In 2026, financial services have jumped well beyond the AI experimentation phase. At this point, firms are no longer considering whether or not to adopt AI, and are instead thinking about deployment strategies that will improve operations, ...
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03/12/2026

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/03/11 15:06 -0400

In 2026, financial services have jumped well beyond the AI experimentation phase. At this point, firms are no longer considering whether or not to adopt AI, and are instead thinking about deployment strategies that will improve operations, decision-making, and internal productivity.

When organizations apply AI to their everyday processes, they can analyze data more effectively, automate workflows, glean insights, and help teams make better decisions with less manual effort. Regardless of...

By David Penn on 2026/03/11 10:25 -0400
  • Embedded finance orchestration platform AAZZUR has announced a partnership with electronic money institution Wallester.
  • Wallester will integrate its card issuing infrastructure into AAZZUR's regulated partner ecosystem.
  • Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, AAZZUR made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2026 in London.

Embedded finance orchestration platform AAZZUR has teamed up with EU-based electronic money institution (EMI) and Visa Principal Member Wallester. The...

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/03/10 17:40 -0400
  • JP Morgan Payments and Mirakl are partnering up to offer agentic commerce to JP Morgan Payments' merchant customers.
  • The companies are integrating Mirakl’s Nexus platform with JP Morgan Payments’ infrastructure to enable secure transactions when AI agents shop on behalf of consumers.
  • Mirakl will manage product discovery, order lifecycle, and marketplace orchestration, while JP Morgan Payments provides payment processing, tokenization, and fraud protection for autonomous...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/03/10 14:46 -0400

Mastercard is launching a Virtual C-Suite for small business customers this week, introducing agentic AI agents that act as digital executives to provide strategic insights and decision-making support.

The new Virtual C‑Suite is a set of agentic AI-powered tools that are specifically focused on small and medium-sized businesses, which represent roughly 90% of enterprises across the globe and more than half of global employment. By introducing AI agents that mimic executive roles such...

By David Penn on 2026/03/10 10:34 -0400
  • Digital analytics platform Quantum Metric launched its Felix Agentic solution this week.
  • The new offering analyzes digital experiences to uncover critical insights, explain behavioral changes, and quantify business impacts.
  • Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Quantum Metric won Best of Show in its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2021.

Quantum Metric, which won Best of Show at FinovateEurope 2021, unveiled its Felix Agentic solution this week....

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