CFOs face rising costs to quantify executive security risk
Public companies are spending more on protection for senior leaders, forcing finance chiefs to assess how much enterprise risk tho...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoFintech Correspondent
Rafael Ortiz
Rafael covers payments, banking infrastructure, and the software eating financial services. Former product lead at a payments processor.
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Santander posts record first-half profit as technology overhaul cuts costs
Banco Santander said underlying profit rose 15% to €7.3 billion in the first half, helped by customer growth, lower costs and its...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoAI agents put data quality at centre of AML and KYC debate
KY360 adviser Stephen Platt says agentic AI could speed compliance work, but weak data and governance may create regulatory and le...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Anthropic lifts funding for AI regulation group to $40mn
The AI company said a new $20mn donation to Public First Action will support policy education as Washington and states debate AI o...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Samsung discusses €1bn Mistral stake as AI funding race widens
Samsung is in talks to back Mistral in a round that could value the French AI company at about €20bn, the Financial Times reported...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoJuspay and Recurly link platforms for subscription payments
The integration brings Juspay’s Hyperswitch orchestration layer into Recurly, giving merchants access to more than 300 PSPs and ac...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoIntuit adds QuickBooks-linked credit card for US small businesses
The World Elite Business Mastercard combines QuickBooks syncing, employee spend controls and cash-back rewards for approved US sma...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoBDO Norway picks Strise for AI anti-money laundering compliance
The audit and advisory firm will use Strise’s platform for customer checks, risk scoring and monitoring ahead of tougher EU AML ru...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoVerifyo executive says bank statements cannot prove clean funds
Victor Mendez says AML teams must document risk-based reasoning when verifying transaction funds, not rely on collected statements...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Spanish banks roll out Bizum Pay for in-store account payments
Bizum’s new tap-to-pay service lets Spanish shoppers pay merchants from bank accounts, adding a local alternative to card networks...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Goldman Sachs Alternatives agrees to buy Aegis Hedging Solutions
The planned acquisition would add a Texas fintech serving 700 commodity-market participants across North America.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Neon raises $13mn to build direct commerce tools for game publishers
The Krafton-led round follows 200% annual growth as Neon targets payment, fraud and customer-data infrastructure for game publishe...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago