Digital payments major Ant International announced that its global network now connects more than 150 million merchants with over 2 billion user accounts. The growth comes as the fintech firm expands its payments, cross-border commerce, and AI-driven financial services infrastructure, according to an announcement. The… Read More
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As the number of financially unhealthy American consumers reaches 69%, consumers have turned to AI as they have begun to change the way they approach not just ancillary spending, but also short-term necessities and long-term investments. This is among the findings from a recent JD… Read More
Tagged ai, financial stress, inflation, jd power, utility bills
Trading platform Liquid has closed an $18 million seed funding round. It was co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, and Sunflower Capital, in addition to existing investors Paradigm and General Catalyst. Liquid is designed… Read More
Tagged Franklyn Wang, funding round, liquid
UAE-based Fintech VaultsPay has entered into a strategic collaboration with Mastercard, in a move that could strengthen its card issuance and merchant acquiring capabilities as competition intensifies in the country’s digital payments market. Under the agreement, VaultsPay will use Mastercard’s global network and payments technology… Read More
Tagged fintech, mastercard, payments, VaultsPay
iCapital, a global fintech provider in private markets and wealth technology, has announced a strategic collaboration with Anthropic. The partnership will incorporate Anthropic’s Claude AI models into iCapital’s comprehensive platform, aiming to significantly elevate user experiences for financial advisors, product issuers, and end clients in… Read More
Tagged ai, alternatives, Anthropic, icapital
Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) is now said to be ramping up its focus on the financial technology sector by actively applying for key regulatory clearances across the United States. The e-commerce powerhouse aims to expand its capabilities in handling payments and broader financial offerings for merchants… Read More
Tagged digital commerce, finance, fintech, payments, shopify
pmtbox, an enterprise commerce platform built to unify payments, risk, and data for merchants, today announced $15 million in seed funding. It was led by Tandem Ventures, with participation from Element Ventures, Cynosure Investment Partners, and Aaron Skonnard, founder and CEO of Pluralsight. For years,… Read More
Tagged Aaron Skonnard, Alex Bean, enterprise commerce, Nick Thomas, pmtbox, Wayne Hamilton
Lloyds Banking Group has introduced Envoy, a groundbreaking internal platform designed to enable the secure and responsible development of AI agents at scale. Unveiled this month, the initiative underscores the financial institution’s commitment to harnessing advanced artificial intelligence while prioritizing governance, safety, and ethical deployment… Read More
Tagged agentic ai, ai, lloyds banking group, uk, united kingdom
Visa (NYSE: V), like most other Fintechs at this time and even tech giants like Meta to some extent, is pushing ahead with its stablecoin strategy, announcing the integration of five additional blockchains into its global settlement pilot program. The expansion gives issuers and acquirers… Read More
Tagged digital assets, fintech, stablecoins, visa
Global Fintech Airwallex has introduced an nitiative called Latitude 37 aimed at nurturing Australia’s emerging cohort of artificial intelligence entrepreneurs. Announced on April 30, 2026, from Melbourne, the program seeks to empower young founders in the critical early phases of their ventures by injecting vital… Read More
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