AI applications in financial services, including trading platforms, FinTech, risk management solutions, accounting systems, and wealth management technologies.
Finster AI has raised $15 million in combined Series A and Seed funding led by FinTech Collective and Peak XV Partners. The company plans to use the funds to expand in New York, build its team, and strengthen data and technology partnerships across the financial sector.
Alloy Partners and The Huntington National Bank have launched a new corporate venture studio aimed at accelerating innovation in fintech, payments, and financial services.
The Founders Arena has announced its fifth cohort of six startups applying AI to financial services, including STRATxAI, Finliti, Mili, bQuest, TrustStamp, and AlgoPear.
Tech Mahindra has launched a global survey report on how artificial intelligence, generative AI, and agentic intelligence are transforming the banking industry, based on insights from 150 senior executives across 25 countries.
Aduna, Deutsche Telekom, mBank, and Vonage are joining forces at the World Banking Forum in Athens to demonstrate how AI, 5G, and network APIs can enhance fraud prevention and security in digital banking.
Eightco Holdings Inc. has introduced INFINITY, a secure authentication platform designed to verify humanness and protect against AI-generated threats. Kraken has joined the pilot program to explore its use in financial services and digital asset management.
The Annual Conference of Beijing’s Financial Street Forum 2025 gathered over 6,000 participants and featured new guidance on applying large AI models in the financial industry.
HSBC has selected ValidiFI to provide advanced account validation and fraud monitoring for credit card payment accounts, using real-time data intelligence to detect suspicious activity and verify account ownership.
McKay Brothers has received minority investments from Optiver and Qube Research & Technologies to support its global data and connectivity business, while maintaining independent operations.
BillingPlatform has launched an AI Monetization offering to help companies manage complex consumption-based billing models for AI products and services.
SecureLend Inc has launched an AI-powered lending platform that speeds up loan origination for community banks and alternative lenders by up to ten times, according to a press release. The platform, currently under review by AWS AI Accelerator partner Devoteam, features a large language model-agnostic architecture enabling institutions to switch between providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini.
Nationwide announced a $1.5 billion investment in technology innovation through 2028, including $100 million annually for AI over the next three years. The company aims to improve efficiency, service, and security across its financial partner network.
FP Alpha has released NextGen Tax Insights, an AI-driven tool that provides financial advisors with personalized, data-backed tax insights for clients, following a successful beta test.
Thunes and Ecobank Group have announced a partnership to enable instant cross-border payments across Sub-Saharan Africa, beginning with Togo and expanding throughout Ecobank’s 32-country network.
Bank of America announced record usage of its AI-driven CashPro Chat and transaction search features, with nearly 70% of corporate clients using the tools for treasury management.
Chronograph announced a collaboration with Anthropic to integrate its private capital portfolio data into Claude, enabling institutional investors to query and analyze their data using natural language.
iBusiness has launched iBuild, an AI-driven platform that allows financial institutions to generate and securely deploy code in minutes, expanding beyond traditional AI coding tools.
Mastercard and PayPal are expanding their partnership to integrate Mastercard’s Agent Pay platform into PayPal’s wallet, enabling secure AI-initiated payments for consumers and merchants worldwide.
Hadrius and Salus GRC have announced a strategic partnership to deliver unified AI-powered compliance solutions for financial services, integrating governance, risk, and compliance tools to streamline oversight and reporting.
Zafin has announced a collaboration with Curinos to embed commercial benchmark pricing data into its Deal Manager solution, enabling banks to improve deal pricing accuracy and billing integrity.
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