(IN BRIEF) Adyen will provide payment technology services for LillyDirect, supporting patients who access Lilly’s FDA-approved medicines and free home delivery through the platform. LillyDirect will use Adyen’s platform to offer flexible payment options, including credit and debit cards, Apple … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Healthcare, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, Pharma & Biotech, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Adyen, Adyen Brings Intelligent Payment Routing to LillyDirect Transactions, Adyen Supports Direct-to-Consumer Healthcare Payments for LillyDirect, Adyen Technology to Support Secure Checkout and Payment Flexibility for LillyDirect, AI-powered payments, analytics, Apple Pay, checkout process, consumer convenience, credit cards, debit cards, digital healthcare platforms, digital wallets, direct-to-consumer healthcare, end-to-end payments, FDA-approved medicines, financial technology, fintech, flexible payment options, fraud prevention, free home delivery, FSA cards, Google Pay, Head of Health and Wellness at Adyen, healthcare payments, HSA cards, Intelligent Payment Routing, Lilly, LillyDirect, Matthew Fanelli, online payments, patient payments, payment optimisation, payment performance, payment reconciliation, payment technology, platform scalability, prescribed patients, secure payment experience, U.S. debit network, U.S. healthcare industry
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has launched its banking information app experience on ChatGPT in Türkiye, following BBVA’s earlier rollout of the ChatGPT app experience in Italy and Germany. The app allows users to access current information about Garanti BBVA’s banking … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Italy, Spain, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged @GarantiBBVA, AI banking, app experience, Apps section, artificial intelligence, BANKING, banking information, banking products, banking services, BBVA, Ceren Acer Kezik, ChatGPT, ChatGPT app library, credit cards, customer experience, Customer Interaction, digital banking, Digital Banking Services, digitalisation, financial services, financial technology, future of banking, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA app, Garanti BBVA Expands Digital Banking Access Through ChatGPT App Library, Garanti BBVA Launches ChatGPT App Experience for Banking Information, Garanti BBVA Takes New Step in AI-Enabled Digital Banking Interaction, generative AI, Germany, Install App, Investment Products, Italy, loans, product information, Technology Innovation, Türkiye
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has become the first bank in Türkiye to join Swift’s new payment scheme as a sending bank, giving retail and commercial customers a faster and more transparent way to make international money transfers. The service allows … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, International Trade, Spain, Türkiye
Tagged Australia, BBVA, Cemal Onaran, commercial customers, cross-border payments, digital banking, end-to-end tracking, financial technology, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Enhances International Money Transfers for Retail and Commercial Customers, Garanti BBVA Expands Cross-Border Payment Services With Upfront Fees and End-to-End Tracking, Germany, Hikmet Can Yılmazsoy, international money transfers, international payments, local currency transfers, mobile banking, payment scheme, payment transparency, retail customers, sending bank, Spain, SWIFT, Swift Payment Scheme Launches in Türkiye With Garanti BBVA as First Sending Bank, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States, upfront fees
(IN BRIEF) Visa research shows that European banking leaders expect artificial intelligence to fundamentally reshape retail banking by 2030. Based on responses from 325 senior decision-makers across 17 European markets, the study found that more than 90% of banks are … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged agentic capabilities, AI, AI Adoption, AI maturity, artificial intelligence, bank of the future, banking innovation, Claudio Di Nella, Competitor Chasers, Compliance Keepers, Customer Trust, digital payments, Efficiency Seekers, employee productivity, European banks, financial technology, fraud detection, From AI Promise to AI Performance, Mandy Lamb, Operational Efficiency, personalised services, real time decisioning, Retail Banking, Trust Builders, VCA, VISA, Visa Consulting and Analytics, Visa Europe, Visa Report Identifies Four AI Adoption Models Shaping the Bank of the Future, Visa Research Finds AI Will Define the Future of European Retail Banking by 2030, Visa Study Highlights Growing Divide in How European Banks Are Using AI
(IN BRIEF) Danske Bank has extended its agreement with Amazon Web Services to accelerate the delivery of AI-enabled banking services, strengthen its cloud and data foundations and improve technology productivity across the organisation. The collaboration supports the bank’s Forward ’28 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Denmark, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology
