March 21, 2026 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), the digital banking and payments leader listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker KLAR, continues to demonstrate remarkable momentum in early 2026. The company has announced a series of achievements that highlight its expanding influence in everyday finance, retail partnerships, and… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, klarna, milestone, payments

March 21, 2026 @ 9:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Experian unveiled enhancements to Experian Virtual Assistant (EVA). “This next generation of EVA reflects the direction of our consumer AI strategy,” said Debbie Hsu, executive vice president of product at Experian Consumer Services. “We are bringing together conversational AI, personalization, and our trusted… Read More

 Tagged AI agent, Debbie Hsu, experian, Experian Virtual Assistant

March 20, 2026 @ 2:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Oasis Security, a developer of Non-Human Identity and agentic access governance, this week announced $120 million in Series B funding led by Craft Ventures, with participation from existing investors Cyberstarts, Sequoia Capital, and Accel. It brings total funding to $195 million. The round reflects the… Read More

 Tagged agentic commerce, cybersecurity, Danny Brickman, funding round, Michael Robinson, oasis, Oasis Security

March 20, 2026 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, has reported that assets held on its Sygnum Protect off-exchange custody platform have now exceeded one billion US dollars. This milestone comes after an extraordinary 900 percent year-on-year expansion in 2025, underscoring demand from institutional players seeking secure… Read More

 Tagged custody, digital assets, digital banking, switzerland, sygnum bank

March 20, 2026 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Major high-street lenders across the United Kingdom have chosen to retain the existing £100 single-transaction ceiling for tap-and-go card payments, even after the country’s financial watchdog handed them the authority to raise or scrap it entirely. This decision, which took effect on 19 March 2026,… Read More

 Tagged contactless, payments, uk, united kingdom

March 20, 2026 @ 8:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Obin AI, an enterprise AI company building an agentic workforce for financial institutions, has raised $7 million in seed funding led by Motive Partners. The round also includes participation from angel investors and advisors Dr. Fei-Fei Li and Lukasz Kaiser, figures in both foundational AI… Read More

 Tagged agentic commerce, Apoorv Saxena, Dr. Valliappa (“Lak”) Lakshmanan, E-John Lee, funding round, Obin AI, ramin niroumand

March 19, 2026 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tempo — a specialized payments network developed with backing from the major payment services provider Stripe — has now gone operational on its primary blockchain. Concurrently, the project has rolled out an innovative, openly available standard aimed at streamlining payments conducted by automated machines and… Read More

 Tagged payments, stablecoins, stripe, tempo

March 19, 2026 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a provider of brokerage infrastructure APIs, has rolled out two significant upgrades designed to elevate the experience for developers, fintech partners, and investors worldwide. Announced on March 18, 2026, these enhancements underscore the company’s focus on delivering institutional-grade tools that simplify operations and boost… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, infrastructure, investing, nasdaq

March 19, 2026 @ 4:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Native has emerged from stealth with $42 million in funding, introducing what it calls the first cloud security control plane: a platform that translates security intent into enforceable, secure-by-design cloud architecture that continuously adapts across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The… Read More

 Tagged Amit Megiddo, cloud security, Eyal Faingold, Gal Ordo, Jake Seid, Native, Ofer Schreiber, phil venables

March 19, 2026 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO has revealed that it has now delivered more than $500 billion in working capital support to enterprises across the globe. This extraordinary milestone underscores a profound transformation in how companies manage their finances, as organizations increasingly opt for accelerated invoice settlements over conventional borrowing… Read More

 Tagged c2fo, milestone, smbs, working capital