In a fractured digital landscape, no two financial institutions are alike. Banks are rushing to upgrade their digital networks in a hunt for more and more data: ground is being… read more →
On Thursday, 11 June, digital payments network Visa revealed its new initiatives across AI-driven commerce, tokenised deposits, and stablecoins. The announcement, made during the Visa Payments Forum 2026 in San… read more →
The artificial intelligence (AI) singularity, the idea that technology is evolving to an irreversible, unmanageable level, makes the financial service industry smarter in many ways, with faster decision-making, greater efficiency… read more →
On Tuesday, 2 June, Mizuho announced it has adopted enterprise resource planning (ERP) specialist SAP’s multi-bank connectivity solution, making it the first Japanese bank to do so. The solution allows… read more →
Trade has always depended on trust: that data is accurate, that parties are who they say they are, and that systems will behave consistently across jurisdictions. For decades, that trust… read more →
A textile exporter in Vietnam ships a container of finished goods to a retail buyer in Germany. Payment terms: 90 days from receipt. The factory needs to be paid within… read more →
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents can now plan, negotiate, and optimise a $2.4 million cross-border shipment in under half a second. They can match supplier terms, verify tokenised documents, pull live… read more →
Global enterprise technology company Aurionpro has launched Fintra: an AI-native trade finance platform in which AI agents progressively earn autonomy, rather than being pre-embedded in the system. Global trade finance… read more →
Trade finance has always been constrained by the speed of money, not the speed of commerce. Goods move faster than cash, and while invoices can be issued instantly, settlement, liquidity… read more →
By 2035, European states will spend $316 billion annually on defence equipment, marking an over 500% increase from 2014 levels, according to projections by the International Trade and Forfeiting Association… read more →