Tagged AI governance, AI-enabled banking, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, Amazon Web Services, application migration, artificial intelligence, aws, AWS Agreement Supports Danske Bank’s AI Data and Technology Modernisation Plans, banking resilience, cloud computing, cloud modernisation, co-innovation, Danske Bank, Danske Bank and AWS Expand Cloud and AI Collaboration Under Forward ’28 Strategy, Danske Bank Strengthens Cloud Foundation to Scale AI Services and Productivity, data foundations, digital banking, enterprise data protection, financial technology, Forward ’28, Frans Woelders, generative AI, mobile banking, Nordic banking, online banking, personalised banking, Tanuja Randery, technology productivity
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds has partnered with Stripe to launch Lloyds Accept, a new suite of payment tools designed to help small businesses take payments more easily and flexibly. Integrated into Lloyds and Bank of Scotland Business Accounts and powered by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Retail, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amanda Murphy, Bank of Scotland Business Accounts, Business Banking, business payments, cashflow, contactless payments, customer checkout, digital payments, Eileen O’Mara, financial technology, Lloyds, Lloyds Accept, Lloyds Accept Gives UK Small Businesses Access to Tap to Pay Payment Links and In-Person Payment Devices, Lloyds and Stripe Launch Lloyds Accept to Bring Flexible Digital Payment Tools to UK Small Businesses, Lloyds and Stripe Partner to Help Small Businesses Modernise Customer Payments and Improve Cashflow, Lloyds Business & Commercial Banking, Lloyds Business Account, merchant services, payment links, payment terminals, payments infrastructure, secure payments, small businesses, smartphones, Stripe, Stripe Connect, Tap to Pay, Tap to Pay on Android, Tap to Pay on iPhone, UK economy, UK small businesses
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has launched its BKM-integrated Request to Pay API, enabling businesses to generate and manage payment requests directly from their own systems without needing to access the bank’s digital channels separately. Piloted with Uludağ Elektrik, the solution … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged API banking, banking app, bill payments, BKM, business collections, card-free payments, cash flow management, Cemal Onaran, Central Bank of Türkiye, Commercial and Corporate Clients, commercial clients, corporate clients, customer experience, digital banking, digital onboarding, digital transformation, direct debit, Easy Address System, FAST infrastructure, financial technology, fintech, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Advances Digital Collections with API Solution Designed for SMEs, Garanti BBVA Developer Portal, Garanti BBVA Enables Businesses to Send Secure Payment Requests Through New Developer Portal Integration, Garanti BBVA Introduces BKM-Integrated Request to Pay API to Streamline Business Collections, Garanti BBVA Introduces Request to Pay API for Faster, Garanti BBVA Launches BKM-Integrated Request to Pay API to Improve Business Collections and Digital Payments, IBAN-free payments, KOLAS, More Efficient Bill Collection Processes, Operational Efficiency, payment requests, Remezan Arslan, Request to Pay API, secure payments, service banking, SMEs, TCMB, Türkiye, Uludağ Elektrik
(IN BRIEF) Nordea has joined Qivalis, a consortium of European banks developing a regulated euro-denominated stablecoin designed to support digital payments and blockchain-based financial services. The initiative aims to strengthen European financial infrastructure and autonomy while operating under the EU’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Environment, Financial, Finland, Technology
Tagged banking consortium, blockchain payments, blockchain technology, cross-border payments, crypto regulation, cryptocurrency regulation, digital assets, Digital Ecosystem, digital finance, digital payments, Electronic Money Institution, euro stablecoin, Europe, European financial autonomy, European Union, financial infrastructure, financial services, financial technology, fintech, Ian Smith, Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, MiCAR, Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Stockholm, Nordea, Nordea Joins European Banking Consortium Developing MiCAR-Regulated Euro Stablecoin, Nordea Joins European Banking Consortium Developing Regulated Euro Stablecoin, Nordea Supports European Stablecoin Initiative Focused on Cross-Border Digital Payments, Nordic banking, payment systems, Qivalis, regulated stablecoin, stablecoin
(IN BRIEF) LSEG has introduced a new Model Context Protocol connector that integrates its trusted financial data and analytics into Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise platform. The collaboration enables financial institutions to securely access market pricing, macroeconomic data, news, forecasts, fundamentals, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI agents, AI Infrastructure, analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, Data Governance, Emily Prince, enterprise AI, enterprise security, enterprise workflows, financial analytics, financial data, financial institutions, Financial News, financial technology, forecasts, Gemini Enterprise, generative AI, Google Cloud, Graham Drury, London, LSEG, LSEG and Google Cloud Collaborate to Strengthen AI-Driven Financial Research and Risk Workflows, LSEG Brings Licensed Financial Data and Analytics Into Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise Platform, LSEG expands AI capabilities for financial institutions through Gemini Enterprise MCP integration, LSEG Launches MCP Connector to Deliver Trusted Financial Intelligence Within Gemini Enterprise, macroeconomics, market data, market monitoring, MCP connector, Model Context Protocol, risk management
