Credit unions face stablecoin education gap as digital assets spread
PYMNTS Intelligence and Velera found stablecoin awareness is lacking among 70% of credit union members as banks assess crypto-link...
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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Microsoft and Mistral widen European AI infrastructure partnership
The companies said Mistral models will be available through Microsoft AI tools as part of a broader push into sovereign and regula...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
US judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5bn AI copyright settlement
The deal resolves author claims over works allegedly used to train Claude and marks the first major US settlement in the AI copyri...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
US-Brazil payments dispute puts Pix at centre of 25% tariffs
Washington has cited Brazil’s central bank-run Pix system as a trade concern as 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports take effect this...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Enlightenment Capital backs government affairs software firm Quorum
PE Hub reported that Enlightenment Capital made an undisclosed investment in Quorum, a Washington-based government affairs platfor...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoAventur and GayWealth form UK advice service for LGBT+ clients
The partnership will use Aventur’s regulatory infrastructure to connect LGBT+ clients with advisers through GayWealth.com.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoMarqeta and Expensify extend card issuing partnership to Europe
Expensify will use Marqeta’s issuing platform to offer corporate cards and automated spend controls to businesses in the UK and EU...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoVolume Payments and RemitSo link open banking to remittance compliance
The companies say their UK-focused integration cuts card-related funding costs and automates compliance for money transfer operato...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoOrion says assets under administration rise to $6.6tn
The wealth technology provider reported 29% growth in assets under administration and expanded its Denali AI offering for advisory...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoKYC Hub co-founder says RL is a poor fit for AML alert queues
Farnoush Mirmoeini argues AML alerts lack the verified feedback that reinforcement learning systems need to improve decisions safe...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoFed proposal would recast bank AML rules around risk evidence
The Federal Reserve proposal would require supervised banks to show AML/CFT programmes are tied to current illicit finance risks.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
O2-backed 4M buys two commercial cleaning businesses
4M Building Solutions acquired Bluegrass Commercial Cleaning and Rainbow Maintenance Services, extending a deal program that began...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago