SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) just made U.S. banking history. The digital finance giant has launched SoFi Crypto, making it the first and only nationally chartered bank to let consumers bank, borrow, invest, and trade crypto—all within a single, regulated platform.
Vine Financial, a commercial lending accelerator for banks and credit unions, is giving lenders a sharper, faster way to assess borrowers. The company has expanded its AI-powered document reading platform to process audited and interim financial statements, in addition to tax returns — a move designed to streamline underwriting, reduce manual data entry, and improve the accuracy of credit decisions.
Uptiq.ai, a leader in AI infrastructure for financial services, has unveiled Uptiq Qore, an intelligent platform enabling banks, credit unions, wealth managers, and fintechs to build production-grade AI applications and agents in weeks, not months. The platform was introduced at Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas.
Galileo Financial Technologies, the technology arm of SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), has officially joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), broadening access to its payment processing and embedded finance solutions. The move allows businesses across industries to leverage Galileo’s API-driven platform on AWS to build, launch, and scale modern financial experiences more efficiently.
Klarna, the global digital bank known for flexible payments, is stepping into the future of “agent-led commerce” by supporting Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2). The move strengthens Klarna’s long-standing collaboration with Google, which already spans Google Pay, Chrome autofill, Google Store, Google Play, and Google Cloud.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is pushing the boundaries of commercial payments with the general availability of the Visa Commercial Solutions (VCS) Hub, a platform designed to simplify and modernize the way issuers and fintechs handle business payments worldwide. The VCS Hub promises a unified, AI-powered environment that turns operational complexity into seamless workflows.
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.
MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK) has once again earned a spot on the IDC FinTech Rankings 2025, the prestigious annual list of the world’s leading technology providers serving the financial services industry. Now in its 23rd year, the rankings evaluate global hardware, software, and service providers based on revenues derived exclusively from financial services and fintech clients.
In a bold move to redefine digital banking from the ground up, Malaysia’s newly licensed Ryt Bank—touting itself as the world’s first AI-powered bank—has partnered with AI risk decisioning specialist Provenir to supercharge its consumer lending operations.
