Embedded BNPL solutions provider Splitit announced yesterday that it launched a partner program that will allow AI agents to take advantage of pay-later capabilities when making payments on behalf of their users. Called the Agentic Commerce Partner Program, the new initiative will allow autonomous shopping agents to make payments using card-linked installments. AI agents that Read more... The post Splitit to Help AI Agents Pay in Installments appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
This week’s edition of Finovate Global looks at recent fintech headlines from India. RBI pushes financial inclusion; launches digital currency sandbox Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra used the occasion of the 6th Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai to encourage technologies to emphasize financial inclusion as well as better trust and efficiency as Read more... The post Finovate Global India: Inclusion, Digital Asset Innovation, and a Salute to Our Indian Alums appeared first o...| Finovate
Multi-rail payments infrastructure platform BVNK announced this week that it has scored a strategic investment from Citi Ventures. The amount of the funds is undisclosed, and adds to the $90+ million in funding BVNK has raised from investors such as Visa, Haun Ventures, Tiger Global, and others. “Stablecoins are seeing increased interest in use for settlement of Read more... The post BVNK Lands Funds from Citi Ventures for Stablecoin Infrastructure appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
FIS has forged a strategic partnership with AI-powered customer interactions platform Glia. The partnership will integrate Glia’s AI for All digital interaction solution into FIS’s Digital One online banking platform. The goal is to deliver superior experiences for banking customers via a combination of AI-enabled service and high-touch human support. AI agents will be able Read more... The post FIS Integrates Glia’s Customer Interaction Tech into its Digital One Banking Platform appear...| Finovate
With more banking options available than ever before, winning customers and their deposits has become increasingly difficult. Differentiation is not only harder to achieve, it’s also more essential for banks and credit unions seeking growth. Yet for many institutions, finding a truly distinct value proposition can feel elusive. This is where Wysh’s embedded life insurance Read more... The post From Rate Wars to Real Value: How Wysh is Redefining Deposit Strategy through Protection appeare...| Finovate
UK-Ukrainian AI defense venture Offset Labs, which rebranded from Byne earlier this year, has raised €600k ($804k) in pre-seed funding in a round led by Archangel Ventures. Amadeus Capital Partners and Seven Capital also participated in the investment. The funding takes Offset Labs total funding to more than $1.1 million, according to Crunchbase. “This funding Read more... The post Offset Labs Secures Pre-Seed Funding in Round Led by Archangel Ventures appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
Open payments platform Spreedly announced its acquisition of fraud orchestration company Dodgeball. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition combines payments optimization and fraud prevention in a single platform and helps bolster Spreedly’s strategy for both AI and open payments. “For most merchants, payments and fraud aren’t separate challenges—they’re two sides of the Read more... The post Payments Optimization Meets Fraud Prevention: Spreedly Acquires Dodgeb...| Finovate
Eko Founder and CEO Mart Vos doesn’t care if you call his company “echo” or “eco.” But what he does care about is making it easier for community banks and credit unions to offer easy-to-use investment solutions to their customers and members—before they become enamored of the offerings by the new crop of digital investment Read more... The post Best of Show Winner Eko Brings One-Stop Investments Shop to Brooklyn Coop FCU appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
In a big start to the month of October, fraud and financial crime prevention platform Feedzai has announced both a major funding round and a deal with the European Central Bank (ECB) to safeguard the digital euro. First up, the funding. Feedzai has secured $75 million in a round that featured participation from new institutional Read more... The post Feedzai Raises $75 Million; Partners with ECB to Safeguard Digital Euro appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
Spend management platform Coupa revealed today that it has acquired supplier discovery platform Scoutbee for an undisclosed amount. Coupa anticipates that integrating Scoutbee’s tools into its platform will offer business clients greater transparency and efficiency in supplier discovery, onboarding, and transactions. Scoutbee was founded in 2015 to connect buyers and suppliers through its AI-powered procurement Read more... The post Coupa Acquires Supplier Discovery Platform Scoutbee appear...| Finovate
