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Cayman crypto firm Ledn makes strides for Bitcoin-backed lending

The deal came on the heels of another crypto industry milestone, with Ledn achieving the highest rating to date for a Bitcoin-backed lender from S&P Global Ratings.

Channel Islands CEOs face pressure to accelerate AI adoption

80% of CEOs agree that innovation is critical to their organisation’s future.

Finastra taps FraudAverse to boost fraud protection in payments

The companies say the solution is designed to help financial institutions identify both known and emerging threats while reducing the operational burden associated with manual investigations.

Apex Fintech Solutions and Wavvest partner on AI financial planning

The integration expands Apex's AI Suite, a set of AI-powered tools covering advisor productivity and platform development, to include Wavvest's multi-use AI assistant.

Ripple to acquire Australian financial services license as APAC payments volume doubles

The company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.

BBVA boosts audit productivity with AI assistant

The bank's internal audit team has developed a specific GPT within ChatGPT Enterprise designed to help auditors systematise data analysis.

KBC selects Taurus-PROTECT to power its crypto custody infrastructure

The Belgium-based bank has partnered Taurus to enhance its crypto services which were recently launched in collaboration with Crypto Finance in February.

Bitcoin drops on Iran war uncertainty, AI tokens jump

BTC traded near $69,500 after failing to hold $71,000 as the Iran war kept markets cautious. AI tokens including ICP, FET outperformed on strong retail demand.

SEI Engages IBM to Accelerate Enterprise Transformation Through Agentic AI

Collaboration Supports Enterprise Efficiency, Scalability, and Sustainable Growth

Finextra partners with PIMFA WealthTech and Morningstar on AI Tech Sprint

The selected winner will present their technology to an audience of industry peers and decision makers at the Morningstar Investment Conference UK on 7 May 2026.

Government set to build AI pension calculation chatbot

The Government also intends to explore adding legal clarity around the use of AI agents in financial services, the press release stated.

Tech is changing the mortgage game, but AI, open banking no panacea for poor customer service

New NextGen research proves brokers needs haven’t changed, even if the tech has

Nasdaq to connect European trading venues to Seturion tokenized asset platform

The German exchange recently launched Seturion to all market participants and is set to connect its own trading venues to the platform.

Managing the new wave of risks from AI agents in banking

As agentic AI reshapes banking operations, how should banks strengthen oversight and governance to stay ahead of a shifting risk calculus?

Meteoric rise of AI in Asian banks turns into major resilience test

Across Asia’s leading financial hubs, AI deployment is accelerating, but so too are the demands for model validation, operational resilience testing, and audit-ready assurance.

Japan to trial blockchain-based central bank money settlement

BoJ’s Ueda says sandbox underway for ‘wide range of settlements’

Building better AI: a governance framework for finance

That was one of the central warnings to emerge from a recent webinar hosted by RegTech firm Hawk in partnership with ACAMS.

XBTO partners with Bermuda Commercial Bank

They will also be leveraging BCB’s infrastructure to remove the bottlenecks of traditional settlement.

Accenture to Acquire Ookla to Strengthen Network Intelligence and Experience with Data and AI For Enterprises

Ookla’s platform, which captures more than 1,000 attributes per test, provides the foundation for these insights.

GFT Advances AI-Driven Banking Transformation, Named ‘Industry Pioneer’ in AI Maturity Matrix

Highest maturity classification underscores GFT’s ability to embed AI directly into the execution layer of large-scale, regulated transformation programs.

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