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Fintech & Ecommerce

Thunes Survey Highlights Cross-Border Payments as Top Area Needing Greater Interoperability

More than four in ten respondents believe that better payment interoperability would most benefit instant cross-border payments, highlighting both the need for improvements and vast opportunities in this segment.

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Survey Reveals AI Agents Set to Dominate SEA Organizations by 2026

86% of Southeast Asian firms are set to adopt AI agents within a year, with half of them having already deployed the technology.

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Adyen Delivers Strong Growth in Challenging Market But Still Loses Market Value

The global payments platform Adyen posted €1.09B in revenue (+20% YoY) and €543.7M EBITDA (+28% YoY), driven by deeper enterprise customer relationships, expanding issuing volumes, and strong operational discipline.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Digital Wallet Adoption Statistics

Did you know which payment method outpaces cash and cards in brick-and-mortar purchases and is 165% more likely to be used than any other online shopping means? Does Apple Pay or Google Wallet ring a bell? Digital wallet adoption statistics 2024 have a lot to say about the global state of digital payments and the […]

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Finance Teams Brace for Increased AI-Driven Expense Fraud as GPT 5.0 Goes Live

As GPT-5.0 hits the scene, a new Medius survey exposes a growing crisis in finance: nearly one-third of professionals admit they can’t already spot AI-generated fake expense reports. How will they handle even more sophisticated, AI-driven fraud?

Fintech & Ecommerce

Cash Out, Phones In: Mobile Payments Dominate in Australia

Mobile wallet usage in Australia has surpassed ATM withdrawals in both volume and value as local consumers increasingly turn to digital payments and digital banking methods.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Adyen Research Reveals Transformative Power of AI on Travel-Linked Purchases

It appears that one-third of travellers today use AI to book their vacations and make related purchases: these and more insights are revealed by the latest Adyen research on hospitality and travel sectors.

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Mobile Money Accounts Surpass Traditional Bank Use in Low Income Countries

Mobile money is one of the main drivers of financial inclusion in low-income economies where such financial accounts surpass traditional bank ones.

Fintech & Ecommerce

EMEA Banks Ready to Spend Millions to Modernize Payments

The EMEA banking sector displays a near-unanimous urge to change existing payments systems and solutions, setting aside $1,5 million average budgets for infrastructure modernisation.

Science & Technology

Databricks Acquires Startup Neon

Data and artificial intelligence company Databricks acquires Neon, which is a database startup.

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Robinhood to Buy WonderFi

United States-based financial company Robinhood is buying WonderFi, the Canadian crypto operator of Bitbuy and Coinsquare.

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Stash to Add AI to Financial Guidance Platform

Stash has secured $146 million in a Series H funding round to deepen its investment in artificial intelligence for the company’s financial guidance platform.

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Google Says Gemma AI Model Surpasses 150 Million Downloads

Google reported that its Gemma open-source artificial intelligence model has been downloaded by users more than 150 million times.

Science & Technology

Perplexity AI Reportedly Plans to Launch Browser

The media published information according to which Perplexity AI, which is gradually becoming an increasingly powerful player in the global artificial intelligence industry, is currently in preliminary negotiations on raising investments worth $500 million at a valuation of $14 billion.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Virtual Card Payments Go Mainstream in U.S.

Not only do Gen Z and millennials in the U.S. embrace virtual cards, but also older age cohorts resort to this innovative payment method if providers manage to raise proper awareness.

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Byline Bank Expands Payments and Fintech Banking Group

Byline Bank on Monday, May 12, announced the expansion of the Payments and Fintech Banking division.