09/17/2026
By David Penn on 2026/09/17 13:54 -0400
- AI-powered insurance decisioning firm Earnix launched its Agent Hub this week.
- Integrated within the company's AI Orchestration System, Earnix AIOS, the Agent Hub enables insurance-specific agents to directly access Earnix pricing, underwriting, and customer decision solutions to automate workflows and enhance business performance.
- Headquartered in Boston, Earnix made its Finovate debut at FinovateSpring 2016.
Insurance decisioning firm Earnix unveiled its Agent Hub this...
By David Penn on 2026/09/16 14:46 -0400
- Business identity and risk intelligence firm Baselayer has partnered with agentic payments infrastructure company Nevermined.
- The partnership will bring identity verification to agentic payments, enabling agents to obtain the authority they need to make transactions on behalf of users.
- Baselayer was founded in 2023 and made its Finovate debut at FinovateSpring 2026 in San Diego.
A new partnership between Baselayer and Nevermined is helping give AI agents the authority they...
By David Penn on 2026/09/15 19:05 -0400
- Payments profitability intelligence platform Torus and international advisory company SRM have partnered to help acquirers recover billions of dollars by improving fee transparency.
- The partnership comes as a white paper from Torus highlights the challenges faced by acquirers due to growing fee scheme complexity and increased regulatory scrutiny.
- Torus most recently demoed its technology at FinovateEurope 2025 in London. SRM made its Finovate debut at FinovateFall 2023 in New...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/09/15 17:39 -0400
- American Express launched a 2.95% APY Business Savings account with no minimum balance or monthly maintenance fee.
- Amex is deepening its business banking offering with card-rewards deposits and a forthcoming Gusto-powered payroll solution with AI-driven insights.
- Amex is positioning itself to compete with fintechs like Mercury, Brex, and Bluevine as a more complete financial operating system for businesses.
American Express is bolstering its offerings today with the launch...
By David Penn on 2026/09/15 16:28 -0400
With PayNearMe's acquisition of Marr Labs and Envestnet's acquisition of Vestmark, we continue to see evidence that fintechs are conducting M&A at a faster pace than banks in 2026.
Payment experience management company PayNearMe has acquired Marr Labs' technology and hired its 'key employees.' Founded in 2023 and headquartered in San Francisco, Marr Labs builds AI agents that provide compliant voice automation, document intelligence, intelligent workflow orchestration, and real-time...
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