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Ncontracts appoints Sonja Tsiridis CTO

Ncontracts, the leading provider of integrated compliance, risk, and vendor management solutions to the financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Sonja Tsiridis as Chief Technology Officer, reinforcing Ncontracts' commitment to delivering intelligent, data-driven solutions.

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Regtech iDenfy launches AI-generated report feature

IDenfy, a leading Lithuanian RegTech company specializing in identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, recently announced the launch of its latest AI feature, which is a unique KYB Company Report that automatically summarizes the most important data about the company that’s being verified.

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Citi and Dandelion form cross-border payments partnership

Citi and Dandelion, a Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT) company, announced a collaboration to enhance cross-border payments, powered by the integration of Citi’s cross-border payments solution WorldLink® Payment Services and Dandelion’s expansive digital wallet network.

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Fiserv buys Smith Consulting Group

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced it has acquired Smith Consulting Group (SCG), an operational consulting service utilized by community banks and credit unions across the United States. SCG provides deep subject matter expertise and in-market support to Fiserv clients seeking consultative engagement to enhance their strategic investments in core and surround solutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Ant International launches tech to boost AI security

Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider, today officially launched AI SHIELD to protect AI systems from threats and vulnerabilities, a proactive toolkit to help AI-powered financial services stay secure and compliant as AI rapidly transforms global finance.

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US Faster Payments Council releases instant payments operational guidelines

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today announced the release of its latest industry resource, Operational Considerations for Instant Payments Send-Side Guidelines.

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Mastercard joins forces with Smile ID to expand secure identity solutions across Africa

Mastercard has extended its strategic commercial partnership with Smile ID, an identity verification provider in Africa, to accelerate the rollout of secure digital identity solutions across the continent.

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Uzum partners with DataVolt to expand IT infrastructure in Uzbekistan

Uzum, Uzbekistan’s leading digital ecosystem, and DataVolt, a global pioneer in sustainable digital infrastructure, have signed a memorandum of strategic partnership. The cooperation aims to advance Uzbekistan’s digital infrastructure and create the conditions for scaling cloud services.

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Crest Savings Bank picks Vine AI-powered commercial lending platform

Wildwood, NJ-based Crest Savings Bank has selected Vine’s AI-powered commercial lending platform to support its commercial lending business.

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Red Rocks Credit Union picks Alkami digital banking tech

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Red Rocks Credit Union (Red Rocks) has expanded its relationship with Alkami, adding the company’s Digital Banking Solution and Data & Marketing Solution to its existing Onboarding & Account Opening Solution.

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ABN Amro picks Mambu platform for neobank Buut

Mambu, the leading SaaS cloud banking platform, announced today its successful collaboration with ABN Amro to support Buut, a new bank designed to help young people better manage their money.

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Bolt bridges the fiat/crypto gap with app upgrade

Bolt, the checkout, identity, and payments platform, today announced the official launch of its all-in-one SuperApp, bridging the fiat-crypto gap and giving users a unified way to shop, spend, save, earn and invest.