HuLoop and Ceto Partner to Bring AI‑Powered Work Optimization to Banks and Credit Unions

HuLoop and Ceto have joined forces to bring human‑in‑the‑loop work optimization and AI‑powered automation to financial institutions. The partnership integrates HuLoop’s solutions directly with the Ceto NOVA™ platform and other Ceto offerings, including VendorLink™, MarketView™, and NexBridge™, enabling banks and credit unions to automate complex workflows while leveraging real‑time market, vendor, and performance intelligence.

HuLoop Partners with Ceto to Boost AI Work Optimization

Tether Brings USDT and Tokenized Gold to Opera’s MiniPay, Accelerating Stablecoin Adoption Across Emerging Markets

Tether is making a decisive push deeper into everyday payments and savings, announcing expanded support for USDT and Tether Gold (via XAU₮0*) within MiniPay, Opera’s self‑custodial wallet built on the Celo blockchain. The initiative is helping millions of users across emerging markets gain stable, dollar‑denominated access to value and savings, reinforcing Tether’s role in advancing global financial inclusion.

Tether expands USDT and Tether Gold support in Opera’s MiniPay wallet, bringing dollar‑ and gold‑backed digital value to millions across emerging markets.

Perfios Unveils AI‑Powered ‘Journey Builder’ to Help Banks Launch New Financial Products in Days, Not Months

Perfios launches Journey Builder, an AI‑powered, low‑code platform that helps banks cut product launch times by 60%+ and adapt faster to regulatory and market change.

India’s financial institutions have no shortage of data. What they do lack—often painfully—is speed. Turning customer insights into live, compliant financial products still takes months, tangled up in rigid loan origination systems, siloed teams, and regulatory complexity.

Perfios Launches AI Journey Builder for Faster Banking Products

HSBC UK Embeds Sage Tech to Help Small Businesses Navigate Making Tax Digital

HSBC UK is stepping up its support for small businesses with a new tool designed to help owners get ahead of the Government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) changes, coming into effect on April 6, 2026. Its My Business Finances, powered by Sage’s embedded accounting technology, allows eligible customers to manage accounting, invoicing, and tax returns directly within their HSBC UK business banking account, reducing the complexity many small business owners face as MTD approaches.

HSBC UK Launches My Business Finances for MTD Compliance

Bybit Launches First AI vs. Human Crypto Trading Showdown on Centralized Exchange

Bybit, the world’s second‑largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is turning heads with a first‑of‑its‑kind experiment: a live, AI‑versus‑human trading competition using real capital and the exchange’s production infrastructure. The initiative is set to kick off in March 2026, putting AI trading teams head‑to‑head against human traders in a season‑based contest designed for speed, strategy, and precision.

Bybit Launches Live AI vs. Human Crypto Trading Contest

Bybit Unveils ByUSDT: A Yield‑Earning Stablecoin Tailored for Retail Traders

Bybit, the Singapore‑based cryptocurrency exchange that has grown into a global hub for derivatives and spot trading, announced the launch of ByUSDT on Monday. The new token is a fully‑backed, dollar‑pegged stablecoin that can be used as collateral across Bybit’s suite of financial products, from its Earn program to leveraged margin accounts. The move is designed to give retail traders a way to generate yield on assets that would otherwise sit idle, while also simplifying risk‑management for the platform’s fast‑growing user base.

Bybit launches ByUSDT stablecoin for retail yield earnings