Revolut Bundles ChatGPT Go as Third AI Partner in Subscription Tiers
Revolut, the online bank from the UK, is giving its more than 75 million customers free access to the subscription of ChatGPT Go, which is usually priced at £7 a month.
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Kinfos Events Launches Agentic Automation In Finance Summit Canada
North America’s 7th Edition Agentic Automation in Finance Summit Canada Launches in Toronto, Bringing Together Leaders Shaping the Future of AI-Powered Financial Services
Shopify USDC Payments: How to Pay and Get Paid
USDC, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Circle, is built directly into Shopify Payments, Shopify’s built-in payment gateway, as a checkout option. Being a stablecoin, USDC value stays linked to the US dollar at all times, making it more reliable and predictable than most other cryptocurrencies. Here’s how the Shopify crypto payment feature works for merchants […]
What Is an AI Payment Agent? How Agentic Commerce Works in 2026
An AI payment agent is software, usually built on a large language model, that can complete a purchase or transfer funds on a person’s or business’s behalf without a human clicking “buy” for each transaction. This is distinct from an AI shopping assistant, which searches, compares, and recommends products but hands the final checkout step […]
Apple and Amazon Face the Final Test of Big Tech’s $725B AI Spending Bet
As Apple and Amazon get ready to disclose their quarterly profits following the closing of the markets this Thursday, investors are looking at more than just the revenues earned and the profits made. The outcomes will help wrap up the most recent Big Technology earnings season while influencing the continuation of Wall Street’s willingness to […]
Visa Cuts 2,600 Jobs Betting the Savings on Stablecoins
Visa is eliminating approximately 2,600 positions, or about 7% of its global workforce, in a restructuring move. The payment company’s CEO Ryan McInerney outlined it in a staff memo sent Tuesday, July 28. The cuts will primarily affect the technology and product teams.
X Money Goes Live in the US: Early Users Reveal the Real Challenge Behind Elon Musk’s Payments Vision
Elon Musk has made a significant move towards making X an “everything app” as the company has officially launched X Money for eligible Premium and Premium+ users in the U.S. The feature offers peer-to-peer transfers, a digital wallet, debit card services, direct deposits and much more, introducing banking services right through the X app. Now, […]
Is Private Equity the Next Fintech Battleground? Revolut Brings Alternative Investments to Retail Users
Revolut has advanced in its quest to be recognized as a full-fledged financial super app, as it has launched a feature enabling private market investments for retail clients. Instead of merely introducing an additional investment product, the fintech’s latest move illustrates the more significant transformation occurring in the wealth management sector: the race for the […]
Why Checkout.com and Other Payment Giants Are Choosing the UAE
Checkout.com has been granted provisional in-principle approval for a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) license from UAE’s Central Bank, marking another step in the rapid rise of the country as one of the largest payments markets in the world.
Is It Safe to Link Your Bank Account to an AI Shopping Agent?
Skillful AI shopping agents can now find a product, fill a cart, and pay for it without the user even opening a browser tab. Amazon, Google, and OpenAI have each shipped a version of this over the past year, though all three do not work the same way. The safety question therefore is not as […]
Many Of Today’s Finance Companies Are Still Operating On Tech Platforms That Are Severely Outdated
Finance companies built on tech platforms architected decades ago are confronting a growing set of pressures: aging infrastructure that resists modern tooling, calculation logic that may no longer reflect current compliance requirements, and a workforce of institutional experts approaching retirement. According to a 2026 industry survey on platform migration and modernization in consumer finance, 87% […]
Agentic Payments Protocol Battle Intensifies: Visa, Mastercard, x402, UnionPay Fight for AI Money Standards
The race to build the payment infrastructure of the AI-agent economy is entering a new phase, with global payment networks and technology companies competing to define how machines will identify, authorize and execute transactions.
Amazon, OpenAI, and Natural Chase Different Cuts of Agentic Checkout
Autonomous checkout has moved from demo to disputed business model within a single year. Amazon’s Rufus-powered “Buy for Me” now completes purchases on external retailer sites on a shopper’s behalf. OpenAI tried a native 4% checkout fee inside ChatGPT and pulled it after six months. A new startup, Natural, has raised $30 million to build […]
AI-Powered Underwriting Explained: How Banks Use AI to Approve Loans
Modern AI has revolutionized the lending procedures of banks and fintech lenders helping them process loans faster and ensure credit access to those borrowers overshadowed by conventional credit assessments. But some important questions arise with this innovation: Are lenders able to explain the reasoning behind their AI’s decision to approve one applicant while rejecting another? […]
What Is Agentic AI in Banking? How It Works and Where It’s Already Live
Artificial intelligence has supported banking operations for years. It has found many applications in fraud detection, credit scoring, risk modelling, and customer service automation. In 2026, however, industry discussions have increasingly focused on agentic AI — a new category of proactive AI systems designed to plan, coordinate, and execute multi-step tasks instead of simply generate […]
Upstart OCC Approval May Set the Governance Blueprint for AI-Native Banks
Upstart Holdings has reached a milestone that could influence how future AI-driven financial institutions are regulated. The company has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Upstart Bank, N.A., entity with potential to become the first nationally chartered bank built from the ground up with AI-powered underwriting.
