Credit risk stories

Plaid builds a foundation model to improve transaction analysis, lifting income classification and loan payment detection across financial services.

FICO taps former AWS executive Sol Rashidi to headline World 2026 as the conference spotlights AI, fraud prevention and risk in banking.

Fintech Worth secures USD $30m Series A to accelerate AI-powered onboarding and underwriting for small and medium-sized businesses.

nCino adds Argyle-powered tool to automate document income checks in its mortgage platform, targeting lenders when data feeds fall short.

Upstart will seek a US national bank charter to launch an AI-driven bank, enabling it to take deposits and lend directly nationwide.

Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' will upend banking, FICO warns, reshaping pricing, risk and customer ties as USD $3tn value beckons.

Half of fraud chiefs say fast-changing, AI-powered scams are outpacing their defences, forcing a shift to real-time, adaptive protection.

Aliya debuts aliyaOS, a continuous lending risk engine honed on USD $30bn of loans at a major US bank, now targeting smaller lenders.

FalconX rolls out up to 5x leveraged DeFi prime brokerage on Hyperliquid, unifying margin, risk and custody for institutional crypto traders.

Late payments now make up 37% of global pay cycles, with firms waiting 51 days on average to be paid, Sidetrade data reveals.

FICO has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms, recognising its execution and vision.

Fico says by 2026 banking AI will be standard infrastructure, heightening fraud risks and putting CIOs and human cyber oversight centre stage.

Mentalist Oz Pearlman will headline FICO World 2026 in Orlando, anchoring an AI-focused summit on customer behaviour and financial services.

Lenders clinging to legacy payment rails are losing borrowers to fintechs that can approve, fund and collect on loans in near real time.

Zepz has bought fintech Pomelo to bolt credit cards and lending onto its remittance brands, deepening its push into cross-border finance.

Australian subscription brands are turning to hyper-automation to replace clunky billing, scale complex pricing and stay ahead of rivals.

SAS predicts agentic AI will run core banking by 2026, reshaping trust, fraud defences, climate risk and quantum-powered decision making.

DTCC and BNY unveil Collateral-in-Lieu cleared repo service, aiming to cut double-margining and boost buy-side access before 2027 rules.

Finance leaders hail AI as core to strategy, yet fewer than half have scaled it beyond pilots amid legacy, skills and leadership hurdles.

Fintech and healthcare prepare to tame quantum-era unpredictability, as firms plan AI guardrails and quantum-safe security by 2026.