Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) has rolled out Apple Pay compatibility for its Cashback credit card and FlexiPay services. This development, announced recently, aims to streamline how business owners manage their expenditures, offering a blend of ease, safety, and efficiency in daily transactions. By incorporating this… Read More
Tagged funding circle, payments, sme's, uk, united kingdim
Zocks, a privacy-focused AI platform for financial advisors, has raised $45 million in Series B funding co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and QED Investors, along with participation from Illuminate Financial and all existing investors, including Motive Partners, Expanse Venture Partners, Entrée Capital, and 14Peaks Capital…. Read More
Tagged AI agent, Arif Janmohamed, financial advisors, funding round, Laura Bock, Mark Gilbert, series b, wealthtech, Zocks
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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