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NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, January 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Intellect Design Arena Ltd., an enterprise-grade global financial technology leader, today announced the acceleration of its US market expansion with the world’s only AI-first payments platform architected from first principles for business impact. As banks race to capture explosive growth in instant payment demand, Intellect is enabling institutions to move beyond incremental upgrades and design payments systems that deliver speed, resilience, and competitive advantage at scale. The revenue opportunity from US real-time payments is projected to reach $2 billion by 2030, growing at a 40% annual rate¹, while 86% of businesses demand…
NICE Actimize has launched the Actimize Insights Network, giving financial institutions real-time visibility into counterparty risk. Built on the company’s Fraud and Financial Crime network, it is designed to stop fraudulent transfers before money moves, without slowing legitimate payments. The problem it targets is well known. Authorised push payment (APP) scams, business email compromise (BEC) and similar schemes trick genuine customers into paying fraudulent recipients. Traditional controls miss them because the transactions look normal and banks cannot see counterparty risk beyond their own walls. “Financial crime is borderless, fast-moving, and increasingly sophisticated. No single institution can fight it alone,” said…
Feedzai, the AI-native RiskOps platform for financial crime prevention, has formed a global partnership with Matrix USA, an advisory and technology services firm for the financial industry, to deliver fraud and anti-money laundering technology to banks at speed and scale. At the centre of the deal is a jointly operated Center of Excellence, built to give banks a structured, repeatable way to deploy AI-based fraud and AML solutions across multiple markets. The threat has already shifted. Over 50% of fraudsters are using AI, according to Feedzai research, while many institutions remain stuck on infrastructure that cannot keep up. The partnership…
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four companies for operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and identified four associated oil tankers as blocked property. These vessels, some of which are part of the shadow fleet serving Venezuela, continue to provide financial resources that fuel Maduro’s illegitimate narco-terrorist regime. Maduro’s regime increasingly depends on a shadow fleet of worldwide vessels to facilitate sanctionable activity, including sanctions evasion, and to generate revenue for its destabilizing operations. Today’s action further signals that those involved in the Venezuelan oil trade continue to face significant sanctions risks. “President…
MIAMI, Dec. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Magaya Corporation, the leading freight management platform for logistics service providers, today announced the close of a standout year marked by strong performance, meaningful innovation, and deepened engagement with freight forwarders and customs brokers worldwide. Despite ongoing uncertainty across global trade and regulatory environments, Magaya exceeded growth goals in 2025, continued to invest in product innovation and thought leadership, and strengthened its role as a trusted partner to the logistics industry. “2025 was a year defined by constant change and disruption for our customers, and we’re incredibly proud of how Magaya responded,” said Gary Nemmers, CEO…
Three-year agreement allows for commercialization of next-generation asset-intelligence technology for manufacturing and supply-chain environments LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dot Ai (Nasdaq: DAIC) (“Dot Ai” or the “Company”), an IoT and AI-based SaaS company at the forefront of Asset Intelligence technology, today announced a three-year strategic partnership with Wiliot, a global leader in Ambient IoT technology. Under the agreement, Wiliot will support Dot Ai as it focuses on developing and deploying industrial and manufacturing applications – extending Ambient IoT deeper into factories, warehouses, and complex logistics networks. Wiliot will also supply the Company tags and cloud services for resale. Advancing Ambient IoT into Industrial…
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gravitate, the AI-powered supply and dispatch automation platform, and Warren Rogers, the industry leader in real-time wetstock monitoring and forecourt analytics, today announced a technology collaboration designed to help fuel retailers eliminate runouts, reduce losses, and operate more efficiently through connected, real-time data. The partnership reflects a broader industry shift toward real-time operations and automated fuel supply chains. Together, the companies are enabling retailers to reduce delivery costs, prevent environmental risks, and improve site uptime through connected. Warren Rogers’ cloud-based fuelWRAp platform provides continuous visibility into tank levels, dispenser performance, delivery events, system variances, and environmental compliance issues at…
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network (WSPN), a leading provider of next-generation stablecoin infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with TradeGo, a digital service platform specializing in global commodity trade documentation. The collaboration aims to digitize commodity documentation and cross-border settlements, modernizing supply chains and reshaping trade finance across Australia, Asia, and Latin America. The partnership integrates WSPN’s stablecoin settlement technology with TradeGo’s blockchain-based electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) infrastructure, enabling businesses to access faster, more transparent, and cost-effective global trade operations. Closing the Digital Loop with Stablecoin Settlements As global trade increasingly demands greater speed…
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kargo, a leader in industrial artificial intelligence (AI) technology for supply chain and logistics, today announced the closing of a $42 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Avenir, with participation from Linse Capital, Hearst Ventures and Lightbank, and previous investors Matter Venture Partners and Sozo Ventures. The new capital will be used to accelerate Kargo’s mission to transform real-time inventory data infrastructure across warehousing and logistics globally. Kargo.ai Raises $42M Series B to Scale Global Warehouse Deployment with Enterprise ClientsShare Since its Series A in 2022, Kargo has expanded its enterprise customer base from three to more than 45, partnering with Fortune…
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cleo, the global leader in supply chain orchestration solutions, today unveiled the most powerful release to date of its Cleo Integration Cloud (CIC) platform, which is currently in use by thousands of logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and retail customers throughout the world. Featuring a host of AI-driven capabilities, CIC gives businesses the ability to outsmart supply chain disruptions by choreographing digital B2B processes and leveraging real-time data and agentic solutions for proactive decision-making. The latest release of CIC comes at the perfect time: Today’s supply chains need help — and fast. Supply chain disruptions rose 38% in the past year. Pandemic aftershocks, geopolitical instabilities,…