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Spendesk Becomes First Profitable AI-Driven Spend Platform
June 26, 20255 min
Spendesk, the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform, today announces a major milestone: it has achieved profitability, marking one full quarter in the black. This achievement makes Spendesk the first European spend management and procurement platform to reach profitability, a bold step forward in the industry’s evolution. Since its €2 million seed round in 2017, Spendesk has rapidly evolved from a disruptive startup to a profitable market leader. The company surpassed €1 billion in spend...
The 2025 FinTech Awards Winners Announced
April 23, 20254 min
International Financial Technology Awards Program Reveals its Winners
SURVEY: 29% of Americans Skip Medical Care Due to Insurance Issues
April 10, 20256 min
Sprout.ai survey reveals consumer frustration with claims, as 61% of Americans support AI-powered solutions for faster processing
Ethos Secures $6M to Modernize Model Risk Management for Banks & Fintechs
February 28, 20259 min
Ethos, the modern model risk management platform, announced today a seed investment of $6M to become the gold-standard platform enabling financial institutions and fintech to manage model risk with confidence. The funding round was led by Canapi Ventures, with participation from Capital One Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures. Financial institutions today rely extensively on AI, machine learning, and other data-driven models to make critical decisions – from lending and loss forecasting to fraud detection and anti-money laundering efforts. The acceleration of GenAI...
Two-Thirds of Financial Firms Cite Tech Risks as Top Concern: Research
February 25, 20254 min
• eflow Global warns firms of technology-driven risks, as 64% of regulatory leaders recognise accelerated use of new technologies as their top compliance concern • 58% cite global economic instability as a key market force likely to cause compliance issues
Harnessing AI: A Strategic Blueprint for Financial Institutions
February 19, 202513 min
Financial institutions need more than AI adoption—they need a strategy. See how to align AI with mission, governance, and innovation.