Each year, FinovateEurope brings together the brightest innovators in fintech to demo the future of financial technology. But for many companies, demoing their technology on the Finovate stage is more than just a moment in the spotlight, it’s a launching pad for growth. Over the past 15 years, dozens of FinovateEurope alumni have captured the Read more... The post From Demo to Deal: FinovateEurope Alumni Turn Innovation into Acquisition appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
The first full week of October is bringing news of new product launches in the digital banking space, funding for continued innovation with stablecoins, and partnerships in payments and insurtech.| Finovate
Small business financial software provider BILL launched a cash account that will offer high-yield savings opportunities to its small-and-medium-sized business clients. The BILL Cash Account will help SMBs earn a higher yield on their idle cash. The California-based company is launching the new account to help its nearly half a million small business clients use manage Read more... The post BILL Launches High-Yield Cash Account for SMBs appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
This week’s edition of Finovate Global reviews recent fintech news from the Netherlands. Dutch insurtech RISK acquires Amsterdam-based fintech Dyme Dutch insurtech RISK has acquired Amsterdam-based savings app Dyme. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal will enable Dyme to boost its presence in the Netherlands as well as enter the German market. Read more... The post Finovate Global Netherlands: Insurtech, SME Financing, and Digital Banking appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
Mastercard announced that it will begin leveraging consumer-permissioned data via its new digital media network, Mastercard Commerce Media. The new media network will give Mastercard’s 25,000 advertiser partners access to transaction data from the 500 million enrolled consumers in order to power smarter, personalized commerce. Through Mastercard’s proprietary Offers platform, advertisers can deliver tailored campaigns, Read more... The post Mastercard Launches Mastercard Commerce Media to...| Finovate
Proactive account holder engagement company Larky has inked a strategic partnership with digital banking solutions provider Tyfone this week. The agreement will integrate Larky’s nudge platform directly into Tyfone’s nFinia digital banking solution. “At Tyfone, we believe that elegant user experiences are only the starting point,” Tyfone CEO Siva Narendra said. “What truly sets us Read more... The post Larky and Tyfone Team Up to Enhance Account Holder Engagement for Financial Insti...| Finovate
Greg Palmer and the Finovate Podcast Talk Payments, Lending, and Stablecoins| Finovate
Serial entrepreneur Bill Harris unveiled his newest fintech yesterday. The new wealthtech, Evergreen Wealth, is a digital Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) that provides investment management with a tax-forward mindset. The launch builds on Harris’ long track record in both wealth management and tax innovation. On the wealthtech side, he founded Personal Capital in 2009, one Read more... The post Former PayPal and Intuit CEO Bill Harris Launches New Wealthtech Evergreen Wealth appeared fi...| Finovate
White-label, omnichannel sales platform Xaver has introduced a range of new features the company pledges will “open a new chapter for financial advisory with an AI workforce that doesn’t just assist, it advises, and acts.” The new functionality includes three elements in particular that respond to key barriers that regulated businesses and organizations can face Read more... The post Xaver Unveils AI Workforce for Financial Advisory that Assists, Advises, and Acts appeared first on Fino...| Finovate
Two weeks ago, 63 companies took the stage at FinovateFall 2025 to demonstrate their newest offerings live in front of our audience. Whether or not you were in attendance, you can now watch all of the seven-minute demo videos for free online. That’s more than seven and a half hours of fintech content, available for Read more... The post Watch the 63 Live Demos from FinovateFall 2025 appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
AI-native lending platform EnFi has launched its new AI-powered spreadsheet intelligence for lending solution, EnFi Grid. The company, which offers technology that automates commercial credit workflows for financial institutions and private lenders, reports that the new offering brings full spreadsheet functionality directly into the EnFi platform, assisted with AI. “This is a major launch for Read more... The post EnFi Unveils EnFi Grid, an AI-Powered Spreadsheet Intelligence for Lending S...| Finovate
