Financial Services stories - Page 27

Digital wallets and decentralised IDs are set to surge by 2026 as AI-driven threats push firms to monitor human and machine identities nonstop.

AI dominates CEO earnings calls for the first time, as leaders pair record investment pledges with mounting warnings of an AI market bubble.

Tech Mahindra and Google Cloud will scale Gemini 2.5-based agentic AI to move enterprises from pilots to production-grade, governed workflows.

Confidential computing shifts from niche to mainstream as 75% of organisations adopt it to secure AI workloads and sensitive data in use.

Finance chiefs brace for AI upheaval as CIMA warns of widening skills gap and underprepared teams despite soaring expectations.

Opengear secures SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, bolstering trust in its resilient network management and independent control plane.

MITRE warns that cheap face-swap deepfakes can defeat banks' remote KYC checks, bypassing liveness tools to open fraudulent accounts.

JAVLN acquires Australian document manager organiseit after AUD $6 million raise, deepening its APAC insurtech footprint and cloud offering.

APAC enterprises plan big 2026 AI spend, pivoting from chatbots to sovereign RAG and hyperscale platforms to meet strict data rules.

Red Hat snaps up UK AI safety specialist Chatterbox Labs to add model-agnostic security testing and guardrails across its hybrid cloud platform.

Hyland has been ranked a Leader in IDC's 2025-2026 MarketScape for intelligent document processing, citing its agentic automation strategy.

Record Black Friday online sales risk hollowing out profits as soaring returns, refunds and BNPL queries squeeze retailers' margins.

Veeam launches a ServiceNow app that embeds backup, recovery and compliance workflows for regulated industries at no extra cost.

B2B buyers are rebelling against scripted 'discovery theatre' sales, accusing vendors of wasting time, misusing AI and eroding trust.

AI will unleash short-term chaos and “shadow AI” risks before governance tools restore control, warns OutSystems chief Woodson Martin.

Securonix partners with Orient Technologies to push AI-driven SIEM across India, targeting SOCs in high-risk public and private sectors.

Cybrary warns that current cyber training methods are outdated, urging the industry to adopt more advanced and effective learning approaches.

Secure I.T. Environments has launched Vertical Design Accelerators to speed data centre design, cut project risk and tailor sector needs.

Ecommpay secures full Digital Accessibility Centre approval as its redesigned website and product pages meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.

Twilio predicts Asia Pacific customer service will face strict AI transparency rules and mandatory bot disclosures by 2026.