Artificial Intelligence

July 8, 2026 @ 6:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has instructed significant banks across the euro area to prepare detailed action plans addressing the rising risks of cyberattacks enabled by advanced artificial intelligence. In a letter sent to bank chief executives, ECB Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch stressed the… Read More

July 7, 2026 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA has completed the first real-world transaction initiated by an artificial intelligence agent on behalf of one of its cardholders. Conducted in collaboration with Visa (NYSE: V), this test demonstrates that AI systems can now securely handle purchases using existing payment networks and live merchant systems…. Read More

July 7, 2026 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Global Equity Crowdfunding Alliance (GECA), an advocacy group based in the UK but working with global online capital formation platforms, says it has just launched the GECA AI Governance Task Force. Andy Field, GECA Steering Committee Lead, said there is a need for discussion… Read More

July 7, 2026 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) has released more than a dozen of its internal AI initiatives on GitHub under a permissive open-source license. The move, led by the bank’s AI Lab, makes specialized tools freely available to developers, researchers, and professionals worldwide, with the explicit goal… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a report on artificial intelligence (AI) called the Mills Review, named after Sheldon Mills, the Executive Director of Competition at the FCA who Chaired the initiative. The FCA claims this is the first type of review by… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Groma Real Estate Trust, an artificial intelligence powered investing platform, is raising funds on Wefunder. According to the offering page, Groma has raised $1.41 million in equity capital on a pre-money valuation of $65.2 million. Almost 500 investors have participated in the offering so far…. Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 9:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic has pointed out that recent discussions at the Point Zero Forum in Zurich have brought renewed attention to the practical difficulties of integrating artificial intelligence into financial compliance programs. In a detailed reflection released shortly after the session, Mark Aruliah—former regulator at the UK’s… Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 4:30 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Agentic AI could disrupt enterprise software revenue models, putting up to $234 billion of enterprise application spending at risk between now and 2030, according to Gartner. The research firm said the exposed spending would account for roughly 20% of enterprise application software-as-a-service spending by 2030,… Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 3:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Security firm Microblink’s report Mapping the Rise of AI-Powered Identity Fraud describes how AI’s widespread availability and ease of use have changed how criminals commit fraud, and how security companies stop them. AI has erased human limitations. It is now easy to operate across multiple… Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of large language models, is reportedly in early-stage discussions with Samsung Electronics to explore the manufacturing of a custom-designed AI processor. According to reports from technology news outlets, the San Francisco-based firm has initiated preliminary work… Read More

July 4, 2026 @ 9:53 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Companies across Asia-Pacific are accelerating investments in artificial intelligence, but many are doing so with limited evaluation of returns as competitive pressure and fear of falling behind outweigh proven business outcomes, according to an IDC InfoBrief commissioned by Expereo. The survey of 800 technology leaders… Read More

July 4, 2026 @ 2:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Digital minds were focused on acronyms – AI, MiCA, BTC and OUSD. AI “Everyone is focused on whether OpenAI or Anthropic reaches the public markets first, but that assumes the future of AI will be decided by model providers. Whether that’s the right assumption… Read More

July 4, 2026 @ 5:55 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Select fintech product releases this week from Ondo Finance, Lantern, Bluprynt and Klaviyo. Ondo Finance, Broadridge Financial Solutions launch third-party tokenized securities solution It’s a live solution of third-party tokenized U.S. securities operating entirely within the existing regulatory perimeter in the U.S. to provide full… Read More

July 3, 2026 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights examines several seemingly significant moves reshaping the AI and fintech ecosystems. These being Anthropic’s relatively aggressive recruitment of senior talent from Google DeepMind and global Fintech  firm Airwallex’s expansion into AI-powered financial infrastructure following a major funding round. Anthropic is positioning itself as… Read More

July 3, 2026 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released its latest Economic Report, extensively outlining several interconnected challenges facing the world economy. These include uncertainties around the longevity of the artificial intelligence expansion, persistent financial fragilities, stretched government budgets, and renewed inflationary risks. The research report from… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) Business and Economic Insights has released its Midyear Global Economic Outlook, projecting that the world economy will expand by 2.4 percent this year. While elevated energy costs continue to strain household budgets, a robust wave of business spending on artificial intelligence, clean… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) indicated that European companies are picking up speed in building the foundations needed to scale artificial intelligence, narrowing the preparedness gap with North American peers over the past six months. However, a widening split between the continent’s largest corporations and its smaller… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank has expanded its long-standing partnership with Stripe to strengthen card-issuing capabilities specifically for agentic commerce. The update gives businesses a secure, compliant framework that lets verified AI agents make card payments on behalf of users without exposing sensitive account details. The move… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Venture capital (VC) funding has hit an all time global high for the first 6 months of 2026. This is according to data compiled by Crunchbase. The report shares that $510 billion was raised from January to June 2026 compared to $440 billion during the… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 1:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX has launched OKX AI, a new marketplace that enables artificial intelligence agents to find work, collaborate with each other, complete tasks, and receive payments entirely on the blockchain. The platform represents a significant expansion for the cryptocurrency exchange into infrastructure supporting autonomous software systems… Read More