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FS firms turn to agentic AI for compliance operations

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FS firms turn to agentic AI for compliance operations

The majority of global financial institutions are actively implementing agentic AI in order to improve their compliance operations, according to research from Fenergo.

Anthony Thomson to launch new global wealth bank

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Anthony Thomson to launch new global wealth bank

Anthony Thomson, the founder of Metro Bank and Atom Bank, is seeking to shake up the private banking market with the creation of a new international bank to serve family offices and ultra high-net-worth individuals.

Samsung Wallet adds in-store instalment payments

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Samsung Wallet adds in-store instalment payments

Samsung has teamed up with Splitit to let users of its mobile wallet use their existing credit to split in-store payments into instalments.

Mastercard launches AI card design platform

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Mastercard launches AI card design platform

Mastercard has launched an AI-based design tool to help issuers create payment cards with the click of a button.

UAE usurps UK in global fintech rankings

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UAE usurps UK in global fintech rankings

The UK has been pushed into third place in global fintech rankings for the first time following a strong showing by the UAE.

Clear Junction adds support for on-chain stablecoins

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Clear Junction adds support for on-chain stablecoins

Embedded payments platform Clear Junction has launched a new on-chain stablecoin transfer service, the first product in a wider suite of digital asset services under development to meet increasing demand from fintechs, payment service providers (PSPs), and regulated financial institutions.

Lightyear eyes AI opportunity on $28 million fund raise

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Lightyear eyes AI opportunity on $28 million fund raise

Investment firm Lightyear has closed a $23 million Series B funding round as it eyes opportunities to bring artificial intelligence to it platform.

Interledger Protocol targets interoperable stablecoins

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Interledger Protocol targets interoperable stablecoins

The Interledger Foundation (ILF) is extending its efforts to promote the creation of an interoperable payments network to include stablecoins.

TPG and Bluecode launch pan-European mobile payment service

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TPG and Bluecode launch pan-European mobile payment service

The Payments Group (TPG), has become the first pan-European issuer of the Bluecode scheme, giving people across the continent access to a prepaid-based mobile payment alternative to Visa and Mastercard.

Fiserv acquires part of TD's Canadian merchant business

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Fiserv acquires part of TD's Canadian merchant business

Canada's TD Bank is selling part of its merchant processing business to Fiserv as part of a wider agreement with the US payments giant.

Sam Altman fears AI-enabled fraud crisis

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Sam Altman fears AI-enabled fraud crisis

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says it "terrifies" him that banks still use voice-based authentication methods in an era when the AI that he has helped bring into the mainstream can trick such technology.

Wise US relisting plan faces pushback from co-founder and proxy advisers

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Wise US relisting plan faces pushback from co-founder and proxy advisers

Wise's plan to move its primary listing to the US is drawing fire from co-founder Taavet Hinrikus and proxy advisory firms because the vote on the move will also ask shareholders to greenlight an extension of the money transfer company's dual-class share structure.

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