The current crypto sell-off and some coins poised to deliver value in 2026 comprise the crypto edition of Web3 Thoughts of the Week. Crypto sell-off “Bitcoin is in the red once again – a chart that is becoming all too familiar as a disappointing Q4… Read More
Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets, Featured Headlines | Tagged Alexis Sirkia, Antonio Di Giacomo, bitcoin, Kevin Rusher, Matt Hougan, Nic Puckrin, Web3, xrp
Sutherland and ComplyAdvantage have united to develop an AI-driven financial crime management solution designed to help banks and fintechs respond to the rapid rise of AI-designed fraud, complex AML risks, fast-evolving financial crime threats, and complex compliance requirements. Today, financial crime requires sophisticated, AI-intelligence-based solutions,… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Fintech | Tagged ai, aml, Banwari Agarwal, Doug Gilbert, financial crime, vatsa narasimha
Microblink, a provider of AI-powered identity verification, released new findings from its Fraud Lab showing a sharp escalation in AI-generated fake IDs and deepfake documents used to commit fraud across banking, hospitality, and digital onboarding. Microblink’s Fraud Lab, an internal research and simulation team, actively… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Fintech | Tagged ai, Faud Lab, Hartley Thompson, identity verification, Microblink
Prove, a digital identity services provider, has launched ProveX, a digital trust exchange that enables enterprises to instantly access verified data and credentials from partners, while preserving trust through every interaction. Built on Prove’s tokenized identity framework, ProveX enables businesses to create personalized, intelligent customer… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Fintech | Tagged Ashley Kiolbasa, chris hansen, Glen Sgambati, identity verification, prove, ProveX
Codoxo, a provider of AI and generative AI-powered healthcare payment integrity solutions, raised $35M in Series C funding, led by CVS Health Ventures. Echo Health Ventures joins the round as a new investor, with continued investment from Sands Capital, 111 West Capital, Brewer Lane Ventures,… Read More
Read more in: Fintech | Tagged codoxo, CVS Health Ventures, funding round, Justin Brock, Musheer Ahmed, payments
The Web3 and Fintech communities shared their thoughts on payments, blockchain, and more before jetting off for the holidays. “CFOs are no longer asking if blockchain will be used in B2B payments—they’re asking how fast they can transition to it. “With cross-border transactions still slow and expensive,… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Featured Headlines, Fintech | Tagged Alex Cedro, chen amit, Dimitra, Jeremy Almond, Jon Trask, Manish Vrishaketu, Pat Reily, paystand, Robert Israch, tipalti, uplinq, Yellow Network
A new research paper identifies ways technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning can address shortcomings in anti-money laundering (AML) enforcement. Next generation AML solutions: An analysis of AI-based tools vis-a-vis the reform of the European AML institutional and substantive architecture, authored by Yaron… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Politics, Legal & Regulation, Regtech & Legaltech | Tagged ai, aml, Andrea Minto, artificial intelligence, Yoran Hazan
SoFi this week announced the launch of SoFiUSD, a fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin issued by SoFi Bank, N.A. SoFiUSD will enable SoFi to serve as a stablecoin infrastructure provider for banks, fintechs, and enterprise platforms. They can leverage SoFi’s bank-grade infrastructure to streamline their… Read More
Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets | Tagged anthony noto, payments, settlement, sofi, SoFiUSD
This week, Solflare announced the alpha version of its AI assistant that interacts with wallets. The Solflare AI release translates complex user intents into action, with an LLM-powered assistant that understands user intent and can execute on-chain on their behalf. Launching at Solana Breakpoint, Solflare’s… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Digital Assets | Tagged ai, Filip Dragoslavic, Solflare, Vidor Gencel, wallet
A joint study by NordVPN and a travel eSIM app, Saily, has shed light on the alarming prevalence of data breaches and loyalty points theft targeting major players in the travel industry. The research reveals that airlines and hotel chains have had their customer data… Read More
Read more in: Fintech | Tagged cyberfraud, loyalty points, Marijus Briedis, NordVPN, Saily
Lynq, a real-time interest-bearing settlement network, today announced that Phase 1 of its integration with Fireblocks is live. It gives institutional clients the ability to connect their Lynq accounts directly to Fireblocks and perform settlement and collateral management activities through the Fireblocks’ platform. This integration simplifies funding operations,… Read More
Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets, Global | Tagged Fireblocks, Gabriel Titopoulos, jerald david, Lynq, Matthew Lepow, Richard Astle, settlement
10x Banking, a cloud-native core banking platform, has partnered with audax, a digital banking technology solutions provider, to help banks in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East scale new digital offerings and modernize their core banking services. Research from 10x Banking shows banks now… Read More
Read more in: Asia, Fintech | Tagged 10x banking, antony jenkins, audax, cloud, kelvin tan, modernization
TenX, a blockchain infrastructure company, began listing its common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) under the ticker symbol TNX, on Dec. 10. This follows the successful closing of $29.9 million CAD in subscription receipt financings completed in connection with TenX’s go-public transaction, bringing… Read More
Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets, Canada | Tagged Frank Holmes, HIVE Blockchain Technologies, Mat Cybula, TenX, TSX-V
The growing prevalence of card-not-present transactions will drive a 24% increase in global chargeback volumes by 2028, Sift predicts in its Q4 2025 Digital Trust Index: The Rising Impact of Chargebacks and Consumer Disputes. Card-not-present payments represent 63% of transactions. This growth will drive losses projected to… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Fintech | Tagged chargeback, chargeback fraud, first-party fraud, sift
Backbase’s 2026 Banking Predictions Report reveals how artificial intelligence, unified platforms, and invisible payments will shift from pilot projects to production-scale transformation across retail, commercial, wealth, and private banking. Drawing on feedback from executives at McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, EY, EverBank, Nedbank… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Fintech | Tagged Adrian McPhee, ai, backbase, jouk pleiter, payments
A new report from Tipalti on AI in finance finds that trust and transparency are two key concerns as more companies adopt the emerging technology. The State of AI in Finance: Exploring the AI Trust Gap surveyed 500 companies from Canada, the United Kingdom, and… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Fintech | Tagged compliance, finance, tipalti
Ncontracts’ The Future of Compliance describes compliance’s transition from more of a mundane obligation into a strategic priority. However, that change, still ongoing, has been far from smooth. Compliance has become a strategic function, with 82% of respondents saying they are satisfied with board and… Read More
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Similarweb’s 2025 Generative AI Landscape: The State of Gen AI provides a concise breakdown of how AI has changed mobile search and digital interaction. According to Similarweb, average monthly web visits to AI sites rose 76% YoY, and unique visitors increased 58%. Those numbers are… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence | Tagged ai, chatgpt, e-commerce, google, Similarweb
Octane has closed its Series F funding round of $100 million in equity capital. The raise includes new equity capital to be used for growth initiatives, and amounts to be used for secondary share transfers. Valar Ventures led the round with participation from Upper90, Huntington Bank, Camping World and Good Sam, Holler-Classic, and… Read More
Read more in: Fintech | Tagged Billy Libby, equipment financing, funding round, james fitzgerald, Jason Guss, octane
Visa (NYSE: V) today launched its Stablecoins Advisory Practice. The new service by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) provides actionable insights and recommendations to guide banks, fintechs, merchants, and businesses of all sizes on market fit, strategy, and implementation. As the stablecoin market cap surpasses $250 billion, Visa’s… Read More
Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets | Tagged anthony sharett, Carl Rutstein, Lauren Morrison, Matt Freeman, stablecoins advisory practice, visa
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