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From Payment Card to Digital Trust Infrastructure: How Cards Are Evolving
Payment Technologies

From Payment Card to Digital Trust Infrastructure: How Cards Are Evolving

Banks are using payment cards as trust anchors to link onboarding, wallet enrolment and fraud checks without adding more customer friction.

By Brent Bowen • 7 min read • Last month
Chargebacks911 names Brad Wiskirchen to drive acquisitions
Fintech

Chargebacks911 names Brad Wiskirchen to drive acquisitions

The hire signals a push into acquisitions and new financial services products as the payments group broadens beyond dispute management.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Rethinking what happens at card expiry
Customer Experience

Rethinking what happens at card expiry

Banks are testing secure ways to collect expired payment cards and turn the recovered plastic into new products, benches and pellets.

By Karen Coe • 5 min read • Last month
DataMasque joins MAS PathFin.ai for privacy-preserving AI
Risk & Compliance

DataMasque joins MAS PathFin.ai for privacy-preserving AI

Financial firms can now assess privacy-preserving AI tools faster as DataMasque joins MAS's PathFin.ai library to mask sensitive customer data.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Deutsche Bank deploys Farsight AI on-premises for bankers
Fintech

Deutsche Bank deploys Farsight AI on-premises for bankers

The rollout lets bankers use AI on sensitive client work while keeping data inside Deutsche Bank's own technology environment.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
CI&T wins Preferred tier in Anthropic Claude network
Digital Transformation

CI&T wins Preferred tier in Anthropic Claude network

The upgrade gives the consultancy stronger standing as enterprises move AI from pilots into production, with more than 50 Claude projects under way.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Bybit expands into stocks, payments and AI finance tools
Fintech

Bybit expands into stocks, payments and AI finance tools

The crypto exchange is now vying with brokers and fintechs as it adds access to more than 1,000 US stocks, ETFs and payment tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Banks overrate fraud readiness as data gaps persist
Fintech

Banks overrate fraud readiness as data gaps persist

Operational gaps are undermining banks' fraud defences, with only 41% fully connecting key data despite strong plans to increase AI spending.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
NBB teams up with TerraPay to widen cross-border payouts
Fintech

NBB teams up with TerraPay to widen cross-border payouts

The deal gives Bahraini customers faster access to more payout routes abroad, while letting NBB expand without building separate market links.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
GFF AI appoints Meenakshi Arekar as chief risk officer
Disaster Recovery

GFF AI appoints Meenakshi Arekar as chief risk officer

As AI moves into core operations, the hire is designed to strengthen governance and resilience for regulated customers in Australia.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
FBI & CrowdStrike disrupt North Korean remote worker plot
Space

FBI & CrowdStrike disrupt North Korean remote worker plot

The bust seizes 187 laptops in Texas and exposes a remote hiring fraud that infiltrated more than 70 US companies, officials said.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
Bloomberg launches Enterprise MCP for AI data access
Data governance

Bloomberg launches Enterprise MCP for AI data access

Financial firms can now give AI agents governed access to Bloomberg data, with context that clarifies currency, pricing and timing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
nCino launches AI suite for mortgage loan officers
Risk & Compliance

nCino launches AI suite for mortgage loan officers

The new tools are already in use at Educated Mortgage, as lenders seek to cut manual work and speed up turnaround times.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Financial Services stories

Smarsh names Alessandro Silva Chief Growth Officer
Customer Experience

Smarsh names Alessandro Silva Chief Growth Officer

The new post is meant to unify Smarsh's sales and customer teams as the software group pushes further into regulated markets overseas.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Anthropic opens Singapore office & signs AI safety pact
AI Security

Anthropic opens Singapore office & signs AI safety pact

The deal expands Anthropic's Asia-Pacific footprint and gives Singapore closer access to its AI safety and model-testing expertise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
StraitsX & Visa expand stablecoin cards to 100 markets
Crypto

StraitsX & Visa expand stablecoin cards to 100 markets

Eligible firms will be able to link stablecoin balances to Visa cards in over 100 markets as StraitsX expands beyond Asia.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
MyState picks TCS platform for Auswide merger integration
Digital Transformation

MyState picks TCS platform for Auswide merger integration

The merger will leave MyState with one core banking system, reducing complexity and supporting digital services across the combined lender.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
TD expands agentic AI into mortgage funding operations
Artificial Intelligence

TD expands agentic AI into mortgage funding operations

The bank expects the new tools to double colleague productivity in early funding and discharge checks, while staff keep final oversight.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month