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has become a founding partner in the newly launched OpenAI Deployment Company, a new enterprise AI deployment business created by OpenAI together with investment firms and technology partners. Backed by more than $4 billion in investment, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Spain, Technology
Tagged Advent International, AI Adoption, AI agents, AI Infrastructure, AI partnerships, AI Transformation, Antonio Bravo, artificial intelligence, Bain Capital, banking technology, BBVA, BBVA Expands Strategic Collaboration with OpenAI Through New AI Deployment Venture, Brookfield, business automation, data strategy, digital transformation, embedded engineering, enterprise AI, enterprise deployment, enterprise software, enterprise workflows, financial technology, generative AI, global banking, OpenAI, OpenAI Deployment Company, OpenAI Launches Enterprise Deployment Company with BBVA and Major Investment Partners, operational transformation, TPG
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its AI-powered smart assistant Ugi, which has evolved from a simple chatbot launched in 2016 into a sophisticated generative AI banking platform serving 1.6 million active users. Ugi now manages … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Spain, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged AI Assistant, AI Transformation, artificial intelligence, banking automation, banking personalization, banking technology, Ceren Acer Kezik, conversational banking, customer experience, digital banking, financial technology, fintech innovation, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Expands Generative AI Banking Strategy with 10-Year Evolution of Ugi Platform, Garanti BBVA Marks a Decade of AI Innovation as Ugi Becomes a Core Digital Banking Assistant, generative AI, large language models, mobile banking, omnichannel banking, smart banking assistant, Ugi, voice banking
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has launched Fund Bot, a digital investment tool designed to help users build personalized fund portfolios quickly and easily. The solution uses a suitability test to determine each investor’s risk profile and recommends model portfolios created … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged asset allocation, automated rebalancing, Ceren Acer Kezik, customer experience, digital banking, financial technology, fintech, Fund Bot, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Asset Management, Garanti BBVA Enhances Investment Experience with New AI-Driven Fund Allocation Platform, Garanti BBVA Unveils Customer-Centric Fund Bot to Simplify Portfolio Building and Market Navigation, investment strategies, investment tools, mobile banking, personalized investing, portfolio management, risk profile, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) KfW and DZ BANK have completed the first issuance of a crypto security under Germany’s Electronic Securities Act using a Smart Bond Contract, marking a major step in the digitalisation of capital markets. The transaction demonstrates how blockchain … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Management, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged blockchain finance, capital markets innovation, Cashlink GmbH, crypto security, Deutsche Bundesbank, digital bonds, digital securities, distributed ledger technology, DZ BANK, eWpG German Electronic Securities Act, financial technology, KfW, KfW and DZ BANK Demonstrate Fully Digital Bond Lifecycle Using Blockchain and Smart Contract Technology, KfW Supports Breakthrough Digital Securities Transaction Enhancing Efficiency and Transparency in Capital Markets, Matthias Bergner, Polygon blockchain, Smart Bond Contract, Tim Armbruster, WM Datenservice
(IN BRIEF) Adyen has expanded its partnership with Cathay Pacific by introducing direct acquiring services across multiple global markets, including India, where the rollout has already resulted in a 10 percent increase in authorization rates. The collaboration, which began in … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Adyen, Adyen Deepens Collaboration with Cathay Pacific to Optimize Payment Performance and Drive Revenue Growth in Global Travel Markets, airline commerce strategy, Asia Pacific payments, authorization rates, Cathay Pacific, digital payments infrastructure, direct acquiring, financial technology, global acquiring network, global payments, India market expansion, Kinto Chan, payment optimization, travel industry, Warren Hayashi
