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The Indian fintech group is poised to use fresh capital and a new interim chief executive officer as it prepares for a possible public listing.
The funding will help banks and insurers automate lending, claims and onboarding while keeping AI decisions auditable and compliant.
The travel and spend group gains room to invest in AI and product after replacing its 2024 borrowing deal on improved terms.
Retailers and lenders could recover lost sales and automate compliance-heavy outreach as Talkdesk expands AI beyond inbound service tasks.
Retail customers in Georgia can now buy and sell 30 cryptocurrencies inside TBC's banking app, as monthly active users on its brokerage platform rise 42%.
The new system could cut document automation setup from months to minutes for firms facing heavy paperwork and limited technical resources.
Australian consumers unsure about sharing bank data now have a plain-language guide as PocketSmith expands its use of consented open banking feeds.
Merchants could soon get payments, loyalty, lending and checkout tools from one supplier as firms chase fuller control of commerce.
The move strengthens the trade group's push for tighter standards as scrutiny of banking-as-a-service partnerships intensifies across the US financial sector.
Lenders in Australia can now score borrowers without moving data out of Snowflake, as the app targets faster, simpler underwriting.
Banks using Universal Banking will see continued support as Pollen Street backs standalone growth and AI upgrades after the deal closes.
The North's fintech sector now employs 20,000 people directly, as FinTech North returns to Leeds to mark its 10th anniversary.
The honours highlight a sector under tighter scrutiny yet still adding more than AUD $13.6 billion to Australia's economy and employing 50,200 staff.
As SMEs demand faster lending and integrated tools, banks risk losing ground unless they cut red tape and modernise their platforms.
Small businesses in Uzbekistan can now pay staff instantly at weekends and holidays, as TBC Business adds a digital payroll tool.
Bad addresses can waste spend, skew analytics and undermine compliance as firms move email verification from clean-up to core infrastructure.
UK banks under pressure from record fraud are turning to identity checks that can curb losses without slowing customer onboarding.
The UK fintech aims to speed customer checks in new markets while tightening controls on financial crime and fraud.
The rollout gives Questbank the core banking system it needs to begin offering deposits and mortgages to Canadian customers under OSFI rules.
The shortlist comes as the sector weighs new rules on payments, scams and data rights, with 160 finalists vying across 22 categories.