Banking stories
NAB taps George Mathews to head its first AI Science team, as the bank builds in-house expertise to safely scale new digital tools.
Ant International and Citi are targeting Australian export SMEs with a real-time PayTo option, aiming to ease cash flow and speed cross-border top-ups.
CommBank deploys agentic AI to uncover emerging fraud and scam patterns, generating detection rules across 80 million daily payment signals.
Temenos wins Forrester leader status in digital banking after review praised its app support, APIs, localisation and headless architecture.
SAS adds a private-preview supply chain agent and other AI tools, backed by USD $1 billion investment, for manufacturing, retail and finance.
SAS expands Viya with AI assistants and agentic tools, including Copilot, MCP Server and an accelerator to bring governed AI into workflows.
EY names 1Kosmos Chief Executive Officer Hemen Vimadalal as a finalist for its 2026 Entrepreneur Of The Year New Jersey award.
Harvey and Ansarada team up to connect virtual data rooms with legal AI, letting deal teams analyse documents while keeping permissions and audit trails intact.
bunq rolls out themed stock baskets and broader fraud checks as its crypto arm passes GBP £100 million in year one.
ACI and Kinexys by J.P. Morgan embed account and payee verification into bank payment flows as instant-transfer fraud pressures mount.
Temenos and Bain warn banks that cloud, AI and stablecoins will reshape competition, with core modernisation now key to growth.
Canada's top brands add CAD $396 billion in value as banking dominance eases, with TD, RBC and Circle K leading a broader sector rally.
Unity Advisory appoints Marc Lien as Chief AI Officer and board member as the AI-focused firm hits 100 employees and expands its CFO model.
DBS leads LinkedIn's 2026 Singapore top companies list as jobseekers face tougher competition and employers hunt for data and tech skills.
UK finance staff embrace generative AI for daily tasks as oversight gaps in monitoring and compliance raise fresh regulatory concerns.
Alkami ties account opening, digital banking and marketing into one platform as regional banks and credit unions seek simpler vendor stacks.
LendingClub will rebrand its bank as Happen Bank in summer 2026, as Chief Executive Officer Scott Sanborn says the new name better fits its wider banking push.
Zelle and Truist begin a controlled test of recurring credit card bill payments, aiming to give consumers clearer confirmation and reduce late-fee uncertainty.
Parcelhero says UK High Street closures have already passed its 2030 forecast, with 122,682 shops shut since 2016 as online shopping reshapes retail.
Wise wins Payments Canada membership, paving the way for a bid to join the Real-Time Rail and boost faster, cheaper transfers for Canadians.