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has been named Best Trade Finance Bank in Latin America by Global Finance for the fourth year in a row, reflecting its strong regional network, digital innovation and comprehensive support for companies engaged in international trade. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Management, Marketing, Spain, Technology
Tagged Argentina, BBVA, BBVA Strengthens Position in Cross Border Banking with Continued Recognition Across Latin America, BBVA Wins Fourth Consecutive Global Finance Award as Best Trade Finance Bank in Latin America, Best Trade Finance Bank Latin America, corporate finance, cross border banking, digital innovation, financial technology, global banking awards, Global Finance, international trade solutions, Latin America banking, PERU, Supply Chain Finance, trade finance, Transaction Banking, Uruguay
(IN BRIEF) Adyen and Uber have renewed and expanded their global partnership to strengthen Uber’s payment processing capabilities across more countries and integrate additional payment methods through Adyen’s Checkout API including support for markets such as the United Arab Emirates, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Adyen, Adyen Strengthens Role as Key Payments Engine for Uber across New Markets and Business Lines, AfterPay, Australia, Caribbean, Checkout API, digital payments, financial technology, global payments, Hong Kong, international expansion, Japan, Karl Hébert, LaGuardia Airport, Mexico, mobility platform, New Zealand, payment processing, Pix, Trevor Nies, UAE, Uber, Uber kiosks, WeChat Pay
(IN BRIEF) ECTAA and WEX have launched a two-year strategic partnership aimed at strengthening the digital and financial maturity of the European travel intermediary sector by promoting secure, compliant, and efficient payment solutions, particularly virtual card technology. The collaboration will … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Technology, Travel
Tagged B2B payments, Brussels, cash flow management, cross-border payments, digital transformation, ECTAA, ECTAA and WEX establish strategic collaboration to enhance financial resilience and digital maturity in Europe’s travel sector, Eric Drésin, European travel industry, financial technology, fraud prevention, Jason Hancock, multi-channel payments, risk management, supplier relationships, Travel Distribution Summit, travel intermediaries, travel payments, virtual cards, WEX
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has earned three major international honors — two from the iF Design Awards and one from the A Design Awards — for its leadership in digital design and innovation. The updated Garanti BBVA mobile app and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, Technology, Telecom
Tagged A Design Awards, artificial intelligence, BBVA, Ceren Acer Kezik, Cloud technology, customer experience, digital innovation, digital transformation, financial technology, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Strengthens Global Reputation for Human-Centered Digital Innovation with Multiple Design Awards, Garanti BBVA Wins International Recognition for Innovation in User Experience and Digital Banking Design, iF Design Awards, İlker Kuruöz, mobile banking, My Home My Car My Travel, Pulse app, Radical Client Perspective, technology and design, Turkey, UI design, user experience, UX design
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has finalized the worldwide deployment of its ADA (Analytics + Data + AI) platform, now live in all regions except Turkey. Built entirely on AWS cloud infrastructure, ADA unifies BBVA’s global data operations under a single architecture … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Spain, Technology
Tagged ADA platform, AI, Amazon Web Services, Analytics Data AI, Argentina, artificial intelligence, aws, AWS Bedrock, BBVA, BBVA Completes Global Deployment of ADA, BBVA Completes Global Launch of ADA Platform, cloud computing, cloud infrastructure, Colombia, Data Governance, data strategy, data transformation, DataMesh, digital banking, Europe, financial technology, fintech, generative AI, Global Finance, Global Head of Data Engineering, INNOVATION, Its Unified Cloud-Based Data and AI Platform, Marta Sanz, Mexico, Operational Efficiency, PERU, QuickSight, SageMaker, technology awards, The Banker, Unifying Data and AI Operations Across All Markets
(IN BRIEF) Adyen is advancing its partnership with LVMH by deploying unified payment solutions across nearly 50 Maisons worldwide, spanning fashion, hospitality, beauty, jewelry, and department stores. With more than 1,000 boutiques already rolled out, the collaboration is streamlining global … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, France, Management, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged 000 boutiques, Adyen, Adyen and LVMH expand partnership to unify payments across 50 Maisons worldwide, Adyen supports LVMH’s digital transformation with unified payments in over 1, Arnaud Bodzon, Beauty, boutique rollout, department stores, Ethan Tandowsky, fashion, financial technology, Global Finance, Hospitality, jewelry, leather goods, luxury retail, LVMH, mobile terminals, payments unification, seamless customer experience, Tap to Pay, Unified Commerce, watches
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