August 7, 2025 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape industries and governments, with businesses and public sector organizations investing heavily in the technology. However, recent surveys from Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) reveal a complex landscape where enthusiasm for AI is tempered by significant… Read More

 Tagged cybersecurity, ey

August 7, 2025 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages (LSE: LINV), one of the UK’s asset managers for property finance, has announced the funding of a development loan for a residential project in the Welsh town of Caerleon. The £10,975,000 loan will be used to “transform a former college building and two… Read More

 Tagged lendinvest, uk, united kingdom

August 7, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As QR code scanning increases, fraudsters seek to exploit it through “quishing”. Short for QR code phishing, quishing sees criminals attempt to insert themselves into the scanning process through fake links. Co-founder and CTO Ravi Pratap Maddimsetty said Uniqode has been preparing for the QR… Read More

 Tagged qr codes, quishing, Ravi Pratap, Ravi Pratap Maddimsetty, Uniqode

August 7, 2025 @ 1:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial services platform for businesses, has witnessed growth in the Netherlands in the last year, with year-on-year revenue increasing “199% in Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024.” Airwallex has also “added Creative Fabrica, Aurum Brothers and Vallon to its existing… Read More

 Tagged airwallex, europe, netherlands, payments

August 7, 2025 @ 1:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Snorkel AI to help enterprises build and scale AI solutions more quickly by curating high-quality datasets for training and evaluating AI models. Designed for the era of agentic AI, Snorkel’s platform “uses automation… Read More

 Tagged accenture, ai, financial services, investments, Snorkel AI

August 6, 2025 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOOT), the parent company of Boot Barn, Sheplers, and Country Outfitter, announced it has extended its exclusive, multi-year partnership with Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. The renewed agreement builds on a… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, boot barn, payments

August 6, 2025 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In an era where financial flexibility is increasingly vital, two different organizations—Ice Age Management, Inc., a McDonald’s franchisee, and TTEC Holdings, Inc.—have partnered with DailyPay, a worktech platform specializing in on-demand pay solutions. These collaborations, announced in July 2025, underscore a growing trend among employers… Read More

 Tagged dailypay, ewa, financial wellbeing, on-demand pay, payments

August 6, 2025 @ 3:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a new development for the digital banking industry, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued new guidance that embraces the use of pre-filled customer data for Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements, marking a shift in regulatory policy. This change, reportedly influenced by advocacy… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, digitalization, fdic, regulation

August 6, 2025 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The fintech sector experienced a robust recovery in the second quarter of 2025, as detailed in PitchBook’s Q2 2025 Fintech & Payments Public Comp Sheet and Valuation Guide. The report highlights a rebound in fintech stock performance, driven by renewed investor risk appetite and strong… Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, funding, insights, ipos, research

August 6, 2025 @ 6:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca Markets aims to democratize access to global financial markets. The company’s latest updates showcase a series of advancements that reinforce Alpaca’s mission to empower developers, traders, and businesses with seamless, scalable trading solutions. From introducing fixed-income trading to forging strategic partnerships and securing significant… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, investing, trading