Month : March 2026

First Merchants Bank Selects Spiral to Power Personalized Savings and Community Giving Through Everyday Banking
Banking Finance News

First Merchants Bank Selects Spiral to Power Personalized Savings and Community Giving Through Everyday Banking

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
First Merchants Bank adds Spiral to enhance financial wellness, helping customers grow their savings and support local nonprofits through personalized digital experiences and everyday debit card purchases. Spiral, an award-winning platform redefining personalized banking, announced a partnership with First Merchants Bank, one of the Midwest’s premier community banks serving Indiana,......
From Punk Rock to Portfolios: Bob Chitrathorn Featured in Forbes Finance Council
Finance News

From Punk Rock to Portfolios: Bob Chitrathorn Featured in Forbes Finance Council

EIN Presswire
by EIN Presswire0
Bob Chitrathorn shares how punk rock principles shape smarter wealth planning in his latest Forbes Finance Council feature. Wealth Planning by Bob Chitrathorn Featured in Forbes Finance Council for Thought Leadership on Building Wealth Through a Countercultural Lens Wealth Planning by Bob Chitrathorn announced that its founder, Bob Chitrathorn, has......
Kristina Ickes Named an Inaugural Member of the New Hampshire Financial Educators Council Expert Advisory Board
Finance News

Kristina Ickes Named an Inaugural Member of the New Hampshire Financial Educators Council Expert Advisory Board

EIN Presswire
by EIN Presswire0
Kristina Ickes, MBA, CFEI® – an innovative finance, public policy, and health/human services leader – has been selected as an inaugural member of the New Hampshire Financial Educators Council (NHFEC) Advisory Board, according to a statement the organization released today. Kristina Ickes holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a dual......
Syntax Data Collaborates with MSCI to Bring Global ADR Indexes to Syntax Direct Platform
Finance Investment Services News

Syntax Data Collaborates with MSCI to Bring Global ADR Indexes to Syntax Direct Platform

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Partnership enables financial advisers to build customized international portfolios without leaving U.S. exchanges Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized index solutions, announced a partnership with MSCI Inc. to offer a range of MSCI indexes on the Syntax Direct platform: a forward-looking index development tool that revolutionizes the rapidly growing......
Marqeta Delivers AI-Driven Risk Decisioning to Enhance Real-Time Fraud Prevention
Artificial Intelligence Finance News

Marqeta Delivers AI-Driven Risk Decisioning to Enhance Real-Time Fraud Prevention

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Marqeta enhances its Real-Time Decisioning (RTD) offering with an AI-powered risk score that enables customers to prevent payment fraud while reducing false declines. Trained on Marqeta transaction data, the offering strengthens Marqeta’s suite of risk services that protects against fraud at every stage of the cardholder journey. Marqeta continues to......
FLEXIFAI Deploys AI-driven Routing Engine, Lifting Payment Conversion by 30 p.p. in Ghana
Digital Payments Fintech News

FLEXIFAI Deploys AI-driven Routing Engine, Lifting Payment Conversion by 30 p.p. in Ghana

GlobeNewswire
by GlobeNewswire0
The fintech infrastructure provider reports a conversion rate increase from 43% to 73% within 30 days for an online operator in Ghana, citing pattern-based fraud detection and real-time routing as primary drivers. Flexifai, a payment technology provider specializing in high-friction markets, has completed the deployment of an AI-based routing engine......
FactSet Accelerates Innovation in Banking with Launch of a New AI-Native Solution in Partnership with Finster AI
Artificial Intelligence Banking News

FactSet Accelerates Innovation in Banking with Launch of a New AI-Native Solution in Partnership with Finster AI

GlobeNewswire
by GlobeNewswire0
FactSet also announces an investment in Finster AI FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, announced the alpha launch of FactSet AI for Banking, an AI-powered workflow automation ecosystem. Built in collaboration with Finster AI, FactSet’s AI solution for banking gives investment banking teams and, more broadly,......
Modesto Mortgage Brokerage Releases 2026 Market Update Stabilizing Rates Create New Buyer Opportunities
Finance Mortgage News

Modesto Mortgage Brokerage Releases 2026 Market Update: Stabilizing Rates Create New Buyer Opportunities

EIN Presswire
by EIN Presswire0
Mortgage Brokerage Releases 2026 Home Loan Market Update: Stabilizing Rates Signal New Opportunities for Central Valley Buyers First Capital Mortgage Inc. issues a comprehensive forecast analyzing the shift toward mid-6% interest rates, improved affordability, and the strategic windows opening for homebuyers and homeowners in the Modesto area. In the current......
9fin raises $170M Series C at $1.3B valuation to scale AI platform for debt markets
Artificial Intelligence Investments News

9fin raises $170M Series C at $1.3B valuation to scale AI platform for debt markets

PR Newswire
by PR Newswire0
HarbourVest leads round with participation from CPP Investments and earlier investors; total funding raised now exceeds $250 million 9fin, the AI-native platform for global debt markets, has raised $170 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by HarbourVest, with participation from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and earlier investors Redalpine, Highland Europe, Spark Capital, and Seedcamp. The funding will accelerate development of 9fin’s AI capabilities, expand its proprietary dataset, and support continued growth in the......
PassEntry Introduces Frictionless One-Tap Loyalty Scheme as Iceland's Hagar launches 'Takk'
Digital Payments Digital Wallet News

PassEntry Introduces Frictionless One-Tap Loyalty Scheme as Iceland’s Hagar launches ‘Takk’

EIN Presswire
by EIN Presswire0
PassEntry, the B2B SaaS company powering wallet-native digital passes at scale, has launched Takk (“Thank You”), a new digital loyalty programme for Hagar, Iceland’s largest retail group and operator of the Bónus, Hagkaup, and Olis grocery, hypermarket, and fuel brands. The loyalty scheme is powered by PassEntry’s proprietary PassTap™ module......
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