January 27, 2026 @ 8:47 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Forge’s Investment Outlook for Q1 2026 shows that while AI had a dominant influence on markets, fintech had its moments, too. Mid- and late-stage companies generated momentum in 2025 by garnering $154.9 billion, more than double 2024’s $75.5 billion. AI companies hoovered up the raises,… Read More

January 27, 2026 @ 8:24 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to a new report from J.D. Power, insurers’ top three pressures for 2026 are digital engagement, rate pressure, and customer retention. After five years of unprecedented volatility, insurers are beginning to see the consequences of gradual, but consistent premium hikes. Faced with bigger bills,… Read More

January 27, 2026 @ 6:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Nymbus, a modern banking platform for U.S. banks and credit unions, has announced that First Entertainment Credit Union has successfully launched CineFi, the first fully digital credit union created exclusively for the entertainment industry in the Atlanta area. Since 1967, First Entertainment Credit Union has… Read More

January 26, 2026 @ 9:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain is a promising solution for secure data sharing in the Internet of Things (IoT) networks, but existing systems often suffer from high latency that limits time-sensitive applications. Now, researchers from Japan have investigated how the structure of peer-to-peer blockchain networks affects IoT-blockchain performance. They… Read More

January 26, 2026 @ 1:58 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Today, Jelou announced a $10 million Series A to expand Brain, its platform for building AI agents that securely execute real business and financial operations inside WhatsApp. The round was led by Wellington Access Ventures, with participation from Krealo, Credicorp’s corporate venture arm, and Collide… Read More

January 26, 2026 @ 9:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ivo, an AI-powered contract intelligence platform, has this week announced a $55M Series B funding round led by existing investor Blackbird, with participation from existing and new investors Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital, Fika Ventures, GD1 and Icehouse Ventures. “Our goal has always been to make… Read More

January 26, 2026 @ 7:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital identity platform GeoComply has partnered with sports betting operator Dabble to introduce precise device and location intelligence into its KYC process. The move enabled Dabble to achieve KYC pass rates above 90% while gaining improved visibility into identity theft and fraud threats. In partnership… Read More

January 25, 2026 @ 4:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the latest research, scammers seem to be getting more creative, and this trend appears to be changing as QR codes gain more popularity now among scammers. Recent research from cybersecurity company NordVPN reveals that more than 26 million people could have unknowingly been… Read More

January 25, 2026 @ 4:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin “Another weekend, another sell-off in digital assets on the back of tariff news and geopolitics. Bitcoin has broken below a key support level of $94,000, which marked the January breakout trend line.  “From here, it’s likely we’ll see further downside unless buyers step in,… Read More

January 25, 2026 @ 6:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

ThetaRay, a provider of Cognitive AI financial crime compliance, this week announced the appointment of Brad Levy as CEO. Levy is a financial markets infrastructure executive and former CEO of Symphony. Symphony is a financial markets infrastructure and technology platform established by a consortium of… Read More

January 24, 2026 @ 2:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, TreviPay launched its Pay by Invoice solution for Visa-issuing banks, enabling issuers to capture a greater share of the $58 trillion North American B2B payments market. Through this collaboration with Visa, TreviPay’s order-to-cash automation technology combines with Visa’s commercial payment capabilities to help… Read More

January 23, 2026 @ 8:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ballerine, an AI-native risk and compliance platform for financial institutions, Fintechs, and marketplaces, this week launched its Trusted Agentic Commerce Governance Platform, a real-time operating solution designed to help payment service providers and payment facilitators prepare and govern merchants for agent-driven commerce. As artificial intelligence… Read More

January 22, 2026 @ 11:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While safeguarding autonomous agents from fraud comes with its unique challenges, time, and experience, it is on the good side, Accertify’s vice president of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Conrad Kennington, said. With 20 years of experience in e-commerce and fraud prevention, Kennington knows how to adapt to new technologies. Autonomous… Read More

January 22, 2026 @ 8:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Goodfin, an agentic wealth platform unlocking access to private market investing, today unveiled Goodfin Go, an agentic system built specifically for pre-IPO investors. Following engagement with thousands of users and testing by human advisors, Go is now publicly available, bringing AI-powered intelligence to every step… Read More

January 21, 2026 @ 5:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

2026 is the year e-commerce stops growing fast, and starts getting ruthless, Sociallyin’s Keith Kakadia believes. Slower growth doesn’t mean less opportunity. It means the rules of winning are changing. After more than a decade of near-constant expansion, global e-commerce is entering a new phase…. Read More

January 21, 2026 @ 8:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Alkami, a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., this week announced the launch of its One-Click Software Development Kit (SDK) Manager. It allows users to self-manage deployments across staging and production, reducing effort and accelerating time-to-market. By removing development… Read More

January 20, 2026 @ 8:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rising consumer interest in digital wallets, debit and credit cards, BNPL and even cryptocurrency has small business owners accepting more forms of payment than ever before, which puts third-party merchant services providers at the center of their livelihoods. According to the J.D. Power 2026 U.S…. Read More

January 20, 2026 @ 8:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Stablecoins, Bitcoin v. Ethereum, and MSCI’s decision not to exclude DATs from indexes had Web3 minds talking this week. MSCI won’t be excluding digital asset treasuries (DATs) from its indexes “(Recently) the MSCI decided it won’t be excluding digital asset treasuries (DATs) from its indexes… Read More

January 19, 2026 @ 9:26 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A Canadian licensed insolvency trustee is calling on Meta (NASDAQ:META) to explain why illegal debt-relief advertising continues to run on its platforms, despite repeated warnings, direct outreach, and mounting federal evidence that such practices are misleading, harmful, and in some cases criminal. Joshua Harris, CEO… Read More

January 18, 2026 @ 12:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cardless, a credit card technology platform, has been named the technology provider for Bilt Card 2.0, the suite of three new credit cards that extend rewards to homeowners, providing them the ability to earn points on mortgage payments. The Cardless platform provides the digital card… Read More