American Express Introduces Graphite™ Business Cash Unlimited Card Offering Unlimited 2% Cash Back for Business Owners
American Express Expands Its Business Card Portfolio with a Cash Back–Focused Offering The launch of the Graphite™ Business Cash Unlimited Card marks a strategic expansion of the small-business credit card portfolio from American Express. The new card is designed to…
payabl. Launches Tap to Pay to Help More Merchants Accept Payments Anywhere
Tap to Pay Launch Signals a Major Step in Mobile-First Payment Acceptance European fintech payabl. has officially introduced Tap to Pay, a SoftPOS solution that enables merchants to accept contactless payments directly on NFC-enabled smartphones without relying on traditional card…
Clarity AI Teams Up with RiskThinking.ai to Provide Advanced Physical Risk and Asset-Level Intelligence
Strategic Partnership Expands the Scope of Extra-Financial Intelligence Clarity AI announced a major strategic partnership with RiskThinking.ai that significantly advances the depth and precision of climate risk and nature-related analytics available to financial institutions and corporations. The collaboration integrates RiskThinking.ai’s…
California MBA Urges Long-Term Disaster Recovery at Assembly Hearing
California MBA Testifies Before Assembly Banking & Finance Committee on AB 238 and Disaster Recovery Challenges The California Mortgage Bankers Association appeared before the California Assembly Banking & Finance Committee on March 20, 2026, to provide testimony during an oversight…
NYSE and Securitize Sign MoU to Advance Tokenized Securities
Strategic Collaboration to Advance Tokenized Securities Infrastructure The New York Stock Exchange, a cornerstone of global capital markets and part of Intercontinental Exchange, has entered into a significant collaboration with Securitize to accelerate the development of tokenized securities markets. This…
Cardlay Launches U.S. Embedded Spend Platform to Rival Turnkey Solutions
Cardlay Expands into the U.S. with Embedded Commercial Card and Spend Management Platform Danish fintech Cardlay has officially launched its first embedded commercial card and spend management program in the United States, marking a significant milestone in its global expansion…
Kotapay’s Kavinu Platform Powers FIBT’s Giftly Digital Gifting Launch
Strategic Partnership Between Kotapay and Giftly on Kavinu Platform Kotapay, operating as a division of First International Bank & Trust, has taken a significant step in advancing embedded finance capabilities by onboarding Giftly onto Kavinu, its bank-direct Banking as a…
FICO Report: Average Credit Score Falls to 714
Evolving Credit Landscape Reflected in Latest FICO® Score Trends The latest Spring 2026 edition of the FICO® Score Credit Insights report released by FICO highlights a complex and evolving U.S. consumer credit environment, where stability in some areas coexists with…
WisdomTree Prices $525M Convertible Notes, Executes Greenshoe & Note Exchanges
WisdomTree, Inc. Prices $525 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering and Expands to $603.75 Million Through Greenshoe Exercise WisdomTree, Inc. has successfully priced a significant capital markets transaction involving the issuance of convertible senior notes due 2031, marking a strategic step…
TPG & Allianz Invest $350M in Cambridge Mobile Telematics AI Safety Expansion
Strategic Investment of USD 350 Million Accelerates Next Phase of Growth Cambridge Mobile Telematics has secured a landmark USD 350 million strategic investment led by TPG and Allianz X, with participation from State Farm, marking a pivotal moment in the…
Strategic Resource Management (SRM) Highlights Five Forces Reshaping Financial Services in 2026
Industry Transformation Accelerates Amid Structural Shifts The global financial services landscape is undergoing a period of profound and irreversible transformation, driven by a convergence of structural forces that are redefining how banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions operate. SRM’s…
Laura Potter Joins Academy Securities Advisory Board and Intelligence Group
Expansion of Geopolitical Intelligence Capabilities at Academy Securities Academy Securities continues to strengthen its position as a leading advisory firm focused on geopolitical risk by expanding its highly regarded Geopolitical Intelligence Group (GIG), a specialized advisory unit composed of senior…