April 19, 2026 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Early Warning Services LLC, the organization responsible for the widely used Zelle payment network and the Paze digital wallet, has officially introduced Certos, a new unified branding effort that brings together its portfolio of fraud prevention and identity verification tools. The initiative aims to give… Read More

 Tagged early warning services, fraud, payments, us, zelle

April 19, 2026 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) has taken a step forward in making its cutting-edge artificial intelligence capabilities more accessible to financial institutions. On April 16, 2026, the company revealed that its Moody’s Agentic Solutions (MAS) workflows are now listed in AWS Marketplace. This launch begins with… Read More

 Tagged agentic ai, artificial intelligence, aws, moody's

April 19, 2026 @ 9:40 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

DataSnipper, an agentic automation platform for audit and finance teams, is partnering with Armanino, a top 20 U.S. accounting and consulting firm, to accelerate the adoption of AI across internal audit and risk functions. As internal audit and risk teams expand coverage and face growing… Read More

 Tagged accounting, Armanino, DataSnipper, Ted Flom, vidya peters

April 18, 2026 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Allica Bank, the self-described full-service digital banking platform that is dedicated to established small and medium-sized enterprises, claims it has delivered its strongest financial performance to date. This past year, the bank achieved its third straight year of profitability while significantly expanding its customer… Read More

 Tagged allica bank, banking, online lending, sme's, uk, united kingdom

April 18, 2026 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank’s (NYSE: NU) latest milestones highlight its accelerating momentum across Latin American markets, blending customer growth with new payment technology that aims to put users in control of their finances. In Mexico, the digital bank has now surpassed 15 million customers, firmly establishing itself among… Read More

 Tagged banking, brazil, digital bank, latam, latin america, mexico, nubank

April 18, 2026 @ 6:20 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Neato, a 2P e-commerce accelerator that partners with consumer brands as their exclusive online retailer, has raised $25 million in growth capital led by Advantage Capital, allowing the company to expand its online retail partnership model. The investment will support the launch of two new… Read More

 Tagged Anthony Connelly, e-commerce, Neato, Philip Ruppel, Spencer Jacobs

April 17, 2026 @ 6:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Zenskar, an AI-native billing and revenue automation platform, this week announced a $15 million Series A led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Shine Capital and Rho, with participation from Rocketship, J-Ventures, Future Back Ventures by Bain & Company, and Converge. The funding will… Read More

 Tagged Anant Vidur Puri, Apurv Bansal, Sai Araveti

April 17, 2026 @ 6:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI has purchased Hiro Finance, a specialized startup focused on intelligent personal money management. The transaction was first disclosed by Hiro’s founder and CEO, Ethan Bloch, via a professional networking update on April 13, 2026, with OpenAI promptly verifying the news to reporters. However, the… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, finance, hiro, openai

April 17, 2026 @ 5:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Artemis, an AI-native protection platform that delivers real-time detection and automated response, emerged from stealth this week with $70 million in combined seed and Series A funding, six months after founding. The Series A was led by Felicis with First Round Capital and Brightmind returning… Read More

 Tagged ai, artemis, cybersecurity, Dan Shiebler, Gur Talpaz, Jake Storm, Shachar Hirshberg

April 17, 2026 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wallace Finance, an AI-powered fintech platform, has joined forces with Alpaca to roll out a trading platform designed specifically for everyday investors. The new service brings advanced direct indexing and fully customizable ETF tools to retail users, allowing them to build, tweak, and share highly… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, investing, trading, wallace finance