March 14, 2026 @ 1:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move that aims to reshape how financial professionals interact with market information, OpenAI has embedded Alpaca Markets’ data capabilities into ChatGPT. Announced recently this month, the integration allows users to retrieve real-time and historical market insights using everyday language, eliminating the traditional friction… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, artificial intelligence, data, openai

March 13, 2026 @ 8:24 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ncontracts, a provider of integrated compliance, risk, and vendor management solutions to the financial services industry, recently released the 2026 State of Third-Party Risk Management Survey. It reveals that for the first time, financial institutions rank AI risk on par with cybersecurity as their top… Read More

 Tagged ai, Michael Berman, Ncontracts, security risks, TPRM

March 13, 2026 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has indicated that British high street banks extended more support to small and medium-sized enterprises last year, with total new lending climbing to £17.5 billion in 2025 from £16.1 billion in 2024. The latest figures from UK Finance show this marks the second… Read More

 Tagged lending, sme's, uk finance, united kingdom

March 13, 2026 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has announced a surge in digital activity among its clients, fueled by advanced artificial intelligence, streamlined payment systems, and customized financial planning resources. In 2025, clients engaged with the bank roughly 30 billion times through app logins and automated notifications… Read More

 Tagged ai, bank of america, digital transactions, milestone, us

March 13, 2026 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST), the creator of an artificial intelligence lending marketplace traded on NASDAQ under the ticker UPST, has revealed its intention to seek a national bank charter. The move, disclosed March 10, involves establishing Upstart Bank, N.A., as a federally insured institution, pending clearances… Read More

 Tagged ai, banking, lending, upstart, us

March 13, 2026 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has indicated that Eurosystem has taken a step forward in modernising Europe’s financial infrastructure by launching a comprehensive roadmap for tokenised finance. Recently this month, it unveiled the Appia initiative, designed to create an integrated, innovative and resilient ecosystem for… Read More

 Tagged dlt, ecb, europe, eurosystem, tokenization

March 13, 2026 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) and Visa (NYSE: V) have reportedly achieved a breakthrough in digital commerce, unveiling the region’s inaugural controlled pilot of end-to-end payments executed entirely by artificial intelligence agents. Announced recently this month, the partnership leverages Visa Intelligent Commerce technology to enable secure,… Read More

 Tagged banco santander, latam, payments, visa

March 13, 2026 @ 6:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finch Capital has indicated that Europe’s fintech ecosystem is achieving remarkable strides in innovation and capital attraction, yet it continues to lean on American backers for scaling its biggest successes. Finch Capital’s latest State of European FinTech report spotlights this “sovereignty paradox”: the continent excels… Read More

 Tagged europe, finch capital, fintech, research

March 13, 2026 @ 3:01 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bold Security has emerged from stealth and announced a $40 million funding round with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Picture Capital, and Red Dot Capital Partners.  The company focuses on what workers and AI tools are actually doing on enterprise edge devices, and reduces risk… Read More

 Tagged ai, Amit Karp, Bold Security, Hadar Krasner, Jeff Simon, Nati Hazut, Omri Mallis

March 13, 2026 @ 2:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent report from CB Insights sheds fresh light on the harsh realities facing new ventures. Researchers examined 431 venture-backed startups that shut down since 2023, drawing from founder statements, shutdown announcements, and public post-mortems. After identifying clear causes for 385 of them, the data… Read More

 Tagged financial technology, insights, research, startups