September 22, 2026 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has shut down Meta’s (NASDAQ: META) recently launched Muse personal AI agent from completing purchases on Amazon.com, drawing a sharp line in the emerging contest over who controls agentic shopping. The restriction took effect Sunday night, September 20, 2026. Users who asked… Read More

 Tagged agentic ai, ai, amazon, commerce, meta

September 22, 2026 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FintechOS has closed a $28 million package of equity and senior debt as it shifts from a period of operational tightening into a more aggressive expansion phase, with the United States as the main priority. The capital came from existing shareholders Bek Ventures, IFC, Cipio… Read More

 Tagged europe, fintechos, funding round, london, new york

September 22, 2026 @ 11:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kastle, a San Francisco startup focused on artificial intelligence for financial operations, has closed a $24 million Series A round to expand its platform of specialized AI agents for consumer lending. Insight Partners led the investment, with existing backers Y Combinator and Commerce Ventures returning… Read More

 Tagged agentic ai, funding round, insight partners, kastle

September 22, 2026 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Danske Bank and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) have completed what both companies describe as Denmark’s first payment initiated and finished by an artificial intelligence agent. The pilot, announced on 21 September 2026, is an early live test of so-called agentic commerce inside a regulated Nordic bank… Read More

 Tagged ai, commerce, danske bank, denmark, mastercard

September 22, 2026 @ 4:53 am By Michael Wong  |  

The number of credit cards in circulation in Hong Kong rose 36.1% year-on-year to 31.03 million at the end of the second quarter, while the value of credit card transactions increased 6.8%, data from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) showed. Credit card transactions reached… Read More

 Tagged credit cards, hkma, hong kong

September 21, 2026 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Former PayPal and Intuit chief executive Bill Harris has rolled out Evergreen.ai, a consumer-facing application that uses artificial intelligence to deliver financial planning guidance built around a user’s actual accounts, goals, and tax situation. The product is now in public beta and is being positioned… Read More

 Tagged ai, evergreen.ai, finance, fintech apps, wealthtech

September 21, 2026 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK mortgage overpayment app Sprive has completed a £5.5 million funding round as it seeks to help more homeowners cut interest costs and finish their loans sooner. The London company described itself as the United Kingdom’s independent mortgage overpayment app. The round was led by… Read More

 Tagged funding round, mortgages, sprive, uk, united kingdom

September 21, 2026 @ 6:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Skalar, a New York fintech building an alternative way to fund customer growth at later-stage technology companies, has come out of stealth. The firm began operating in January and went public last week after lining up an undisclosed seed round led by Brazilian venture firm… Read More

 Tagged fintech, latam, skalar

September 21, 2026 @ 4:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) has named Sarah Wilson, previously a senior legal leader at Circle Internet Group, as its new chief legal officer. In the role, she will oversee the digital bank’s worldwide legal organization and report directly to founder and chief executive David Vélez. Wilson… Read More

 Tagged circle, compliance, digital banking, nubank, sarah wilson

September 21, 2026 @ 12:41 am By Michael Wong  |  

Eight Latvian-regulated Fintech platforms have facilitated more than €13 billion in investments and serve more than 800,000 foreign investors, with German investors accounting for about 30% of demand, Latvia’s investment agency said. The figures were disclosed during a Latvian trade mission to Berlin, where fintech… Read More

 Tagged fintech, latvia