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EMVCo Working on How Global Specifications Can Support Agentic Payments

BusinessWireNovember 21, 20253 min

EMVCo – the technical body that creates and manages EMV® Specifications and programmes that enable seamless and secure card-based payments worldwide – has announced that it is working on how global specifications can support innovation in agentic payment solutions by increasing trust and interoperability across the ecosystem. Agentic commerce is rapidly reshaping the shopping experience by enabling AI agents to act on the consumer’s behalf. This is driving significant momentum for agentic payments, which introduce AI agents...

Direct Lending

Barker Raises $3.5M to Scale Warrantied AI Valuations for Lending

BusinessWireNovember 20, 20254 min

Barker, a pioneering Fintech firm that transforms illiquid asset valuations into insurance-backed instruments, secured $3.5 million in funding led by Walkabout VC. The new capital will accelerate the expansion of Barker’s agentic valuation system, delivering real-time, enforceable hard asset valuations across asset-backed finance. Barker is redefining how loan collateral is priced and protected. Traditional appraisals for complex assets—from private jets to art, equipment, and GPUs—often lack the accuracy and enforceability lenders require. Barker addresses this critical...

Compliance & Scoring

K1x Inc. Wins 2025 US Fintech Award for Accounting Tech of the Year

BusinessWireNovember 20, 20253 min

K1x Inc., the leader in AI-powered tax compliance solutions, has been named the winner of the 2025 US Fintech Award in the Accounting Tech of the Year category. The award recognizes K1x’s leadership in transforming how tax data moves across the financial ecosystem. The US Fintech Awards honor companies that are redefining innovation and excellence in financial technology across the United States. This win highlights K1x’s impact on modernizing entity tax operations through its patented...

Payments

Uptiq Unveils AI FinServ Launchpad

BusinessWireNovember 20, 20254 min

Uptiq today announced the launch of the AI FinServ Launchpad, a new build program designed to help fintech founders turn financial workflow expertise into AI-native products without needing to hire engineering teams, build infrastructure, or secure major early-stage funding. The Genesis Track will debut at FinTech NerdCon in Miami. The Genesis Track is built for founders who understand financial operations firsthand including lending, onboarding, KYC, reconciliation, payments, wealth operations, and treasury — but don’t want to...

Banking

Kasisto Powers AI for Banking Across the Microsoft Enterprise Ecosystem

BusinessWireNovember 20, 20254 min

New integration accelerates secure deployment of trusted AI agents for financial institutions worldwide.

Platforms

Kaaj Raises $3.8M to Expand Access to Capital with Agentic AI Platform

BusinessWireNovember 20, 20257 min

San Francisco-based fintech automates the small business lending underwriting process from weeks to minutes, enabling lenders to profitably expand access to capital for underserved small businesses Kaaj's platform deploys AI agents that work together to automate the entire credit analysis process The platform has already processed over $5 billion in small business loan applications

Insurance

ReSource Pro Appoints Rob Marinello to Lead Partnerships and Advisory

BusinessWireNovember 19, 20254 min

ReSource Pro, a leader in operations, analytics, and technology solutions for the insurance industry, today announced the appointment of Rob Marinello as Senior Director of Partnerships and Advisory. In this role, Marinello will spearhead the expansion and formalization of the company’s Partnership Program. The addition reflects ReSource Pro’s commitment to building a connected and innovative ecosystem, one designed to help clients navigate industry transformation driven by automation and AI-enabled operations. “ReSource Pro has built strong partnerships across multiple parts...

Blockchain

Canary Capital Launches Spot XRP ETF

BusinessWireNovember 18, 20254 min

Canary Capital Group LLC, a digital asset–focused investment firm, today announced the launch of the Canary XRP ETF, a U.S. exchange-traded product providing spot exposure to XRP, the native token of the XRP Ledger. “XRP is one of the most established and widely used digital assets in the world. Accessibility to XRP through an ETF will enable the next wave of adoption and growth in a critical blockchain system,” says Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary...

Platforms

Lending Point Secures Funding to Drive Expansion in 2026

BusinessWireNovember 17, 20253 min

Lending Point, the award winning, AI-driven fintech facilitating consumer credit origination and loan servicing, today announced a new round of capital financing that positions the company for significant expansion and market acceleration in 2026. The new investment with participation from current and new investors will fuel the company’s next phase of growth, enabling it to scale its technology platform, expand product offerings, and deepen its consumer base. This capital raise underscores investor confidence in the...

Payments

PublicSquare to Acquire Assets of Tandym

BusinessWireNovember 17, 20255 min

Acquisition Expected to Strengthen PublicSquare’s Fintech Ecosystem, Enhance Recurring Revenue, and Deepen Merchant & Consumer Retention Across Payments, Credit, and Rewards

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