Payments
Visa Reports Surge in AI‑Enabled Scam Activity as Network Security Improves
Visa’s Spring 2026 Biannual Threats Report shows scams have become the fastest‑growing source of consumer harm, with nearly $1 billion
Fintech
UBX Tanzania Extends ACI Worldwide Partnership to Boost Payment Capacity
UBX Tanzania Limited has announced an extension of its nearly two‑decade partnership with payments‑technology provider ACI Worldwide. The deal is
Fintech
Klarna Launches AI‑Powered Shopping Search App Inside ChatGPT
Klarna has introduced the Klarna Shopping Search app for ChatGPT, allowing users to discover products, view up‑to‑date prices and availability,
Insurance
Clearwater Analytics Releases 2026 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report Highlighting $5.5 Trillion Market
The 2026 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report (IIOR), produced by Clearwater Analytics in partnership with DCS Financial Consulting, shows that third‑party insurance
Fintech
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Prices $2 Billion IPO
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc. (NYSE: BXDC) announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 87.5 million shares at
Markets
Computershare Acquires Fitzcores to Boost Investor Targeting Services
Computershare announced the completion of its acquisition of Fitzcores LLC, a specialist global investor‑targeting firm. The deal adds Fitzcores’ data‑driven
Banking
Banrural Selects Latinia for Real‑Time Banking Alerts
Banrural, Guatemala’s largest rural development bank, announced a partnership with Latinia to deploy its real‑time decisioning (RTD) platform across the
Payments
Executive Pay Management Strains In‑House Systems, Survey Finds
Nearly nine‑in‑ten senior HR and compensation leaders say their internal technology cannot keep pace with the growing demands of executive
Payments
Payman AI Joins ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator to Advance AI‑Driven Payments for Community Banks
Payman AI, a fintech focused on AI agents that execute banking transactions, has been selected for the Independent Community Bankers of America’
Markets
Oceanhawk Acquisition Corp. Prices $160 Million Upsized IPO
Oceanhawk Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: OHAC) announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering (IPO) of 16 million units at $10.00
Fintech
CAIS Integrates Anthropic's Claude to Deliver Alternative Investment Intelligence Within Advisor Workflows
CAIS announced a new integration with Anthropic's Claude that brings alternative investment data and analytics directly into the tools financial
Fintech
BDO 2026 Tax Strategist Survey Shows Rising Strategic Role Amid Regulatory Complexity
The 2026 BDO Tax Strategist Survey, released in early 2026, finds that tax leaders are being consulted more often on enterprise decisions
Banking
TD Survey Shows Middle-Market Deal Confidence Amid Valuation Gaps
A TD Bank U.S. survey of middle‑market dealmakers at ACG DealMAX® 2026 finds that while optimism about deal activity is
Payments
CSC Survey: 89% of Firms Say In-House Tech Lags Executive Pay Needs
A new survey by CSC of 300 senior HR, rewards, and compensation leaders across Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America finds that
