Banking stories
Merchants in the UK, EU and South East Asia will gain broader local payment options as the six-year tie-up adds Ecommpay services via BridgerPay.
AI-driven attacks are complicating security checks as malicious bots now account for 40% of web traffic, Thales says.
Poor address data can raise fraud losses, trigger compliance failures and slow onboarding, making identity checks less reliable.
Factories face the highest cyber exposure, with industrial manufacturers hit by 1,567 attacks a week and 1,607 breaches a year, Digitain says.
Poor data, ageing systems and tight regulation are leaving most bank AI projects stuck in pilots, despite heavy investment in the technology.
Banks seeking to cut fragmentation may see Backbase's Forrester nod as validation that its AI-native platform can unify front-office work.
Banks seeking faster onboarding and broader channel support may benefit as Forrester ranks Temenos among the top digital banking vendors.
Retailers and manufacturers could get near real-time planning help as SAS opens a private preview of a supply chain agent.
Business users could get governed AI support inside analytics workflows as SAS adds copilots, agents and open-standard connectors to Viya.
The shortlist spot highlights 1Kosmos's push into AI-era identity checks as it scales passwordless authentication for regulated industries worldwide.
Borrowers in New Zealand could get quicker credit card approvals as Revolut taps regulated open banking data to replace paperwork with automated checks.
Australian banks are now trialling AI-led purchases under Visa's controls, as the payments group seeks to protect consent and spending limits.
Four of New Zealand’s biggest lenders are testing AI-driven payments as Visa moves to safeguard shopping across merchants and platforms.
Stablecoin payouts and instant account funding could become faster for OnePay users as the fintech joins Tempo’s validator set.
The neobank can now tap infrastructure for accounts in more than 38 currencies as it prepares a launch in four countries.
The bank is formalising its AI push with specialist in-house skills to build and test systems safely for customer use.
Growth has spread beyond banking in Canada, with telecoms, utilities and retailers helping lift the country’s top brand values 16 per cent.
The hire signals Unity Advisory’s push to embed AI at the top of its model as it grows to 100 staff and targets CFO clients.
Singapore jobseekers face fiercer competition as LinkedIn’s latest ranking shows financial services still dominate career-growth prospects.
Compliance teams face new blind spots as 61% of UK financial services and insurance staff use generative AI daily, a survey found.
