With St. Patrick’s Day at the beginning of the week and the first day of spring at the end, it feels as if we are truly leaving winter behind us. Cacti are blooming here in the desert southwest and the fintech news —from new offerings in wealth management to the latest innovations in agentic AI—is flowing. Be sure to check back here at Finovate’s Fintech Rundown all week long for updates.
Digital banking
BankDhofar launches Neo Corporate Internet Banking (Neo CIB), its next-generation digital banking platform.
DNERO, a neobank that caters to Latino customers, readies for a March 24 launch.
Wealth management
Wealth management platform OneVest launches AI-native wealth relationship workspace for RIAs, OneVest GO.
German financial institution Scalable Capital introduces its Scalable Overnight account that offers 2.50% interest.
Payments
Visa and Fiserv announce an expansion in their partnership to deliver the Visa Acceptance Platform within Fiserv’s merchant acquiring and processing solutions in Europe.
Kinective partners with PayNearMe to expand payment experience management to thousands of financial institutions.
Early Warning Services expands Paze online checkout to Citi.
WISCUB Service Center expands solutions for Wisconsin Credit Unions with CheckAlt.
Identity Verification
iDenfy partners with Ukrainian mobile sports-tech company Fifteen Soft.
DeFi and Stablecoins
Digital asset wealth management platform Abra announces plans to go public via SPAC merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp at a valuation of $750 million.
Sokin launches stablecoin capabilities to provide hybrid finance platform unifying digital assets and fiat.
Agentic AI
Lithuanian fintech Chaseit.ai introduces AI agents to automate loan servicing and call center communications.
Rain unveils AI financial health agent.
Small business financial management
Integrated financial management platform for freelancers and gig economy workers, Finom, launches its embedded interest account.
Iwoca introduces free financial health resources, including its Credit Compass, for small businesses in the UK.
Lending and Credit
Experian launches its AI-powered Experian Virtual Assistant (EVA) to deliver real-time, personalized financial insights and recommendations on financial products such as credit cards, loans, and insurance.
Ocrolus accelerates automated conditioning for mortgage lenders with full lifecycle management.
Back end technology
FMSI and Appli partner to help credit union branches drive member revenue.
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