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Mastercard and Visa Strengthen Agentic Payment Pilots with Bank Collaborations
Financial giants team up with banks to enhance payment systems.Highlights: Mastercard and Visa partner with banks for innovative payment pilots.New pilot programs aim to improve agentic payment technologies.Collaborations expected...
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Mastercard Strengthens Cyber Defense with Cloudflare Partnership
New alliance enhances transaction security amidst rising cyber threats.Highlights: Mastercard partners with Cloudflare for enhanced cyber security.Collaboration aims...
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Gemini Stock Plummets as Three Top Executives Depart
Key leadership changes raise concerns over Gemini's future stability.Highlights: Gemini stock drops significantly after three executives resign.Executive departures...
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UK Banks Seek Alternatives to Visa and Mastercard Amid Concerns
Financial institutions explore options for payment processing independence.Highlights: UK banks are seeking alternatives to Visa and Mastercard.Concerns arise...
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Emirates NBD Leads $31 Million Round in Real Estate Investment Platform
Emirates NBD funds real estate platform for enhanced investment opportunities.Highlights: Emirates NBD leads a $31 million funding round.Investment...
State Bank of India deploys HCLSoftware tech to digitise customer communication
Partnership Announcement: State Bank of India (SBI) has entered a new five-year partnership deal with HCLSoftware, a subsidiary of Indian IT consultancy HCLTech,...
Renasant Corporation promotes president and COO Kevin Chapman to CEO
Leadership Transition at Renasant Corporation: Renasant Corporation, the parent company of Renasant Bank, announced that its President and COO, Kevin Chapman, will become...
PPRO names Bronwyn Boyle as new chief information security officer
Appointment of Bronwyn Boyle as CISO: PPRO, a digital payments infrastructure firm based in London, has appointed industry veteran Bronwyn Boyle as its...
Franklin Templeton partners Microsoft to build “advanced financial AI platform”
Partnership with Microsoft Azure AI: Franklin Templeton, a US-based investment management firm with over $1.6 trillion in assets under management, is partnering with...
Barclays reportedly leading the race to take over GM credit card programme from Goldman Sachs
Potential Sale of GM Credit Card Programme: Goldman Sachs is reportedly in talks with Barclays regarding the potential sale of its General Motors...
UMB Financial Corporation acquires Heartland Financial in $2bn deal
Acquisition Announcement: UMB Financial Corporation (UMB) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Colorado-based bank holding company Heartland Financial USA (HTLF) in...
Pierre-Yves Guegan named as new COO of CCF Group in France
New COO Appointment: Pierre-Yves Guegan has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the French banking group, Crédit Commercial de...
Iowa’s Affinity Credit Union taps Mahalo Banking to enhance digital banking offerings
Partnership Announcement: Affinity Credit Union (Affinity CU), based in Iowa, USA, has announced a partnership with Mahalo Banking to enhance its digital capabilities...
Digital lending platform Blend Labs bags $150m funding from Haveli Investments
Investment Details: Haveli Investments, a technology-focused private equity firm based in Austin, USA, invested $150 million in Blend Labs. The investment was made...

