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Ripple seeks to secure an Australian Financial Services Licence via BC Payments deal, aiming to scale regulated cross‑border payments in APAC.

Anthropic will open a Sydney office as its ANZ hub, deepening Claude AI partnerships and exploring local compute capacity in Australia.

Smart Communications appoints veteran fintech executive David Hamilton as Chairman to steer global expansion and AI push in regulated sectors.

Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.

Bank standards body BIAN unveils Service Landscape 14.0, aligning with ISO 20022 and adding AI-focused domains for banks' modernisation push.

SoFi and Mastercard will use SoFiUSD stablecoin for card settlement worldwide, targeting faster payments, remittances and B2B transfers.

Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.

Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.

Persistent has opened a Melbourne innovation hub to drive AI-led cloud modernisation and regional delivery for enterprise clients across ANZ.

In 2026, AI agents move from pilots to the enterprise core, forcing firms to prove measurable value under tight governance.

ACI Connetic for Cards promises unified issuing, acquiring and ATM processing as banks race to modernise card systems and fight fraud.

Smarsh launches AI-powered Noise Reduction Agent to suppress low-risk messages, promising 60% fewer false positives for smaller firms.

10x Banking launches version 10.0 of its core platform, its 100th release, adding richer lending tools and custom logic hooks for banks.

Revolut seeks a US national bank charter and names Cetin Duransoy as US chief, sharpening its push into regulated American banking.

1Kosmos adds embedded identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows to curb social engineering in high-risk service desk interactions.

As firewalls fade, digital identity emerges as the core security perimeter, powering zero-trust strategies across cloud and remote work.

APJ enterprises race to adopt AI but outdated infrastructure, data rules and edge demands threaten to stall ambitions at scale.

Most mid-market firms are stuck in pilot agentic AI trials as governance lags, even while 43% leapfrog directly into agent-based systems.

Silent account takeover fraud is draining billions as criminals hijack real identities; here's how businesses can finally fight back.

Incode claims first iBeta Level 3 PAD pass for passive selfie liveness on iOS and Android, reporting 0% error rates in testing.