HSBC joins Asia payments group to set agentic AI standards
EPAA has launched an APAC working group with HSBC to address liability, identity and fraud risks as AI agents begin initiating pay...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months 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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Cyclops secures $20mn Series A for stablecoin payments infrastructure
Nava Ventures led the round, joined by Coinbase Ventures, Circle and other investors, as Cyclops expands its stablecoin tools for...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoAbound embeds ClearScore debt-consolidation tool in loan applications
Abound will integrate ClearScore’s Clearer technology to automate repayment of customers’ existing debts during consolidation-loan...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoLumin Digital secures more than $70mn from client investors
The banking technology company says the client-backed round lifts recent fresh capital above $115mn after a Light Street-led finan...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoBanks face 2026 readiness test as digital money rails advance
Finextra and RedCompass Labs will examine bank readiness as stablecoin, tokenised-deposit and CBDC projects move from pilots towar...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoPayPal board weighs Stripe-Advent bid amid valuation concerns
Reuters reported that PayPal directors view a $53 billion Stripe-Advent approach as too low and are assessing regulatory and finan...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months ago
Percheron-backed Big Brand Tire agrees Belle Tire acquisition
Big Brand Tire & Service, backed by Percheron Capital, has agreed to buy Southfield, Michigan-based Belle Tire, PE Hub reported.
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoFIS adds Anthropic’s Mythos 5 to infrastructure security program
FIS is using Anthropic’s Mythos 5 through Project Glasswing to strengthen defenses for software underpinning payments and core ban...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoBNY and DSGV executives point to domestic-style cross-border payments
At EBAday in Copenhagen, payments executives said cross-border services must become easier as banks address lost share and changin...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoPliant enters US B2B payments market with Coastal as sponsor bank
The fintech said Coastal will support its US launch as sponsor bank, giving Pliant a regulated route into the American commercial...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoTrump Media plans real-time Truth Social data feed for traders
TMTG says Truth API will license live access to prominent Truth Social posts, targeting trading firms seeking market-sensitive inf...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoOpenPayd founder says fintech trust must be built from launch
Ozan Ozerk argues young financial firms cannot rely on age to win confidence as digital services scale faster than reputations mat...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months ago