Partnerships in payments and lending as well as new offerings in fraud prevention and self-directed investing are among the fintech news headlines as the week begins. With Thanksgiving around the corner, keep an eye out for companies looking to make their big announcements before the holiday week begins. You’ll find those announcements right here on Finovate’s Fintech Rundown!
Lending
Carrington Labs unveils Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to enable lenders to access the company’s credit risk model outputs directly within agentic flows.
Embedded lending solutions company Lendflow partners with Experian.
Insurtech
Digital payments network for insurers, One Inc., announced that Mutual Benefit Group has implemented its ClaimPay platform to enhance outbound disbursements.
Investing
Betterment launches self-directed investing tool, enabling retail investors to buy and sell stocks and ETFs without paying commissions.
Payments
Sage introduces its Finance Intelligence Agent, an intelligence layer that routes natural languages questions to AI agents, coordinates, responses, and composes a final actionable answer.
SaaS analytics platform Torus teams up with Japan’s TIS Corporation to launch Profit Improvement Support Service for Card Issuers and Acquirers.
Spreedly announces support for Brazil’s Pix Automático and NuPay via a partnership with EBANX.
SumUp forges partnership with bubble team franchise Gong cha.
Fraud prevention
EverC launches its Scam Network Intelligence solution to expose scam networks and block suspicious behavior.
Crypto and DeFi
Blockchain-powered B2B payments network Paystand announces acquisition of stablecoin-enabled, cross-border payouts firm Bitwage.
Financial wellness
MountainOne Bank partners with Greenlight Financial Technology to help boost financial literacy for families and their children.
Business financial management
Spend management company Expensify launches its contextual AI expense agent; becomes official travel and expense management partner for NBA franchise Brooklyn Nets.
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