managers.
Austin Telco taps Alkami's MANTL to speed account opening
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Austin Telco Federal Credit Union adopts Alkami's MANTL tech to slash account opening times and automate 85% of onboarding checks.
Unlimited & Themis unveil AI tool for bank complaints
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martech
Unlimited and Themis launch Complaints AI to help banks automate complaint analysis, spot emerging risks and meet tightening regulation.
Mastercard to buy BVNK in USD $1.8 billion stablecoin push
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crypto
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blockchain
Mastercard to acquire stablecoin platform BVNK in a deal worth up to USD $1.8 billion, deepening its push into on-chain payments.
Ramp buys Billhop to grow AI finance reach in Europe
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payment technologies
US fintech Ramp is buying Stockholm-based Billhop to plug its AI finance platform into Billhop's European payments rails and licences.
Empower FCU taps MANTL to speed omnichannel onboarding
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Empower FCU picks MANTL to streamline omnichannel account opening, targeting sub-10-minute sign-ups across digital and branch channels.
Modern Treasury joins Mastercard crypto partner push
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crypto
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blockchain
Modern Treasury joins Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program to power fiat-crypto on/off-ramps and cross-border blockchain payment flows.
Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools
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blockchain
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financial systems
Cryptio raises USD $45m Series B to scale its digital asset ERP platform for banks, auditors and tokenisation firms handling on-chain data.
AI-fuelled crime drives illicit funds to $4.4 trillion
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email security
AI-fuelled scams help push illicit finance to an estimated USD $4.4 trillion in 2025, with fraud losses hitting USD $579.4 billion.
Forward Edge-AI unveils 12-month post-quantum roadmap
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quantum computing
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fleet management
Forward Edge-AI unveils a seven-phase post-quantum crypto playbook, giving regulators and critical sectors a 12-month migration roadmap.
Finastra adds real-time AI fraud checks to payments
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crypto
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Finastra is embedding FraudAverse's AI-driven fraud checks into its Financial Messaging platform to secure real-time global and instant payments.