Banking stories
Production data from hundreds of enterprise customers shows AI agents are handling only a few high-volume workflows, reshaping deployment priorities.
Institutional crypto traders will gain access to spot and perpetual futures liquidity through a single brokerage relationship under the tie-up.
Sustained assaults are disrupting online banking and payments as EMEA becomes the main target for DDoS campaigns against lenders.
Banks can now pinpoint damaged collateral faster as ICEYE adds satellite data to help quantify climate-driven loan losses and stress tests.
Organisations across EMEA want AI-ready storage without disruptive rebuilds, as rising data volumes and resilience demands strain ageing data centres.
The tie-up could help regulated firms move AI agents from pilots to live workflows, using trusted data for checks, approvals and governance.
Financial firms can now buy and deploy FintechOS's governed data layer through Google Cloud, speeding procurement for AI projects.
The model is now the default in Gemini and Search, with Google aiming to speed up multi-step coding and workplace automation tasks.
The cash purchase will expand Publicis's data and AI ambitions, while giving LiveRamp shareholders a 29.8% premium and closing certainty.
Banks are under pressure to speed onboarding and tighten fraud controls as more institutions move AI from trials into daily business banking use.
Strong application growth and a push beyond startups helped Mercury secure new funding as it moves towards becoming a nationally regulated bank.
The deal gives National Bank of Canada new fraud tools as lenders race to curb losses without adding friction for customers.
Customers at FVSBank will be able to open more deposit accounts online in minutes, as the bank unifies branch and digital onboarding.
Office attendance rules are pushing 57% of UK finance workers towards quitting, as commuting costs and burnout deepen recruitment woes.
More towns risk losing face-to-face banking as 52 branch closures across Britain are due this month, led by Santander and NatWest.
Most New Zealand SMEs now use AI tools, but many want firmer safeguards and training before widening adoption.
The funding will help Relay expand among US small firms as it passes USD $1.3 billion in managed deposits and 150,000 customers.
UK SMEs can now take contactless card payments on smartphones, with settlement into Starling accounts arriving the next day.
Many legitimate calls are being ignored as scam fears and opaque AI use erode trust in contact centres across the UK.
The lender is deepening its talent pipeline as automation reshapes entry-level jobs, with interns expected to make up most of this year's intake.
