The payments firm will use Vivox AI agents to speed up ownership, sanctions and adverse-media checks, while compliance analysts retain final approval. COLIBRIX ONE has turned to Vivox AI in a multi-year deal to speed up the checks it carries…
Policymakers at the RBI’s SAMVAD 2026 seminar called for stronger safeguards as AI, non-bank finance, cyber threats and global tensions increase the speed and scale of financial shocks. India’s central bank used its SAMVAD 2026 seminar in New Delhi to…
After abandoning efforts to buy Synapse’s assets, TabaPay plans to acquire Transact Bank and create TabaBank as it seeks greater control over its banking infrastructure. TabaPay’s abandoned attempt to buy Synapse Financial has shaped the payments company’s next major move:…
Extend has launched Verify, an API that analyses documents for manipulation and AI-generated content before they are used in lending, insurance and other automated workflows. Extend has launched Verify, a document fraud detection API aimed at helping developers and AI…
Samsung Electronics is extending its payments partnership with Checkout.com into Europe and North America, targeting higher transaction success rates across Samsung.com, the Galaxy Store and other digital commerce channels. Samsung Electronics has struck a global payments partnership with Checkout.com as…
Convincing fake documents, manipulated cash flow and synthetic identities are pushing lenders towards layered systems combining automation, forensic analysis and human review. Lenders are heading into 2026 with a fraud problem that is more layered, faster and harder to spot…
NH NongHyup Bank will begin rolling out AI agents for tailored wealth advice, jeonse loans and fraud prevention on its mobile app from December. NH NongHyup Bank is moving to turn its long-promised “NH Agentic AI Bank” strategy into customer-facing…
The UK government and India’s telecoms industry have agreed to share expertise and develop AI tools aimed at making communications networks more resilient to increasingly sophisticated scams. The UK government and India’s main mobile operators’ body have agreed to deepen…
Customers can now use Pontos Itaú balances to cover eligible Pix purchases in the bank’s app, although points cannot be combined with another payment method or used through Pix Automático. Itaú Unibanco is letting customers use accumulated loyalty points to…
Bajaj Finance nearly doubled its AI agents and more than doubled loans generated through bots, but operating costs have barely shifted as the lender expands its branch network and workforce. Bajaj Finance is widening its artificial intelligence push, but the…
Comviva and Aduna are pitching network intelligence as a faster, lower-friction way for banks and fintechs to verify customers, detect SIM-swap attacks and strengthen fraud controls. Comviva and Aduna are using this year’s Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas to present…
The Cambridge-based fintech will use the funding to expand its software, which helps banks and credit unions identify, manage and cancel recurring payments for customers. ScribeUp has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round as it seeks to…