Just months after launching its centralized payment hub, ACI Connetic, ACI Worldwide has announced that European embedded finance platform, Solaris SE, will consolidate all SEPA payments onto ACI’s cloud-native payments solution. “ACI Connetic represents a significant step-change in our commitment to supporting financial institutions as they navigate the complexities of the global payments landscape,” ACI Read more... The post Solaris Partners with ACI Worldwide to Unify Payments appear...| Finovate
Swift announced this week that it is launching its own blockchain in partnership with blockchain software company Consensys. Swift’s new blockchain-based shared ledger will facilitate instant, always-on cross-border transactions. Today’s announcement comes after Swift prototyped the blockchain with more than 30 financial institutions across the globe. The experience with those firms is helping Swift design Read more... The post Swift to Add Blockchain-Based Ledger to its Own Infrastructur...| Finovate
The rebound in fintech funding that we’ve been looking for over the past few weeks earned further confirmation today after our review of the funding totals for companies that have demoed on the Finovate stage. Nine alums have raised more than $566 million in the third quarter of 2025. This figure is the highest funding Read more... The post Nine Alums Raised More Than $566 Million in Q3 2025 appeared first on Finovate.| Finovate
Tomorrow is the final day of the third quarter of 2025, which means that Wednesday marks our entrance into October. Historically, fall has been the busiest season for fintech announcements, so we’re ready to keep up with all of the new developments. Here is some of the biggest news from this week so far. We’ll Read more...| Finovate
Bolt launched its all-in-one SuperApp, combining digital banking, crypto trading, ecommerce, and peer-to-peer transfers in a single platform.| Finovate
How they describe themselves: Charm Security is an AI-powered Scam Defense platform proactively protecting financial institutions and their customers from scams, social engineering, and human-centric fraud. Leveraging advanced AI agents, behavioral psychology, and real-time intelligence, Charm significantly reduces fraud losses and operational costs, enhances customer trust and experience, and safeguards organizational reputation. How they describe Read more...| Finovate
AI-powered scam defense platform Charm Security has forged a strategic partnership with no-cost mental health service provider Give an Hour.| Finovate
How they describe themselves: Arva AI enhances business verification (KYB) with AI agents, strengthening compliance controls whilst accelerating reviews, cutting operational costs by 80%. How they describe their product/innovation: Arva AI enhances business verification with advanced AI for document intelligence and fraud detection, in-depth web presence analysis, screening discounting, customer communication, and more. Product distribution Read more...| Finovate
Financial crime prevention company Arva AI has teamed up with AI enablement company for financial services FairPlay.| Finovate
How they describe themselves: Bits of Stock is a pioneering fintech platform that empowers financial institutions to offer fractional Stock Rewards on everyday transactions and account activity. Their “Stock Rewards” model helps FIs seamlessly combine banking with investing, creating a compelling value proposition for the next generation of cardholders. How they describe their product/innovation: Bits Read more...| Finovate
Bits of Stock is an example of a company that is bringing the benefits of fractional investing to a wide range of investors.| Finovate
How they describe themselves: Argyle is a real-time income data platform that lets consumers securely connect their employment records to companies’ apps and websites. Companies get streaming, read-and-write access to the granular income and identity data they need to automate workflows and deliver innovative digital experiences. Consumers get easier access to financial products and complete Read more...| Finovate
New York-based payroll connectivity provider Argyle secured $30 million in new funding in a Series C round.| Finovate
Consumer-powered verification platform Argyle announced a strategic investment round that featured participation from Mastercard.| Finovate
UK-based Starling Bank is bringing its SaaS banking platform, Engine, to North America with a $50 million investment, a new New York headquarters, and new leadership under Jody Bhagat.| Finovate
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Klarna hit a major milestone with 100 million active users in the first quarter of this year, but breaks record with credit losses.| Finovate
