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Solana launches platform for banks, payments groups
Disaster Recovery

Solana launches platform for banks, payments groups

Solana unveils an API-based developer platform for banks and payment firms, backed by Mastercard, Worldpay and Western Union pilots.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
OpenAI hires Brent Thomas to lead public policy in ANZ
Data Protection

OpenAI hires Brent Thomas to lead public policy in ANZ

OpenAI has appointed Brent Thomas to lead policy in Australia and New Zealand as Canberra tightens AI governance and copyright rules.

By Mark Tarre • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
KnowBe4 launches AI defence agents for risk training
Phishing

KnowBe4 launches AI defence agents for risk training

KnowBe4 expands its AIDA suite with AI defence agents to automate security training, phishing simulations and human risk measurement.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Venmo links with PayPal for global money transfers
Crypto

Venmo links with PayPal for global money transfers

Venmo now lets users send USD $ transfers directly to PayPal accounts in 90 markets, creating a global person-to-person payments link.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Zalos raises USD $3.6 million for finance AI agents
Data Protection

Zalos raises USD $3.6 million for finance AI agents

Zalos secures USD $3.6 million seed funding to build AI agents that automate complex finance workflows across legacy enterprise systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Abacus adopts single brand after Medicus IT merger
Data Protection

Abacus adopts single brand after Medicus IT merger

Abacus unveils a single global brand after its merger with Medicus IT, uniting financial and healthcare cybersecurity under one banner.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
European firms lack AI shutdown plans, survey finds
Digital Transformation

European firms lack AI shutdown plans, survey finds

Most European organisations lack clear plans to rapidly shut down AI in a crisis, raising fresh concerns over governance and accountability.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
EQS launches privacy risk module for compliance oversight
Data Protection

EQS launches privacy risk module for compliance oversight

EQS launches a new Risk Management module for its Privacy COCKPIT platform to centralise oversight of data, AI and cyber compliance risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Rhino.fi launches stablecoin 1:1 for cross-chain payments
Crypto

Rhino.fi launches stablecoin 1:1 for cross-chain payments

Rhino.fi unveils Stablecoin 1:1, promising predictable USDT and USDC cross-chain settlements for businesses across 25+ networks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening
Crypto

WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening

WorkFusion's AI agent Tara has been named AML Solution of the Year by FinTech Breakthrough for streamlining sanctions screening workloads.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Regulatory technology stories

Ripple joins Singapore BLOOM trade settlement pilot
Crypto

Ripple joins Singapore BLOOM trade settlement pilot

Ripple joins Singapore's BLOOM pilot, using RLUSD and the XRP Ledger to automate cross-border trade payments on shipment verification.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Revolut posts record results as Australia turns domestic
Crypto

Revolut posts record results as Australia turns domestic

Revolut posts record 2025 results as Australian users shift from travel spending to everyday banking, driving surging local profits.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Nucleo warns Irish firms on public AI governance risks
Data Protection

Nucleo warns Irish firms on public AI governance risks

Irish firms are fuelling AI governance risks by urging staff to use generative tools without supplying secure, centrally controlled systems.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
LEGALFLY launches Agent Studio in Germany expansion
Data Protection

LEGALFLY launches Agent Studio in Germany expansion

Belgian legal tech group LEGALFLY unveils Agent Studio to automate in-house workflows and opens a new base in Mannheim, Germany.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Indian websites fail to seek consent for tracking data
Data Protection

Indian websites fail to seek consent for tracking data

Study finds 95.9% of Indian websites track users without consent, putting firms and government bodies at risk of massive DPDP fines.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Hostplus signs five-year IT services deal with Interactive
Digital Transformation

Hostplus signs five-year IT services deal with Interactive

Super fund Hostplus has inked a five-year IT managed services deal with Interactive, adding an Australian-based service desk and cloud support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Clear Mountain Bank adopts Alkami digital platform
Data Analytics

Clear Mountain Bank adopts Alkami digital platform

Clear Mountain Bank rolls out Alkami's digital platform to modernise services, add data-led marketing and rival larger lenders' tech.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Open banking becomes core UK fintech infrastructure
Data Protection

Open banking becomes core UK fintech infrastructure

Open banking has swiftly evolved from a regulatory fix into core UK infrastructure, transforming payments, lending and everyday money management.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026