Markets
KBRA Reports NAV Loans Reach Mainstream Status in 2025
KBRA’s latest research highlights the maturation of net asset value (NAV) loans as a mainstream financial instrument, with record issuance in
Banking
Amex Breaks Ground on 2 World Trade Center HQ
American Express has commenced construction on its new global headquarters at 2 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. This project marks a
Payments
Swift Launches Blockchain Ledger for Cross-Border Payments
Swift has activated its blockchain-based ledger, enabling 17 banks across six continents to pilot live cross-border payments using tokenised deposits. The system
Markets
Jefferies Prices €850M Senior Notes Due 2033
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. priced €850 million in 4.500% Senior Notes due 2033 with a 4.544% effective yield. The offering,
Banking
VantageScore 5.0: Post-Pandemic Credit Model Boosts Lending Accuracy
VantageScore has launched its latest tri-bureau credit score model, VantageScore 5.0, designed to enhance predictive performance using post-pandemic consumer data and
Banking
U.S. Bank Enhances Small Business Payments with New Digital Solution
U.S. Bank has introduced Enhanced Payments, a bundled digital solution designed to streamline money movement for small businesses through its online
Fintech
Kikoff Acquires The Service Bureau to Expand Enterprise Credit Platform
Kikoff, a fintech focused on financial security, has acquired technology, customer relationships, and key assets from The Service Bureau (TSB), a credit
Fintech
Xero Unveils AI-Driven Financial Tools at Xerocon London
Xero (ASX: XRO) announced new AI-powered features within its agentic platform JAX at Xerocon London, targeting small businesses and accountants with automated
Banking
BankUnited Names Chad Loar Head of Commercial Banking
BankUnited Inc. (NYSE: BKU) has appointed Chad Loar as executive vice president to lead its commercial banking operations across Florida, New York,
Banking
Unit21 Unveils Agentic Task Builder for Custom AI Investigation Tasks
Unit21, a provider of AI Risk Infrastructure for fraud prevention and AML monitoring, has launched Agentic Task Builder, a capability enabling risk
Banking
Santander Compliance Veteran Joins ThetaRay to Scale AI Infrastructure for Financial Institutions
ThetaRay has appointed Luis Pinedo, former Group VP of Compliance at Santander Bank, as Chief Strategic Customers Officer to lead enterprise AI
Insurance
KBRA Gives Preliminary Ratings to Westlake Auto ABS 2026‑P2
KBRA has issued preliminary ratings for seven note classes in Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2026‑P2, a $500 million asset‑backed securitization
Banking
Evercore Adds Veteran Healthcare Banker Eric Rabinowitz
Evercore announced that Eric Rabinowitz has joined the firm as a senior managing director in its healthcare investment‑banking group, based in
Payments
eDreams ODIGEO Enables Visa‑Backed AI‑Initiated Travel Purchases
eDreams ODIGEO (BME: EDR) announced that it is integrating Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol and Agentic Directory to allow verified AI agents
Fintech
Cari Joins ABA Premier Partner Network, Expands Tokenized Deposit Platform
Cari announced its entry into the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) Premier Partner Network and added SouthState Bank as a Design Partner,
Markets
KBRA Issues Preliminary Ratings for Morglas 2026‑1 ABS
KBRA UK has assigned preliminary ratings to seven note classes that will be issued by Morglas ABS 2026‑1 PLC (Morglas 2026‑
Payments
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest Launch Swift’s New Consumer Payments Framework
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank and NatWest have become the first banks worldwide – and the first in the UK – to go live with
Banking
Firelands FCU Deploys Mahalo’s Thoughtful Banking Platform
Firelands Federal Credit Union has gone live with Mahalan o Banking’s Thoughtful Banking® digital platform, linking its Corelation KeyStone core in
