North America

Checkout.com's US processing volume is on track to exceed $100bn this year, as the firm launches direct acquiring and issuing capabilities.

Ripple's GSmart expansion puts policy-cited AI agents into treasury workflows, targeting the governance gap slowing enterprise adoption.

Two market data specialists are offering banks and trading firms an incremental escape route from ageing, vendor-locked data infrastructure.

Experian's new AI decisioning engine blends real-time cash flow and credit data, widening access for borrowers missed by traditional underwriting.

The outsourcing firm's 15% revenue surge and Sierra AI partnership signal a structural shift in how enterprises buy customer experience services.

A $31m raise backs domestic AMR manufacturing as supply-chain provenance concerns reshape warehouse automation procurement.

The all-stock deal combines plug-and-play ceiling and wall platforms, targeting 50-plus US homebuilders and global hotel chains.

Talkdesk's AI automation platform is now purchasable via Microsoft Azure spend commitments, cutting procurement friction for enterprise CIOs.

Canada's Defence Drone Initiative lands its first UAS contract, giving Volatus a pathway to supply up to 5,000 tactical ISR systems.

The fintech's new commercial president will accelerate its pivot from back-office data into front-office agentic AI for institutional investors.

Checkout.com becomes one of only three firms to operate a US MALPB charter, gaining direct card-network access without third-party intermediaries.

Mastercard's new Agent Connect platform positions the payments giant as the trust layer for AI-driven retail, connecting merchants, agents and payment providers.

Orion's Advisor Trading expansion decentralises portfolio execution, reflecting the wealthtech sector's shift toward autonomous, AI-assisted advisory workflows.

Broadridge's new DLX platform gives banks, asset managers and wealth firms a single operating layer across on-chain and legacy financial infrastructure.

OceanSound-backed AFS absorbs Debticate's syndication workflow tools to automate the full commercial lending lifecycle.

ZincFive's in-house battery management system targets the high-frequency power demands of AI training infrastructure with built-in OT cybersecurity.

A $100M Series C backs Savvy's bet that AI can give independent advisors institutional scale without surrendering ownership.

Scytale's new continuous vendor risk engine arrives as third-party breach involvement climbs 60% year-on-year, per Verizon's 2026 DBIR.

The medical aesthetics device maker appoints a 20-year industry veteran as CEO, with no change to strategic priorities.

Ataccama's open-source converter embeds live data quality signals into the Apache Ossie semantic standard, letting AI agents verify data before acting.