Chicago-based alternative investment manager AIR Asset Management is making a move into the fast-evolving artificial intelligence sector. The firm announced plans to explore investment products focused on pre-IPO AI companies, signaling a strategic push to diversify its alternative investment offerings.
DataDasher AI, the agentic artificial intelligence platform designed for financial professionals, has announced a strategic partnership with fintech leader Bento Engine, combining timing insights with multi-format client engagement resources.
Manulife Wealth & Asset Management is turning artificial intelligence into a strategic ally for its investment research teams. The firm’s newly launched AI Research Assistant is designed to streamline public markets analysis, transforming vast data into actionable investment insights while cutting document review time by 70-80%.
At TOKEN2049 this week, Mesh, a leading crypto payments network, showcased a glimpse of the future of “agentic commerce,” demonstrating an AI agent completing a real-world crypto transaction. In the demo, the agent bought dog food from a retailer using stablecoins—without any human intervention.
BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) has adjusted the terms of its asset acquisition deal with Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, reducing the capital-raise milestone for the DPX™ immune educating platform originally developed by Canadian biotech IMV Inc.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is opening the doors for traditional financial institutions to enter the crypto market with Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS). This new white-label platform is designed to let banks, brokerages, and other regulated institutions offer crypto trading directly to their clients, leveraging Binance’s backend infrastructure while retaining control of the front-end experience.
Finastra, a global heavyweight in financial services software, is bringing a fresh wave of efficiency to trade finance with its Trade Innovation Nexus integration layer, showcased at Sibos 2025. Designed to accelerate adoption of its Trade Innovation software, the platform promises to simplify interoperability between banks and the wider fintech ecosystem.
Bank of America is taking its CashPro® App a step further this week, introducing Capital Markets Insights, a new AI-driven feature aimed at simplifying decision-making for corporate treasurers and CFOs. The update brings a centralized view of market and issuance data for Investment Grade Capital Markets, directly to U.S.-based CashPro users via mobile.
For more than two decades, Expero has built its reputation on designing “unforgettable” user experiences across industries. But after helping financial firms quietly modernize platforms and workflows behind the scenes, the company is now making it official: Expero is repositioning itself as a financial services-focused powerhouse, with AI at the center of its strategy.
Superapps have long been the fintech holy grail—an all-in-one platform that replaces the mess of apps for banking, crypto, shopping, and payments. In the US, the vision has always felt just out of reach. That may change with Bolt’s official launch of its all-in-one SuperApp, unveiled today after months in beta.
