Financial Services stories - Page 9

HCLTech has been named one of Ethisphere's 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies, securing the ethics accolade for a third consecutive year.

Versa teams with Intel on AI at the edge, debuts a secure enterprise browser and launches inbound SSE to protect internet-facing apps.

Obin AI exits stealth with USD $7 million to build auditable AI agents for heavily regulated financial workflows and asset managers.

Ricoh Canada partners with Brother to expand A4 print options, targeting hybrid workplaces with a broader, centrally managed device fleet.

Poor data is stalling AI in finance, with nearly 9 in 10 firms hit by delays and hidden errors causing mounting, often severe, losses.

Canadian firms warn ageing networks, quantum threats and data rules are outpacing cyber defences, as most report major outages.

Lineaje launches UnifAI, a security and governance layer to centralise control, discovery and policy for enterprise agentic AI deployments.

ThoughtSpot rolls out Spotter for Industries, AI analytics agents tuned to sector rules to close the “context gap” in enterprise decisions.

Mphasis tells CTOs to overhaul legacy cores as agentic AI scales, backing ontology-driven knowledge graphs to curb automated errors.

OXIL unveils a safeguarding-based blueprint to fight online scams, shifting responsibility from individuals to coordinated organisational action.

HPE debuts AI Grid with Nvidia to link AI factories and edge sites, promising telcos unified, ultra-low-latency distributed inference.

Circles partners with Airwallex to plug embedded banking into CirclesX, letting telcos launch financial services across more than 70 markets.

Circles.Life rolls out Zerofy Cashback Card in Singapore, touting instant, uncapped rewards on global spend via Airwallex and Visa.

TrendAI and Nvidia link DSX Air with digital twin security tools so AI datacentre “factories” can be hardened before hardware is built.

Island launches Enterprise Platform to extend its governed workspace from a secure browser to consumer browsers, desktops and networks.

Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.

Unlimited and Themis launch Complaints AI to help banks automate complaint analysis, spot emerging risks and meet tightening regulation.

Mastercard to acquire stablecoin platform BVNK in a deal worth up to USD $1.8 billion, deepening its push into on-chain payments.

Cloud security startup Native launches from stealth with USD $42m to unify preventive, intent-based controls across major public clouds.

AI-fuelled fintech mega-deals are surging, but most buyers lack the operating model and culture to turn shiny assets into real value.