Fintech

Alta Business Loans application opens online pre-qualification for businesses

Alta Business Loans launched one online application for eight business financing paths, with no fee or hard credit pull at pre-qua...

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

Wise bank charter bid rejected by US regulator, shares fall

Wise shares fell about 7% after the OCC rejected its US trust bank charter application, with the fintech saying operations are una...

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

FATF DeFi report says control should trigger AML oversight

FATF says DeFi projects with controllers should face AML oversight, citing sparse national enforcement and illicit finance risks.

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

NeuPortal AI volatility forecasts put audit trail ahead of price direction

NeuPortal’s co-founder says AI market models should forecast volatility bands, with timestamps and public scoring to test claims.

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

Payment gateway support remains critical as automation misses failures

Easemoney CEO Nanne Parmar says human engineers are still needed to resolve silent errors, outages and settlement problems in paym...

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

Billtrust MCP Server links AR data to Claude and Microsoft Copilot

Billtrust says finance teams can query live invoice-to-cash data in Claude and Microsoft Copilot through a new MCP connector.

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

Bitwave Agentic suite starts rollout with open-source finance tools

Bitwave released four Agentic tools for AI-native accounting, data access and controlled autonomous finance workflows.

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

Commerzbank enters UniCredit takeover talks as stake reaches 27%

Commerzbank chairman Jens Weidmann says talks with UniCredit are needed after the Italian lender built a 27% direct stake.

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

Cost of slow disbursements reaches float, fraud and customer trust

PYMNTS Intelligence says delayed payouts tie up capital, raise manual work and weaken recipient trust as faster payment demand gro...

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

iDenfy bank card verification platform goes live for partners

iDenfy has launched a standalone bank card verification platform with dedicated APIs, dashboard controls and open banking support.

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

Virtual cards working capital use differs sharply among middle-market firms

PYMNTS Intelligence says top middle-market performers are about five times likelier to view virtual cards as financing tools.

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago

Stripe Ryder Cup partnership covers payments for 2027 and 2029 events

Stripe will become a worldwide Ryder Cup partner, providing payments infrastructure for the 2027 Ireland and 2029 Minnesota matche...

By Rafael Ortiz · 2 months ago