Latest Artificial Intelligence News: Finextra Research

Skyfire payments network for AI agents exits beta

Skyfire, a startup founded by former Google and Ripple executives, has brought its payments network that enables AI agents to make autonomous transactions out of beta.

07 March 2025

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Zopa hires Visa Europe data lead as chief analytics officer

UK-based digital bank Zopa has appointed Visa Europe head of data science Jeremy Penzer as chief analytics officer.

07 March 2025

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Grain raises $50m for AI-driven FX optimisation and hedging platform

Startup Grain has raised over $50 million to launch an AI-driven foreign exchange optimisation and hedging platform.

06 March 2025

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Flex raises $25m to build all-in-one business and personal financial management platform

Flex, a fintech that helps business owners automate their back offices, has raised $25 million in an equity round led by Titanium Ventures.

05 March 2025

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Former Equifax execs launch KYB platform

Trust2Connect (T2C), a startup founded by former Equifax executives, has unveiled an AI-driven Know Your Business platform to streamline B2B verification, accelerate account openings, and mitigate payment risks.

05 March 2025

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DORA: Learn how to fortify operational resilience at NextGen Nordics

The introduction of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) in 2022 marked a pivotal shift, requiring financial institutions to bolster their ability to withstand and recover from a range of cyber and operational disruptions. The upcoming NextGen Nordics 2025 event at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden, on 29 April 2025 promises to be a unique platform for banking professionals and industry leaders to explore how DORA is reshaping the financial ecosystem, focusing on operational resilience, cybersecurity, and the future of innovation in the sector.

04 March 2025

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Ramp valuation hits $13 billion

Finance automation and corporate credit card platform Ramp has hit a $13 billion valuation after investors purchased $150 million in secondaries from employees and early backers.

04 March 2025

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JPMorgan Chase invests in FairPlay

JPMorgan Chase has joined a $10 million investment round in FairPlay, a "Fairness-as-a-Service" company using AI fairness techniques to reduce algorithmic bias in lending.

03 March 2025

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Cybercrime is national security risk – Google Cloud execs detail prevention strategies

Finextra spoke to leaders at Google Cloud: Nick Godfrey, senior director and global head, office of the CISO, and Jamie Collier, lead threat intelligence advisor (Europe), on how cybersecurity has evolved an what new threats are emerging in the financial crime landscape.

28 February 2025

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Behavox buys Mosaic Smart Data

AI insights company Behavox has acquired Mosaic Smart Data, a vendor that helps financial institutions extract actionable intelligence from their transaction data. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

28 February 2025

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Stripe hits $91.5bn valuation as AI investment pays off

Stripe has announced a tender offer for employees and shareholders that values the payments giant at $91.5 billion, close to its 2021 peak of $95 billion.

27 February 2025

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Swiss AI firm Unique raises €30m in series A funding

Unique, a Switzerland-based startup providing AI platforms to the financial services market, has secured €28.6 in funding.

27 February 2025

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