How Eightpoint Turns Finance into a Real-Time Growth Engine
An Interview with Cody Miller, Chief Financial & Operating Officer at Eightpoint 1. How has the role of finance evolved from reporting performance to actively shaping business strategy in high-growth…
Modern Banking Risk Requires a New Model Beyond Likelihood and Severity
Traditional risk frameworks often ask two questions: how likely is the risk, and how severe would it be? In modern banking, a single weakness can move through the institution as…
Checkr appoints fintech veteran Tim Yarbrough as CFO to accelerate identity‑verification and embedded finance push
Checkr, the data‑platform that powers safe and fair decisions across hiring, lending, and caregiving, announced today that Tim Yarbrough will join as chief financial officer. The move comes as the company…
Float Intelligence Launches AI‑Driven Transaction Coding for Canadian Enterprises
Float Intelligence Launches AI‑Driven Transaction Coding for Canadian Enterprises, unveiling an AI‑powered automation layer that instantly assigns general‑ledger (GL) and tax codes to corporate card spend. The new capability, built…
Artajasa Teams Up with Global Payments and Ant International to Super‑Charge Indonesia’s QRIS Ecosystem
Indonesia’s digital‑payments landscape just got a major upgrade. Artajasa, the country’s leading operator of the QR Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS), announced a three‑way partnership with Global Payments—a U.S.‑based merchant services giant—and Ant International, the overseas arm of China’s Ant Group. The alliance aims to launch a suite of cross‑border payment solutions, a developer‑friendly API platform and a new “Digital Finance Hub” that could reshape how merchants, banks and fintechs transact in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
AI‑Driven Data‑Privacy Spending Hits a Surge, Prompting a Rethink of Corporate Governance, Cisco Says
When Cisco rolled out its annual Security Report this week, the headline number was hard to miss: AI‑enabled privacy solutions attracted more than $9 billion in fresh capital in 2023, a jump of roughly 48 % over the previous year.
Chaos Labs Launches AI‑Driven Yield Platform on Kraken DeFi Earn
When the buzzword “AI” collides with “DeFi,” the result is often a mixture of hype and head‑scratching. In this case, the chemistry actually works. Chaos Labs, the analytics arm of the quantitative crypto firm Sipher, unveiled its new AI‑driven yield platform on Kraken’s DeFi Earn service on April 3, 2024. The product, branded Yield‑AI, mixes machine‑learning‑driven signal generation with Kraken’s custodial infrastructure to deliver what the company calls “dynamic, risk‑adjusted yields” across a suite of on‑chain strategies.
Corserv Teams with Jack Henry to Embed Credit‑Card Suite Directly into Digital‑Banking Apps
Community banks have been scrambling to keep pace with fintech‑driven expectations for instant, smartphone‑first banking. Now, Corserv, a veteran in credit‑card processing, is handing them a piece of the puzzle that traditionally lived behind the firewall of big‑ticket processors. By plugging its full‑stack credit‑card management suite into Jack Henry’s Digital Banking platform, the two firms promise a “single‑pane‑of‑glass” experience that covers everything from card issuance to fraud monitoring—without forcing banks to juggle a dozen third‑party widgets.
One Data and Rockefeller Foundation Unveil Development Finance Observatory for 2026
The development‑finance world is finally getting a data‑driven cockpit. In a joint announcement that reads like a tech‑startup pitch meeting a philanthropy summit, data‑infrastructure pioneer One Data and the Rockefeller Foundation said they will debut the Development Finance Observatory (DFO) in early 2026. The aim? To give governments, impact investors, NGOs, and multilateral lenders a single, open‑source platform for tracking where development dollars flow, spotting gaps, and measuring results with AI‑powered analytics.
KBRA Gives Barings Equipment Finance a Preliminary A‑Rating, Signaling Strength in Asset‑Based Lending
When Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) unveiled a preliminary “A‑” rating for Barings Equipment Finance LLC’s 2026‑A senior unsecured notes, the fintech‑focused finance world took notice. The rating, issued on Jan. 22, 2026, places Barings—a subsidiary of the global investment firm Barings Group—squarely in the “upper‑medium‑grade” category, a signal that its asset‑based lending (ABL) platform is both resilient and investor‑friendly.
