January 28, 2026 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Traditional banks are set to ramp up their engagement with digital assets this year, according to a forward-looking analysis from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. Their 2026 regulatory and policy forecast highlights a pivotal shift where institutions no longer treat cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies as peripheral… Read More

 Tagged banking, Crypto Adoption, elliptic, outlook 2026

January 28, 2026 @ 7:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banking provider Nubank (NYSE: NU), which focuses on serving consumers in Brazil at the broader LatAm region, announced recently it has exceeded 112 million customers, capturing about 61% of Brazil’s adult population. This surge reportedly positions Nubank as one of the largest private financial institutions… Read More

 Tagged banking, brazil, digital bank, latam, nubank

January 28, 2026 @ 6:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to enhance accuracy and security in consumer lending, Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has rolled out products aimed at streamlining credit decisions and combating sophisticated fraud. These advancements come at a time when financial institutions face increasing pressure to balance rapid approvals with robust… Read More

 Tagged digital tools, equifax, fraud, lending, product update

January 27, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SUPERAGENT AI has announced what it describes as the world’s first Quoting AI Agent, a technological breakthrough that automates the single most critical and labor-intensive workflow in the insurance industry – the quoting bottleneck. For decades, the “quoting bottleneck”, the manual process of collecting data,… Read More

 Tagged insurance, Quoting AI Agent, SUPERAGENT AI, Vadym Shashkow, Vlada Lotkina

January 27, 2026 @ 12:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Roughly 40,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in December, equal to 16.3% of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. That’s up from 14.9% a year earlier and marks the highest… Read More

 Tagged Chen Zhao, real estate, redfin

January 27, 2026 @ 12:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Upwind, the runtime-first cloud security provider, has raised $250 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to $430 million. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Picture Capital. Existing investors include Greylock, Cyberstarts, Leaders Fund, Craft… Read More

 Tagged Amiram Shachar, Carson Fullard, funding round, Gideon Hayden, Jericho Beason, Michael Robinson, Saam Motamedi, Upwind

January 27, 2026 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom must move faster in regard to tokenization and innovation in financial services, such as the usage of artificial intelligence (AI). These are true words, as London has long been a global financial hub, but it is at risk of falling behind due… Read More

 Tagged perspective, pwc, thecityuk, tokenization, tokenovate, uk, united kingdom

January 27, 2026 @ 10:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As AI-powered fraud improves, Kidas is one company businesses and consumers from a constantly evolving threat. Kidas CEO Ron Kerbs said traditional approaches won’t stop criminals who use methods that evade standard filters. Kidas’ origins are in gaming. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people increasingly turned… Read More

 Tagged agentic ai, ai, cybercrime, fraud, kidas, Ron Kerbs

January 27, 2026 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Communicate Telecoms, a UK-based provider of business communication solutions, has deepened its collaboration with payment platform GoCardless. The company is now implementing GoCardless’ Same Day Settlement+ feature, which leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to expedite payment processing. This upgrade enables Communicate Telecoms to receive… Read More

 Tagged fintech, gocardless, payments, uk, united kingdom

January 27, 2026 @ 9:48 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Credit Key, a B2B payments and financing platform, has closed $90 million in new growth capital. It includes a strategic partnership with global investment manager Barings. The new capital will be invested in scaling growth and strengthening Credit Key’s continued product innovation as B2B e-commerce… Read More

 Tagged b2b, barings, e-commerce, John Tomich, Mike Searles