Financial Services Stories

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Financial Services stories

Revolut NZ potential changes with bank application

Revolut customers in New Zealand could see their accounts converted to bank accounts, with new terms if the proposed changes take effect.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Financial Services stories

Software-as-a-Service

Cyara appoints Ben Corser as APAC go-to-market chief

The hire signals Cyara's push to win more enterprise customers in APAC as firms demand tighter oversight of AI customer-service tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

SpaceXAI picks Fabric Group as first Australia partner

The agreement will see Fabric train its engineers as Australia becomes a proving ground for SpaceXAI's push into enterprise software teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Private Cloud

Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform

Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Today

Network Security

HPE raises outlook after record revenue & AI demand

Demand for AI infrastructure and networking lifted HPE's backlog to a record, prompting the group to raise its fiscal 2026 and 2027 outlook.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Multiplier buys Greenhawk in its tenth acquisition

The deal gives Greenhawk's 22 staff access to Silicon Valley and Singapore engineering support, easing tax compliance work and speeding client insights.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Crypto

Revolut wins US bank approval in key expansion step

Conditional approval from US regulators brings Revolut closer to offering loans, cards and FDIC-insured deposits to American customers by 2027.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

OpenAI launches Daybreak for frontline defenders

A USD $1 billion push will widen subsidised access to AI cyber tools for utilities, local governments and banks with thin security teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Financial Services stories

Privileged Access Management

AI's next cyber threat has arrived, identity security is key for survival

Australian businesses face faster, cheaper attacks as the ASD urges tighter control of privileged access and AI identities.

By Morey J. Haber • 5 min read • Today

Streaming

Commonwealth Bank backs LeadStory's new finance channel

The tie-up gives Commonwealth Bank a branded slot beside 24-hour market coverage as households face interest rates and cost-of-living pressure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

People First Bank launches Backbase digital platform

The staged rollout aims to smooth the merger of two legacy systems for 750,000 customers as the bank overhauls online banking.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Cloud Security

NetSPI & Synack merge to create USD $200m cyber group

The tie-up gives enterprise and government clients deeper testing coverage as AI reshapes offensive security and demand for specialists grows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

MessagePay signs 400th lender as it adds new tools

Adoption is widening among smaller lenders as MessagePay's new texting and analytics tools aim to cut missed payments and collections costs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Raiz cuts account opening times with Alkami platform

Members now open and fund accounts far faster as Raiz slashed online onboarding from up to nine days to about four minutes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

SoFi & Payward link banking with Kraken settlement

Institutional crypto clients could soon settle US dollars around the clock as SoFi ties its banking network to Kraken and lists SoFiUSD on the exchange.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week