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Australian Stories

ANZ boosts Plus transfers with tracking & fraud checks

ANZ adds in-app tracking, delivery estimates and fraud checks to Plus transfers as it expands overseas payments to more than 250 destinations.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Crypto

FinScan adds stablecoin screening to Payments platform

FinScan extends Payments platform to screen stablecoin transfers and digital wallets, aiming to give firms one compliance setup across all rails.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

apexanalytix launches Qubiton for AI-powered supplier checks

apexanalytix brings supplier risk checks to AI tools with Qubiton, opening access to 280 million company records via APIs, chatbots and MCP.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Fintech

Finologee & Gresham partner on depositary reconciliation

Finologee teams with Gresham to embed Control into Banking Orchestrator, automating depositary reconciliation for insurers, fund managers and asset servicers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

DevOps

Google Cloud unveils Gemini agent platform & new TPUs

Google Cloud unveils Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, new cybersecurity tools and eighth-generation TPUs as AI demand lifts cloud push.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

Thunes ranks among top three in cross-border payments

Thunes wins Juniper Research top-three nod for cross-border payments as network breadth, interoperability and stablecoin links reshape the market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening

WorkFusion's AI agent Tara has been named AML Solution of the Year by FinTech Breakthrough for streamlining sanctions screening workloads.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026

Crypto

Thunes links Swift banks to global stablecoin wallets

Thunes opens Swift banks to direct USDC and USDT payouts, linking 11,500 institutions with 500 million stablecoin wallets worldwide.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

The disappearance of crypto and the rebirth of finance

Crypto slips from the spotlight as blockchain quietly rebuilds finance, joining forces with AI to reshape money's hidden plumbing.

By Jason Titman • 7 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Oracle named IDC MarketScape leader in AI trade finance

Oracle named IDC MarketScape leader for AI-enabled embedded trade finance apps, bolstering its position in bank trade digitisation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Banks lag ISO 20022 deadline as data issues persist

Nearly half of banks risk missing key ISO 20022 rules due November 2026, despite heavy spend and persistent data and systems gaps.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026

Fintech

Swift banks back scheme for faster cross-border pay

Swift enlists over 50 banks to launch common rules for faster, clearer cross-border retail payments, with first flows live by June.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026

Software-as-a-Service

ACI wins first UK bank for Connetic cloud platform

ACI clinches its first UK bank for the Connetic cloud platform, unifying SWIFT, CHAPS and Faster Payments on Microsoft Azure.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026

Software Development

Apple opens 2026 Swift Student Challenge to global coders

Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting student developers worldwide to submit Swift app playgrounds by 28 February.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2026

DevOps

Apple brings agentic coding to Xcode with Claude, Codex

Apple adds agentic coding to Xcode 26.3, integrating Claude and Codex so AI agents can autonomously build and refine entire apps.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026

Digital Transformation

Wise tips five trends reshaping cross-border payments

Wise forecasts five shifts to speed up cross-border payments by 2026, as new rules, tech links and customer demands reshape the market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026

Risk & Compliance

SEON unveils advanced compliance tools for cross-border AML

SEON launches enhanced AML platform tools to help businesses manage complex cross-border compliance with flexible screening and investigative analytics.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025