Banking stories
Banks and fintechs can now spot suspicious activity mid-session as mobile fraud and device compromise grow more costly in real time.
With 12% of respondents scammed last year, the GSMA says faster case resolution and stronger digital trust are vital for India's next growth phase.
Tokenised repo is moving into routine institutional processing, with Broadridge's platform averaging USD $359 billion a day in September.
For a bank handling 10,000 cross-border payments a day, failed transactions can drain about USD $2.2 million a year and drive customers away.
Large firms in regulated sectors can now use third-party AI coding agents inside OutSystems while retaining governance, auditability and deployment control.
Banks in the Americas are set to get faster fraud checks as the tie-up targets instant payment scams and card-not-present losses.
The Hong Kong firm will gain access to major banks and insurers as it seeks customers wary of costly core-system overhauls.
Enterprises across APAC are moving from AI trials to deployment, boosting demand for FPT's data-led transformation services.
A security layer is now meant to stop AI agents on mainframes from straying beyond approved tasks, as firms face a shortage of specialist staff.
Financial firms could cut delays in reconciliation changes as business users build controls without coding and test them before they go live.
Enterprises across Australia and New Zealand will gain a new option for automating IT operations as Netpoleon expands its portfolio with BMC Helix.
The programme aims to fill a shortage of engineers able to turn AI pilots into live business systems, backed by USD $100 million.
The bank aims to speed up customer support and software work as Claude is rolled out across operations, with strict oversight still in place.
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
The hire adds finance expertise as the software group scales rapidly, with annual recurring revenue doubling in the second quarter of 2026.
More than a third of financial firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa reported fraud attempts rising by over 25% in two years.
Small firms in Uzbekistan can now borrow up to 12 billion Uzbek Soum under a secured product, as TBC expands its digital business banking service.
Banks using the new software can resolve routine requests in chat or by voice, while keeping tighter control over approvals and audits.
Traditional banks still underpin Singapore's smaller firms even as 80% now use fintech, with only 30% fully switched, a survey found.
Westpac says the platform has cut leaders' admin by about two hours a week and improved trust in workforce data, freeing time for customer work.