Open banking stories
The neobank is widening its investing offer as retail demand grows, while new fraud checks now cover every payment, stock trade and crypto deal.
AI agents are set to erode ad-funded web traffic, forcing businesses to pivot from screen-based funnels to metered API revenue.
Banks face a costly overhaul as EU rules will soon make digital identity wallets mandatory for strong customer authentication, reshaping onboarding and fraud checks.
Customers can now track overseas payments in ANZ Plus, with near real-time transfers on some routes and extra scam protections added.
Canadian app users can now trade more than 20 cryptocurrencies from CAD $1 without leaving KOHO's main platform.
Borrowers in New Zealand could get quicker credit card approvals as Revolut taps regulated open banking data to replace paperwork with automated checks.
Australian banks are now trialling AI-led purchases under Visa's controls, as the payments group seeks to protect consent and spending limits.
Four of New Zealand’s biggest lenders are testing AI-driven payments as Visa moves to safeguard shopping across merchants and platforms.
More than 100 senior female finance executives will compare notes in London on funding pressure, AI adoption and systems risk.
The neobank can now tap infrastructure for accounts in more than 38 currencies as it prepares a launch in four countries.
Easier consent and wider bank access could lift Consumer Data Right use to more than 18 million Australians by 2035, the modelling says.
Businesses sending funds into New Zealand can now settle in local currency faster, as Thunes adds real-time bank transfers to its Asia-Pacific network.
Canadian customers could get faster, cheaper transfers as Wise moves closer to direct access to the country’s real-time payments network.
Australian exporters gain a real-time cash-flow boost as PayTo lets them top up World Accounts instantly, even on holidays.
Backed through to 2027, the fintech body can expand work on SME finance and digital verification with new government and bank support.
The shortlist comes as the sector weighs new rules on payments, scams and data rights, with 160 finalists vying across 22 categories.
Australian platforms facing tougher age-check rules can now verify users through bank data, without collecting passports or licences.
More than half of Americans used AI to manage money last year, as consumers increasingly expect financial apps to offer guidance, not just data.
Wider use of new financial health tools could help 200,000 more UK SMEs a year secure lending, CFIT said after testing prototypes.
UK Xero users can now manage supplier, expense and employee payments in one place as Dext expands its payments tool with payroll.