08/26/2026
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/08/26 15:58 -0400
- Basware has agreed to acquire payment fraud prevention company Trustpair, with the transaction expected to close later in 2026.
- The acquisition will extend Basware’s invoice lifecycle assurance through payment, combining its AP automation capabilities with Trustpair’s AI-driven account validation and payment fraud prevention.
- The deal reflects the convergence of AP automation, payments, and fraud prevention as AI-driven fraud increases demand for end-to-end transaction...
By David Penn on 2026/08/26 15:12 -0400
- Fraud prevention and identity verification company Fideo Intelligence has launched its investigative intelligence platform Fideo Lens.
- Fideo Lens enables fraud and financial crime teams to discover hidden relationships between identities, accounts, devices, and behaviors at a time when fraud attacks increasingly involve multiple connected entities and organizations.
- Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Fideo Intelligence made its Finovate debut at FinovateFall 2025 in New York.
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By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/08/25 21:57 -0400
- Nayax plans to acquire smart parking technology provider IPS Group to expand its presence in parking and curb management.
- The acquisition will combine IPS’ parking technology and 250,000-space footprint with Nayax’s payments infrastructure and global reach, creating new expansion and cross-sell opportunities.
- The deal reflects Nayax’s “land and expand” M&A strategy and the broader convergence of payments and vertical software as payment providers move beyond transaction...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/08/25 20:08 -0400
Digital payments and data security company Bluefin announced it has partnered with Visa on a new card-present acceptance tool. The new offering combines Bluefin's PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution with Visa Acceptance Solutions to bring increased security to in-person payment acceptance.
The in-store payment acceptance tool offers merchants, software providers, and enterprises a unified approach to accepting payments by combining payment acceptance, PCI-validated...
By David Penn on 2026/08/25 18:46 -0400
- German digital banking and investment company Scalable Capital has opened its platform to major AI assistants including OpenAI, Claude, and Grok.
- Clients of Scalable Capital will be able to connect their accounts to their preferred AI assistant via this new Agentic Investing capability, and have the assistants conduct a range of operations from developing savings plans to executing trades.
- Founded in 2014, Scalable Capital made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2016 in London. ...
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