Banking stories
As AI takes on more finance decisions, banks and investors are demanding audit trails and human oversight before relying on its outputs.
Financial institutions' spending on core systems has kept Broadridge in third place in IDC's FinTech rankings for a fourth straight year.
The banking software group is now valued at USD $260 million after the latest follow-on financing, bringing its total funding to nearly USD $66 million.
Enterprises could cut AI operating costs by 68% over three years by routing queries through the layer and filtering data before model ingestion.
The Masterton-based company now supports more than 10,000 farmers and advisers, as cloud software and AI reshape farm finances.
Fresh capital will help Hyperlayer hire and expand across three regions as banks seek to modernise legacy systems without costly core replacements.
Its Asia-Pacific revenue has been rising 50% a year as the mobile security group opens a Singapore hub for sales, support and engineering.
Resilience-minded organisations are turning to compact edge systems to keep critical services running if cyberattacks, outages or floods hit.
Businesses can now use USDC to prefund cross-border payouts through Visa Direct, as the scheme moves from trials into live commercial use.
Payment providers now have three compliant routes into smartphone-based card acceptance after Castles Technology cleared PCI checks for all parts of its SoftPOS line-up.
Businesses handling cross-border payments will be able to move between fiat and stablecoins through one integration, cutting the need for multiple providers.
The switch has cut call verification by up to 90 seconds and freed about 250 staff hours a month across 10,000 member calls.
The tie-up aims to help 7,400 US community banks and credit unions spot AI-enabled cyber threats earlier and speed up responses.
Backing from national and international sponsors will help draw more than 1,000 delegates to CyberFest 2026 in the North East this October.
It strengthens the firm's ability to test banks and other regulated groups against realistic attack scenarios that expose response gaps.
The rollout targets migrants in Britain who often struggle to rebuild savings and credit histories when their finances do not move with them.
The tie-up aims to speed real-world blockchain deployment among Korean banks and other institutions as tokenised assets gain momentum in Asia.
The funding will help widen access to banking and credit in the Philippines as Salmon expands its lending business and new products.
The hire comes as the company steps up product investment after reporting 46% revenue growth for the year to June 2026.
Broader project work across Canada and the US is helping Capital One retain engineers amid fierce competition for tech talent.
