Cardiff CEO William Stern Wins Stevie Award, Highlighting AI‑Driven Small‑Business Lending
Cardiff CEO William Stern Wins Stevie Award, Highlighting AI‑Driven Small‑Business Lending – In a ceremony that celebrates technology leadership across sectors, William Stern, founder and chief executive of fintech lender…
Wilshire Finance Partners Secures $10.75 M Embedded‑Finance Bridge Loan for Virginia Light‑Industrial Asset
Wilshire Finance Partners Secures $10.75 M Embedded‑Finance Bridge Loan for Virginia Light‑Industrial Asset – the Irvine‑based lender closed a first‑lien bridge loan that illustrates how collateral‑backed financing is evolving to meet…
Williams Tax & Financial Services joins LPL Financial platform, signaling a shift in advisor‑centric technology
Williams Tax & Financial Services joins LPL Financial platform, signaling a shift in advisor‑centric technology. On July 23, 2026, LPL Financial announced that the Los Alamitos‑based advisory firm, led by veteran CFP® Steve Williams,…
Bread Financial Announces Q3 2026 Dividends, Signaling Maturity in Tech‑Forward Banking
Fintech‑focused lender and payments platform disclosed quarterly cash dividends on its Series A and B preferred shares and common stock, marking a notable shift for a company that has traditionally reinvested…
Bitwave Unveils Agentic Finance Suite to Power AI‑Native Financial Operations
Bitwave Unveils Agentic Finance Suite to Power AI native Financial Operations — In a move that could reshape how enterprises handle accounting and treasury tasks, San Francisco‑based Bitwave announced a new…
CFOs Grapple with AI Governance as Enterprise Adoption Accelerates
CFOs Grapple with AI Governance as Enterprise Adoption Accelerates – As artificial intelligence moves from pilot projects to core business processes, finance chiefs are confronting a paradox of opportunity and…
JARS Digital Launches CairnMetrics, AI‑Powered Dashboard for SMBs
JARS Digital, the boutique consultancy known for fractional CMO services, announced today that it has rolled out CairnMetrics – an AI‑powered dashboard platform built for small and medium‑sized businesses (SMBs).…
AI Agents in Finance: Governance Lags Behind Speed
Australian finance chiefs are feeling the heat to prove AI ROI, yet only a fraction are giving governance the same priority. Avalara Inc., a leading provider of agentic AI for global…
Hermeus Names Sameer Rao CFO to Accelerate High‑Speed Aircraft Program
Los Angeles – Hermeus, the defense‑focused aerospace startup that is racing to field the world’s fastest aircraft, announced today that Sameer Rao will join the executive leadership team as chief financial officer. Rao,…
VersaBank Launches Real‑Time Structured Receivable Program, Adds Industry Veteran Moe Danis to U.S. Team
VersaBank announced on July 23, 2026 that its newly minted Real‑Time Structured Receivable Program (SRP) is now live in the United States, and the bank has bolstered its U.S. go‑to‑market unit with…
