CSI Teams Up with Carefull to Bolster Elder‑Fraud Safeguards for Banks and Credit Unions

A strategic alliance aimed at protecting senior account holders CSI, a long‑standing provider of comprehensive financial software solutions, announced a partnership with Carefull, a niche platform that specializes in shielding older adults from financial scams. The collaboration will allow CSI’s banking and credit‑union clientele to embed Carefull’s fraud‑prevention tools directly into their digital channels, giving…

CSI‑Carefull partnership strengthens elder‑fraud defenses

SoFi Scales Loan Platform Business with $3.6 Billion in New Partnerships

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) announced on Monday that it has secured three new agreements that together commit more than $3.6 billion in personal‑loan delivery. The deals, which involve a leading global bank, a diversified financial‑services and insurance group, and a top‑five private‑asset‑management firm, expand the company’s Loan Platform Business (LPB) and reinforce its strategy of providing capital‑light,…

SoFi adds $3.6B in loan platform partnerships

HawkSoft Teams with RevitPay to Embed Direct API Payments in Agency Management Platform

A strategic API tie‑up reshapes payment workflows for independent insurers HawkSoft announced that RevitPay has become its official payments partner after RevitPay acquired the ePaymints integration. The new direct‑API connection embeds payment processing inside HawkSoft’s agency management system (AMS), allowing insurers to accept digital premiums, reconcile transactions automatically, and access next‑day or same‑day funding without…

HawkSoft‑RevitPay API embeds payments in insurance AMS

MANTL Teams Up with Rhinebeck Bank to Accelerate Omnichannel Account Opening for Community Lenders

A new chapter in community‑bank digital onboarding MANTL—an Alkami‑backed solution team specializing in loan and deposit account origination—announced a strategic alliance with Rhinebeck Bank, a New York‑based community bank listed on Nasdaq under the ticker RBKB. The collaboration aims to overhaul the bank’s account‑opening workflow across both physical branches and digital channels, delivering a unified, low‑friction…

MANTL & Rhinebeck Bank Launch Omnichannel Account Opening Platform

payabl. rolls out Android‑based “Tap to Pay” SoftPOS, targeting micro‑ and SME merchants across Europe

European fintech provider payabl. announced the launch of “Tap to Pay,” a software‑only point‑of‑sale (SoftPOS) offering that lets merchants accept contactless card transactions directly from NFC‑enabled Android smartphones. The solution eliminates the need for dedicated card‑terminal hardware, positioning payabl. to serve the growing segment of micro‑ and small‑business operators that require flexible, low‑cost payment acceptance….

payabl. launches Android SoftPOS “Tap to Pay” for European SMEs

Clarity AI Teams Up with RiskThinking .ai to Add Asset‑Level Climate Risk Data to Its ESG Platform

Clarity AI, the London‑based provider of extra‑financial intelligence, announced a strategic partnership with RiskThinking .ai, a specialist in asset‑level physical climate risk modelling. The collaboration will embed RiskThinking .ai’s Climate Digital Twin™ data and modelling capabilities into Clarity AI’s ESG analytics suite, giving institutional investors and corporations granular visibility into climate‑related hazards for more than three million individual assets across roughly…

Clarity AI × RiskThinking .ai: Asset‑Level Climate Risk Integration

Infosys acquires Stratus to accelerate AI‑driven digital transformation for global P&C insurers

Infosys (NSE: INFY, BSE: INFY, NYSE: INFY) announced on March 25, 2026 that it will buy Stratus, a U.S.-based Guidewire specialist with more than 450 professionals. The deal, slated to close in the first quarter of FY 2027, is positioned to deepen Infosys’ AI and cloud capabilities for property‑and‑casualty insurers worldwide. A strategic push into AI‑enabled insurance Infosys, a long‑standing player…

Infosys‑Stratus deal boosts AI for P&C insurers

Public Brings Crypto Trading Into Traditional and Roth IRAs, Opening a Tax‑Advantaged Path for Digital‑Asset Retirement Savings

Public, the AI‑driven platform that has positioned itself as a disruptor in retail investing, announced today that its platform now supports cryptocurrency transactions inside both Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The upgrade enables members to buy, sell and hold major digital assets—including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana—while benefiting from the tax‑deference or tax‑free growth…

Public Adds Crypto to IRAs, Offering Tax‑Advantaged Investing

Blockchain.com Opens Malta Hub After Securing MiCA License, Aiming to Anchor European Crypto Brokerage Operations

A new foothold in the EU’s first crypto‑specific regulatory regime Blockchain.com announced the opening of a dedicated office in Valetta, Malta. The move follows the company’s receipt of a Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) licence from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), a credential that grants the firm the ability to “passport” its regulated brokerage services…

Blockchain.com opens Malta hub after MiCA licence

Asia’s $78 Billion AI and Quantum Inflection Point Draws Global Tech Leaders to Singapore

Singapore, 25 March 2026: Technological tides shaping the next era of artificial intelligence and quantum computing are increasingly gathering force in Asia. Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia are home to the world’s largest data centre clusters, projected to account for 40% of the global data capacity by 20301 – forming one of the most formidable backbones…

GITEX AI ASIA 2026: Asia’s AI & Quantum Hub