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Garanti BBVA’s smart assistant Ugi turns 10: AI transforming banking

With the integration of generative AI, Ugi can now understand 90% of user requests.

Qlik Q&A: Why CAIOs Are Essential in Modern Finance Firms

Because AI is now a central part of modern business strategies, Chief AI Officers are becoming essential for managing AI risk, ethics and investment across financial services and insurance.

Morningstar expands AI reach via Perplexity integration

The integration is designed to make it easier for investors and financial advisers to locate and apply trusted data within AI-enabled workflows.

MAS uses AI to fight financial crime in Singapore

The POV brings together data from five banks, with the aim of constructing more robust and precise AI/ML models capable of flagging higher-risk transactions and accounts at an earlier stage.

Digital Money – a perspective on stablecoins tokenised deposits and CBDCs

This is where legacy systems comprising batch processing and cut-off times are navigated alongside the agility and reach of digital money solutions.

Crypto poses ‘medium’ money laundering risk to island

The government says there are controls in place despite the industry’s exposure to global financial crime threats

Standard Chartered sets up AI lab to test banking use cases

The $11.7m tie-up with A*STAR targets wealth support and fraud control.

Coinbase axes 700 employees

The cryptocurrency exchange joins a growing list of companies swapping out their workers for AI, following Block, Crypto.com and Bolt in making job cuts this year.

Western Union Taps Fireblocks to Support USDPT Stablecoin Rollout

The U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin will be rolled out first in the Philippines and Bolivia before wider expansion through 2026.

Anzens and Credit Bank partner to explore crypto-based stablecoin settlement for banking in East Africa

First commercial bank in East Africa to integrate USDA payments, enabling faster, cheaper and seamless cross-border transactions

Canton of Lucerne Joins the Swiss Blockchain Federation

Canton Lucerne, a stable hub of Switzerland’s blockchain industry with a strong focus on consulting and advisory services, has become a new member of the Swiss Blockchain Federation (SBF).

Bitget Wallet expands access to crypto card across Africa

Across African markets, demand for practical digital payment tools continues to grow as consumers increasingly look for flexible ways to manage and spend value across borders.

Nonbank finance, AI and war top APAC financial institutions’ risks in 2026

A protracted war could raise their credit losses by 25% or $180b, S&P warned.

Treasury guidance brings urgency to AI governance for financial institutions

Through six coordinated deliverables, regulators are signaling that AI risk should be embedded in existing risk and compliance frameworks, rather than treated as a standalone technology issue.

Brazil Bans Stablecoins For Cross-Border Payments

Going forward, a remittance firm cannot convert foreign funds into stablecoins and settle the payment on a blockchain.

Building banks properly

Every bank needs to figure out right now, before AI makes this question existential: Are you laying bricks, building walls, or building cathedrals?

LPL Investing in AI to ‘Prop the Advisor Up’

LPL executives addressed the impact of artificial intelligence and its continued integration of Commonwealth, with asset retention now in the mid-80% range.

Canada plans ban on crypto ATMs

The Canadian government is planning to ban crypto ATMs after concluding that they are being used by scammers to defraud users.

Visa pilots AI-powered payment framework with banks and FinTechs

The solution is powered by Visa’s trust infrastructure, including tokenisation, identity verification, and risk controls, ensuring that consumer protection remains central as automation increases in payments.

Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Payouts for Creators In The Philippines

Eligible creators can now receive their earnings in USD Coin via the Polygon and Solana networks, with backend support from Stripe.

Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI