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Brighty, a Poland-based financial-technology platform that bridges digital finance and traditional banking, has launched an application programming interface that enables AI agents to perform banking tasks. The API enables AI agents to check balances across all accounts, send payments, convert currencies in real time, manage payroll, and reconcile transactions. In …

Processor Jack Henry & Associates Inc. announced its anti-fraud platform, Financial Crimes Defender, has been adopted by the Independent Community Bankers of America in the ICBA’s Preferred Service Provider program. Affiniti Finance Inc., which offers corporate cards, bill pay, and banking services, said it has reached a financing agreement with Column N.A., …

The Top 50 originating financial institutions handled 30.7 billion automated clearing house payments in 2025, up 4.7% from 2024, and accounted for 91.4% of the ACH Network’s total commercial payments volume, down from for 93.8% in 2024, according to Nacha, the rules-setting organization for the ACH network. The Top 50 …

CPI Card Group Inc. posted improved fourth quarter and full year 2025 results with $153.1 million in fourth quarter revenue, up 22.4% from $125.1 million in the year prior quarter. Its net income for the quarter of $7.4 million was an 8.8% increase from $6.8 million a year earlier. For the …

Kraken Financial, a Wyoming-based special-purpose depository institution operated by Payward Inc., has become the first digital bank to get a Federal Reserve master account. With the account, Kraken will be able to settle transactions directly on core payment rails in the United States, such as Fedwire, the Federal Reserve’s real-time …

Google updated the software for its Pixel Watch with an express-pay feature that enables users to turn and tap a Pixel Watch against an NFC-equipped point-of-sale reader to make a purchase without the need to first open the Google Wallet app. E-commerce retailer Newegg Commerce Inc. said it has added Venmo as a …

Paysafe Ltd. early Tuesday reported mixed results for its 2025 fourth quarter as it works on multiple fronts to spin up momentum from a new wallet product, from an expected rise in volume from small-business clients, and from nascent ventures in agentic commerce. But overall, “We’re starting 2026 in the …

N3XT Inc., a blockchain-powered bank, has partnered with YouHodler, a Web3 platform that supports crypto-backed loans, crypto-reward accounts, cryptocurrency trading, and universal currency exchange. Launched in 2025 by former Signature Bank executives, N3XT provides instant, programmable USD Coin business-to-business payments. A so-called narrow bank, N3XT Inc., uses smart contracts for automated, …

Block is cutting its headcount by more than 40%, the company announced late Thursday during its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call. The move—which will leave Block with less than 6,000 employees, down from more than 10,000—comes as the fintech posted one of its best financial performances for 2025, according to company …

American Express Co. said it will build a new headquarters building in New York, encompassing nearly 2 million square feet of office space. Expected to be completed in 2031, AmEx will be the sole occupant and owner of the structure. It did not disclose the estimated cost of the 55-floor building, …