Tagged: aws

June 9, 2026 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA has rolled out a machine learning operations (MLOps) system in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This new setup integrates directly into the bank’s comprehensive ADA platform, which serves as its unified global hub for data and artificial intelligence capabilities. The initiative aims to… Read More

May 21, 2026 @ 9:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a US-based fintech founded by Japanese entrepreneurs, has emerged as a key player focused on digital financial infrastructure. Following a $150 million Series D round in January 2026 led by Drive Capital, the financial technology company achieved unicorn status with a $1.15 billion valuation,… Read More

May 16, 2026 @ 7:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amazon’s Finance Technology teams have introduced a generative AI system on AWS that dramatically simplifies the processing of regulatory inquiries from global authorities. The solution addresses longstanding inefficiencies in compliance operations by automating document analysis, information synthesis, and response drafting while preserving strict regulatory standards…. Read More

May 15, 2026 @ 7:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring autonomous payment functionality to AWS’s AgentCore platform. The new AgentCore Payments feature, integrated into Amazon Bedrock, equips AI agents with the ability to independently access and settle costs for digital resources—including web content, APIs,… Read More

May 12, 2026 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a new capability that allows autonomous AI agents to handle real-time financial transactions independently. Referred to as Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments, the preview feature integrates seamlessly with the existing AgentCore platform, enabling AI systems to purchase access to digital… Read More

May 11, 2026 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. Bank (NYSE: USB) has entered an expanded partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to shift hundreds of its essential banking systems onto the AWS platform. This multi-year effort targets key areas including payment processing, wealth management, and commercial banking operations. The bank is building… Read More

May 10, 2026 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The recent disruption at investment platform Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), triggered by a widespread failure at Amazon Web Services (AWS), underscores a persistent vulnerability in the infrastructure supporting major cryptocurrency trading venues. On May 7, 2026, an overheating incident in an AWS data center in Northern Virginia… Read More

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

April 16, 2026 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC is focused on its cloud-priority initiative, aiming to upgrade its essential market systems and digital asset platforms for greater innovation, durability, and protection against cyber threats. On April 15, 2026, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)—the post-trade infrastructure provider for global finance—unveiled advancements… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 7:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SadaPay, one of Pakistan’s digital wallets, has fully restored its mobile app following a complete service blackout on March 25. The interruption was triggered by a drone strike linked to escalating tensions between Iran and regional powers, which directly damaged Amazon Web Services infrastructure in… Read More

January 23, 2026 @ 12:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) continues to push boundaries in the financial sector with a series of announcements in early 2026. These developments highlight the company’s focus on integrating digital innovations, cloud computing, and advanced risk tools to meet the evolving demands of global… Read More

December 14, 2025 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis announced that their solutions are now available on the AWS Marketplace, which is a digital catalog with a range of different software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy “to find, test, buy, and deploy software” that runs on Amazon Web Services… Read More

November 4, 2025 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for global businesses, has recently announced the launch of digital asset spot prime brokerage capabilities for the US market. Now, US-based institutional clients are reportedly able to execute OTC spot transactions across “dozens of digital assets… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 5:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The recent large-scale Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage represents a moderate incident for cyber (re)insurers, according to CyberCube, the cyber risk analytics provider. The scale, duration, as well as geographic concentration of the disruption, “centered in the US-East-1 (N. Virginia) region, underscore the systemic risk… Read More

October 23, 2025 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has recently announced an expansion of its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver transformative digital services to public sector, defense and national security organizations. Via the Accenture AWS Business Group, the firms will now collaborate to create solutions that use… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 3:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwage, an international payroll platform that gives workers the flexibility to receive their earnings in various currencies, is reporting that service disruption caused by the AWS outage have now been resolved. According to the update from Bitwage, most payment processes are now “back to normal.” Still,… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

AWS, the incredibly successful infrastructure venture by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) experienced an outage earlier today that impacted thousands of website. AWS confirmed the outage explaining there was an issue with a Domain Name System (DNS) failure that mainly impacted the US East – 1 region. While… Read More

June 6, 2025 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a bid to accelerate the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the bank, CommBank has completed migrating its data platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS), its cloud provider. The scalable data platform will integrate with other channels across the bank to help “drive faster,… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 6:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Riskified, a firm focused on e-commerce fraud and risk intelligence, has achieved AWS Accelerate Partner status. This global co-sell initiative strengthens Riskified’s collaboration with AWS, enabling the company to “extend its fraud and risk intelligence solutions to online sellers worldwide.” With this partnership, Riskified’s advanced… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

XXImo, the European mobility payments platform, has migrated its infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the support of cloud services provider CloudNation. With this step, XXImo sets a standard as one of the “first” companies worldwide to move 100% of their card processing “to… Read More