FinCEN’s recent modernization roadmap in the United States, together with the European Union’s AML Regulation (AMLR) and the establishment of the AML Authority (AMLA), signal a shift toward continuous, risk‑based monitoring powered by advanced analytics. The new rules, slated to become enforceable by 2026, require institutions to demonstrate not just procedural compliance but also measurable…
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) has slated Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking Michael D. Thomas to speak at the RBC Capital Markets Global Financial Institutions Conference in New York City on Tuesday, March 10, at 10:40 a.m. Eastern Time. The session, part of a high‑profile gathering of banking and finance leaders, will…
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) disclosed a sweeping update to its digital‑asset balance sheet that places the firm at the forefront of institutional Ethereum stewardship. As of February 22, 2026, the company’s crypto portfolio totals $9.6 billion, comprising more than 4.4 million ETH, a modest block of Bitcoin, sizable stakes in two “moonshot” ventures, and nearly $700 million in liquid cash….
The world’s largest derivatives exchange will keep its regulated cryptocurrency contracts live around the clock, signaling a shift toward continuous market access for institutional traders. CME Group, the pre‑eminent global derivatives marketplace, announced that its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options will move to nonstop trading on CME Globex beginning Friday, May 29, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Central Time….
Avalara, the Durham‑based tax‑automation specialist, has been listed among the top five solutions in G2’s 2026 Best Accounting and Finance Products category. The recognition marks the company’s fourth consecutive appearance on the ranking, a testament to sustained customer approval in a market where regulatory complexity and digital transformation are accelerating. What the G2 Awards Represent…
AI chatbots can already draft your emails and plan your trips. Now they may soon pay for them—securely, and with your bank’s blessing. Southeast Asia’s largest lender, DBS Bank, has teamed up with Visa to pilot agent-initiated payments under Visa Intelligent Commerce (VIC), marking what the companies describe as Asia Pacific’s first real-world issuer-led rollout…
Truist Financial Corporation announced on February 12, 2026 that it has completed its first open‑banking integration, partnering with Mastercard’s open finance technology. The new API‑based platform gives Truist’s retail and small‑business customers a centralized, tokenized gateway to their financial data, enabling them to connect directly with a curated ecosystem of fintech applications without exposing login credentials.
Cerity Partners is making a decisive move into the institutional arena. The independent U.S. wealth and investment management firm announced plans to merge with Verus Investments, an institutional investment consulting and advisory firm serving clients representing approximately $1.2 trillion in assets. The combined firm will operate under the Cerium Partners brand, uniting private‑wealth and institutional advisory capabilities at a time when the two sectors are increasingly overlapping.
Daloopa, which positions itself as a financial data layer for the “agentic era,” has published new research benchmarking leading AI agent systems on real‑world financial retrieval tasks. The headline finding: when powered by structured financial databases instead of public web inputs, top‑tier agents saw accuracy jump to roughly 90%—an improvement of up to 71 percentage points.
For banks and financial institutions flirting with digital assets, security isn’t just a technical hurdle—it’s the gating factor. Fireblocks, the enterprise platform securing more than $5 trillion in digital‑asset transfers annually, is addressing that reality head‑on by expanding its collaboration with Thales, the cybersecurity heavyweight behind Luna Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).
