Artificial Intelligence (AI)

12 May 26 @ 15:42

OpenAI has launched Daybreak, a new cyber-security initiative designed to help organisations identify and address software vulnerabilities more quickly. The programme reflects a growing recognition that artificial intelligence is becoming... read more

12 May 26 @ 15:42

NatWest has selected eight artificial intelligence-led fintechs for its 2026 Fintech Programme, underlining the extent to which AI has moved from experimentation to strategic priority within mainstream banking. The 12-week... read more

11 May 26 @ 19:52

Singapore’s financial regulator is moving from theory to practice in the use of artificial intelligence against financial crime. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is working with the Government Technology Agency... read more

22 Apr 26 @ 19:36

Banks are hardening their cyber defences as artificial intelligence begins to alter the economics of digital attacks. For financial institutions, the challenge is no longer simply that cybercrime is growing... read more

26 Mar 26 @ 19:03

Fraud in digital finance is no longer best understood as a series of isolated scams carried out by opportunistic criminals. It is increasingly operating as an industrialised system: fast, scalable... read more

22 Mar 26 @ 18:31

Starling Bank has taken a notable step in the evolution of digital banking with the launch of what it describes as the UK’s first agentic AI financial assistant. Introduced within... read more

27 Feb 26 @ 10:11

Visa has secured pole position in the payments industry’s contest to operationalise AI, according to a new global benchmark assessing AI maturity across leading firms. The index, compiled by Evident,... read more

24 Feb 26 @ 12:26

The next evolution of digital commerce may not be driven by consumers clicking ‘buy now’, but by AI acting on their behalf. According to dispute specialist Chargebacks911, that shift could... read more

18 Feb 26 @ 13:35

The race to define the next phase of digital commerce via agentic payments has moved decisively into the banking mainstream. Visa and Mastercard have enlisted leading Asia-Pacific institutions to trial... read more

10 Feb 26 @ 16:59

As Agentic AI moves from experimentation to execution, Mastercard is arguing that technology alone will not determine winners. Instead, organisational readiness — spanning skills, data, governance and security — is... read more

09 Feb 26 @ 18:07

Alphabet is no stranger to outsized investment cycles, but its latest capital expenditure plans signal something more structural. With projected spending of between $175bn and $185bn in 2026, Alphabet is... read more

02 Feb 26 @ 20:37

OpenAI has raised a pointed warning about an underappreciated vulnerability in agentic AI systems: hyperlinks. As AI agents move beyond conversation into execution — browsing the web, retrieving data and... read more