U.S. Bank CFO Survey: Growth and M&A Priorities Surpass Cost-Cutting
U.S. corporate finance leaders are pivoting from defensive postures toward aggressive growth strategies as economic optimism climbs. According to the August
Milliman Launches AI-Native Compliance Intelligence Platform
Milliman is targeting the operational inefficiencies inherent in state-level regulatory navigation by launching Milliman Compliance Intelligence. This new AI-native platform aims to
i2c Appoints Jess Barbera to Drive Latin America Expansion
i2c is intensifying its push into the Latin American and Caribbean financial services markets by appointing Jess Barbera as Vice President and
Kestra Financial Adds $550 Million Ecclesiastes Wealth Partners
Kestra Financial is expanding its independent advisor footprint through the strategic addition of Ecclesiastes Wealth Partners, a Richardson, Texas-based wealth management firm.
Banking
U.S. Bank Targets Small Business Growth with New Credit Cards
U.S. Bank is attempting to deepen its penetration into the small business sector by launching a dual-tier credit card suite designed
Crypto
Citi Expands Token Services into Japan and UAE
Citi is scaling its digital asset infrastructure by extending Citi Token Services into Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a move
Banking
Citi and Coinbase Expand Collaboration for Digital-Fiat Payments
The convergence of traditional banking infrastructure and blockchain-based settlement is accelerating as Citi and Coinbase expand their partnership to bridge the gap
Houlihan Lokey Expands FinTech Group via Digital Assets Hire
Houlihan Lokey is aggressively scaling its advisory capabilities to capture the intersection of traditional finance and decentralized technology. By appointing Chris McMillan
SpendHound Report: Finance Leaders Struggle with AI Pricing
A significant portion of financial leadership is currently operating in a pricing vacuum regarding artificial intelligence, according to new data from SpendHound.
Payments
Swift and Global Partners Target Cross-Border Pay-by-Alias
Swift is attempting to bridge the functional gap between domestic instant payment ease and the complexities of international transfers by integrating "
Payments
Mastercard Targets $80T B2B Market with AI Analytics
Mastercard is attempting to capture a larger share of the global B2B payments landscape by addressing the persistent data fragmentation that prevents
Wellesley Hills Financial Launches Fintech & Payments Institute
Wellesley Hills Financial (WHF) is attempting to bridge a long-standing structural gap in the fintech and payments sector by launching the WHF
Fintech
Expensify Integrates with DualEntry AI-Native ERP
Expensify (Nasdaq: EXFY) is tightening its grip on the mid-market financial stack by launching a direct, two-way integration with DualEntry, an AI-native
Markets
AEGIS Markets Surpasses 3,000,000 Contracts Executed
The rapid migration of commodity hedging from fragmented bilateral workflows toward regulated digital infrastructure is accelerating, as evidenced by the latest volume
Voya Supports SEC Proposal to Modernize Electronic Disclosures
Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA) is pushing for a regulatory shift that would move the baseline for investor disclosures from paper-centric defaults
ACI Worldwide and Cognizant Validate BASE24-eps Performance on AWS
Financial institutions facing the technical risks of cloud migration now have empirical data regarding the stability of legacy card processing software in
Payments
AptPay Integrates Visa Direct to Expand iGaming Payouts
AptPay is targeting the rapidly expanding digital gaming sector by strengthening its payment orchestration infrastructure through direct connectivity with Visa. Announced at
Fintech
MVB Bank Partners With DingoBlu Financial for Mobile Platform
MVB Bank, Inc. is positioning itself as the regulated backbone for DingoBlu Financial’s upcoming mobile-first personal finance platform. By providing the