Financial institutions stories - Page 2
Allegro & Elliott launch USD $500m screen credit fund
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Allegro and Elliott-backed venture opens USD $500 million non-bank lending line for film and television projects.
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.
Solana launches platform for banks, payments groups
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Solana unveils an API-based developer platform for banks and payment firms, backed by Mastercard, Worldpay and Western Union pilots.
Corlytics wins FinTech Breakthrough policy management award
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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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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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Obin AI exits stealth with USD $7 million to build auditable AI agents for heavily regulated financial workflows and asset managers.
Unlimited & Themis unveil AI tool for bank complaints
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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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Mastercard to acquire stablecoin platform BVNK in a deal worth up to USD $1.8 billion, deepening its push into on-chain payments.
Modern Treasury joins Mastercard crypto partner push
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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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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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AI-fuelled scams help push illicit finance to an estimated USD $4.4 trillion in 2025, with fraud losses hitting USD $579.4 billion.
Finastra adds real-time AI fraud checks to payments
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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.
Creditinfo rolls out fraud & AML platform in Uganda
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Creditinfo launches fraud and AML platform in Uganda, targeting rising digital payment risks and bolstering banks' compliance tools.
Conquer the KYB challenge: How smarter data quality fuels fintech integrators
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Fintech integrators turn to Melissa's real-time, trusted data layer to sharpen KYB checks, slash onboarding friction and cut synthetic fraud.
Mastercard unveils AI 'Virtual C-Suite' for small firms
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Mastercard launches its Virtual C-Suite AI agents, starting with a Virtual CFO, to give small firms automated executive-style insights.
The amber problem: Why addresses alone won't solve cross-border payment failures
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Cross-border payments are failing despite accurate addresses, exposing a GBP £94 billion data and identity gap banks can no longer ignore.
Flanks appoints Nawaz Mucadam to lead UK & MEA push
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Wealth data specialist Flanks hires Nawaz Mucadam to spearhead UK, Ireland and Middle East expansion amid rising demand for robust data tools.
Temenos gains Microsoft AI Cloud core banking status
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Temenos wins Microsoft AI Cloud partner status for its Azure-native core banking SaaS, boosting co-sell options and bank modernisation plans.