Banking stories
Australia's banks are steadily increasing their use of artificial intelligence, but regulation and data security fears are tempering adoption.
Millions of UK and European shoppers can now skip manual card entry online, as Revolut rolls out Visa's Click to Pay at checkout.
Dutch shoppers will gain around-the-clock settlement as iDEAL is shifted onto instant SEPA rails and linked with Wero across Europe.
Restaurants can tap millions more diners as EatClub's offers move into CommBank's app, targeting quieter service periods.
Nearly half of illicit streaming apps tested in Asia-Pacific contained malware, heightening risks of fraud, identity theft and device compromise.
Rising fares and disruption are pushing more travellers to dispute payments through banks, putting travel merchants under heavier refund pressure.
The tie-up gives UK public sector and finance customers a route to use AI on governed legacy records without losing auditability or control.
Demand for agentic AI protection helped the company land its largest deal yet and post its strongest quarter as customers expanded spending worldwide.
Canadians are warming to AI for day-to-day banking, but most still want human advice when the stakes rise on major financial decisions.
The Bengaluru firm is adding senior firepower as demand grows for cross-border deal advice paired with execution support.
Weak data pipelines and poor governance can now be checked inside the FICO Platform, as the software maker pushes firms towards safer AI use.
Despite rising AI adoption, most firms are failing to turn it into enterprise-wide gains because governance and workforce readiness lag badly.
Banks must shift to real-time, networked defences as organised scams now move money through customer-authorised payments in minutes.
The lender expects AI to speed fraud checks and staff support, while helping prioritise projects that could each deliver more than USD $100 million.
Consumer patience is thinning, with Australian customers most likely to walk away when poor communications or clumsy data capture erode trust.
Operators in finance, telecoms, energy and transport face mandatory reporting and stronger safeguards as Ottawa tightens oversight of cyber risk.
Public backing is strongest where facial recognition is tied to security, with 81% supporting border checks and 53% favouring tighter limits.
Banks, payment networks and governments may face the same post-quantum migration as crypto, with trust and coordination now at stake.
Fresh capital gives the Vancouver fintech a runway for expansion as it seeks federal bank status in Canada's tightly held market.
The fee-based tier is aimed at Australian customers seeking steadier rewards, travel perks and investing access as card points lose appeal.
