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Block Earner wins Finnies award for consumer lending

Recognition could help Block Earner gain credibility with mainstream borrowers as crypto-backed loans move closer to regulated consumer finance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026

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Software-as-a-Service

Flagright raises USD $12.5m to expand AI compliance

The funding will help the London-based firm expand in the US as banks face rising fraud and money laundering risks, and heavier scrutiny.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Chargebacks911 warns fintech boom is fuelling dispute chaos

Merchants face harder-to-trace disputes as AI and agentic commerce complicate payment trails, Chargebacks911 said after new fintech data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Lumera completes major Nordea Liv Norway migration

The insurer has moved more than 58 million transactions, 70,000 contracts and 163,000 investment accounts to a new cloud platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026

Fintech

One in three remittance users struggle with delays

Delays and opaque fees in cross-border transfers are leaving millions of remittance recipients unable to cover essentials, a new survey finds.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2026

Fintech

Broadridge joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing on security

The move puts Broadridge among firms using frontier AI to harden financial software, where breaches can disrupt trading and client communications.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026

Fintech

Nuvei agrees to buy Payoneer for USD $2.75 billion

The combined group would process more than USD $500 billion a year, giving merchants broader cross-border payment tools across 190 markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026

Fintech

Bybit named in Fortune Crypto 100 as digital assets grow

The ranking underscores how crypto firms are edging deeper into mainstream finance as exchanges add tokenised assets, payments and compliance services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Jun 2026

Fintech

Visa unveils AI & stablecoin push with OpenAI tie-up

Merchants and banks could see fewer false declines and faster digital settlement as Visa expands AI tools, token updates and stablecoin pilots.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Network Infrastructure

Visa to enable OpenAI payments in agentic commerce

AI agents will be able to make purchases with user-approved controls, as Visa moves to bring tokenised payments into OpenAI's commerce tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Fintech

ACI Worldwide to host EMEA payments summit in London

Senior payments executives will debate fraud, instant transfers and AI-led commerce as Europe faces pressure to reduce dependence on non-European rails.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026