- Light Frame, a core banking and portfolio management software provider for wealth managers, has secured $5.1 million in seed funding in an oversubscribed round led by Fortino Ventures.
- The funding will support continued investment in Light Frame's platform and help the firm grow its commercial operations, especially in EMEA.
- Headquartered in Switzerland, Light Frame made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2025.
In an oversubscribed seed funding round led by Fortino...
How do enabling technologies like AI present both challenges and opportunities for credit unions looking to modernize and enhance the member experience at their institutions?
This year at FinovateFall 2026, we talked with Ning Duong, CEO of Financial Center First Credit Union, about her customer-centric approach to banking, why she believes that the member experience trumps everything, and how credit unions should adopt new AI-powered tools with intention rather than simply deploying AI...
As we round out 2026, the fintech industry has shifted from talking about AI to talking about AI agents. Agentic commerce has gained popularity as consumers and businesses have started using AI agents to compare prices, book travel, search for products, and identify opportunities to save money. Research, however, is only one component of outsourcing tasks using AI. Completing those tasks often requires the ability to make a payment.
To keep up the pace of what is now technically possible...
- Digital banking solutions provider Sandstone Technology announced the successful go-live of Kingdom Bank's new digital banking platform.
- A UK-based ethical bank that serves Christians, churches, and charities, Kingdom Bank will leverage the new platform to enhance onboarding, offer online and app-based account management, and help meet growing customer demand for digital services.
- Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sandstone Technology most recently demoed its...
- Bud Financial, a customer intelligence layer for banks, announced a new investment from BankTech Ventures. The amount of the funding was not immediately available.
- The fresh capital will enable Bud to expand its US go-to-market efforts, deepen its AI capabilities, and accelerate development of its Revenue Agents, which identify revenue opportunities and act on them under the bank's control.
- Headquartered in London, Bud Financial made its Finovate debut at FinovateFall 2024. Edward...
