Payward Expands Banking Reach by Acquiring Finland’s Saldo

Payward Expands Banking Reach by Acquiring Finland’s Saldo
Payward Expands Banking Reach by Acquiring Finland’s Saldo
October 14, 2026  |  Acquiring

Kraken parent company Payward is expanding its banking efforts by acquiring Finland-based Saldo Bank. Payward says the deal, announced Wednesday (Oct. 14), marks the next...

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Payments’ Next Scaling Problem Is Complexity, Not Transaction Volume
Payments’ Next Scaling Problem Is Complexity, Not Transaction Volume
October 14, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Watch more: Beyond the Rails: The Infrastructure Powering Payment Partner Ecosystems Payments companies have spent years bragging about how much volume their technology can handle. That...

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SoFi Tech Solutions Says FinTech’s Next Edge Is Showing Up at the Right Moment
SoFi Tech Solutions Says FinTech’s Next Edge Is Showing Up at the Right Moment
October 14, 2026  |  Innovation

Watch more: Need to Know | Sofi Tech Solutions | Prashant Shah Speed and simplicity helped FinTechs establish themselves as alternatives to traditional financial institutions....

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Finance Teams Finally Have Proof AI Fraud Tools Pay Off
Finance Teams Finally Have Proof AI Fraud Tools Pay Off
October 14, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud teams have spent years weighing whether artificial intelligence (AI) can improve on manual controls. For companies that have deployed the technology, the results are...

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Credit Unions Could Land More FinTech Partners by Simplifying Onboarding
Credit Unions Could Land More FinTech Partners by Simplifying Onboarding
October 14, 2026  |  Credit Unions

A FinTech that wants to sell to 10 credit unions can face 10 separate onboarding processes. For a market made up of thousands of individual...

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33% of US Shoppers Use Digital Wallets Online
33% of US Shoppers Use Digital Wallets Online
October 14, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Merchants could keep more ready buyers at checkout by accepting the digital wallets those shoppers already use, with wallet gaps putting roughly 36 million U.S....

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Analyst Dan Ives Says Siri AI Integration Could Drive Apple Services Revenue
Analyst Dan Ives Says Siri AI Integration Could Drive Apple Services Revenue
October 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Apple’s new smart home accessories, which were unveiled Tuesday (Oct. 13), are centered on Siri AI and could create a new revenue stream for the company’s Services...

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Pluto Security Raises $42 Million to Protect Corporate AI Without Blocking Innovation
Pluto Security Raises $42 Million to Protect Corporate AI Without Blocking Innovation
October 13, 2026  |  Investments

Pluto Security emerged from stealth Tuesday (Oct. 13), saying in a blog post that the company has secured $42 million in funding for its security solution for artificial...

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ServiceNow Denies Reports of Takeover Interest in AI Agent Startup Decagon
ServiceNow Denies Reports of Takeover Interest in AI Agent Startup Decagon
October 13, 2026  |  Acquiring

ServiceNow denied Tuesday (Oct. 13) media reports suggesting it has shown interest in purchasing Decagon, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Seeking Alpha reported Tuesday (Oct....

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