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		<title>ITDigest’s Weekly News Roundup Featuring Anthropic, F5, Google Cloud, SQD, NTT DATA, Cloudera, Bain &#038; Company and more</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is ITDigest’s weekly roundup of the latest developments shaping enterprise technology. This week’s stories highlight the growing role of agentic AI across telecom, enterprise operations, AI infrastructure, software development, and healthcare, alongside advances in quantum computing, real-time payments, and hybrid cloud management. In Hardware and Network news this week… FS Launches 800G Muxponder to [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="116" data-end="454">Here is ITDigest’s weekly roundup of the latest developments shaping enterprise technology. This week’s stories highlight the growing role of agentic AI across telecom, enterprise operations, AI infrastructure, software development, and healthcare, alongside advances in quantum computing, real-time payments, and hybrid cloud management.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xlobd" data-start="456" data-end="499">In Hardware and Network news this week…</h3>
<p class="entry-title h6"><strong><a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/hardware-and-networks/fs-launches-800g-muxponder-to-power-next-gen-ai-and-cloud-networks/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">FS Launches 800G Muxponder to Power Next-Gen AI and Cloud Networks</a><br />
</strong>FS launched D7070 series Integrated 800G Muxponder and thus extended its DCI product lineup to 800G line capacity. The 1U platform consolidates the current 100 GbE and 400GbE client services into four 800G coherent waves, providing 3.2 Tb/s aggregate line capacity across data centers, metro and regional networks. This launch is an important step for the Optical Networking, Telecommunications and Data Center Infrastructure industries, allowing scaling 800G transport into a flexible and open software architecture.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xlobd" data-start="456" data-end="499">In Cybersecurity news this week…</h3>
<p class="entry-title"><strong><a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/cloud-computing-mobility/big-data/cloudera-and-nvidia-partner-to-accelerate-apache-spark-pipelines-and-slash-cloud-compute-spend/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Cloudera and NVIDIA Partner to Accelerate Apache Spark Pipelines and Slash Cloud Compute Spend</a></strong><br />
Cloudera, the industry leader in hybrid data platforms, has joined hands with NVIDIA and is now providing GPU-accelerated Spark 4.1 within Cloudera Data Engineering. The solution leverages the NVIDIA CUDA-X library (cuDF) and enables data engineering teams to accelerate workloads by up to 4x. The solution comes with the recently unveiled Cloudera Anywhere Cloud<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> and helps organizations to accelerate ETL (extract, transform, load) processes without any change in the existing PySpark and SQL code.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1yz4vw2" data-start="1184" data-end="1226">In Business Technology news this week…</h3>
<p><strong><a href="https://itdigest.com/artificial-intelligence/bain-company-partners-with-anthropic-to-drive-enterprise-ai-transformations/" data-wpel-link="internal">Bain &amp; Company Partners with Anthropic to Drive Enterprise AI Transformations</a></strong><br />
Bain &amp; Company has announced a strategic global partnership with AI research firm Anthropic, joining the Claude Partner Network as a ‘Global Premier’ partner to help enterprise clients accelerate from initial AI experimentation to full-scale, value-generating deployments. The collaboration unites Anthropic’s frontier Claude models with Bain’s industry expertise and 1,500-strong multidisciplinary team of AI, data, and analytics specialists to deliver end-to-end strategy, technology modernization, and AI-enabled operations.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="vslqrl" data-start="1877" data-end="1923">In Artificial Intelligence news this week…</h3>
<p><strong><a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/information-communications-technology/seclore-and-glean-partner-to-deliver-context-aware-persistent-data-security-for-enterprise-ai/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Seclore and Glean Partner to Deliver Context-Aware, Persistent Data Security for Enterprise AI</a></strong><br />
Seclore announced a strategic partnership with enterprise AI platform leader Glean. The integration unifies Glean’s enterprise context graph with Seclore’s ARMOR Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and Enterprise Digital Rights Management (EDRM) capabilities. By writing persistent classifications and encryption controls directly onto source files, the joint solution ensures that sensitivity labels follow data wherever it travels—whether opened in native applications, shared externally, or surfaced through conversational AI.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1vwu9l1" data-start="2608" data-end="2648">In Big Data news this week…</h3>
<p class="entry-title"><strong><a href="https://itdigest.com/information-communications-technology/blockchain/sqd-partners-with-google-cloud-to-expand-blockchain-analytics-capabilities-via-bigquery/" data-wpel-link="internal">SQD Partners with Google Cloud to Expand Blockchain Analytics Capabilities via BigQuery</a></strong><br />
SQD has announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to integrate its validated data pipelines into Google Cloud Web3 Blockchain Analytics within BigQuery. Executed through SQD’s enterprise division, SQD 360, the collaboration feeds cryptographically verified on-chain datasets directly into Google Cloud’s fully managed serverless platform, enabling developers, analysts, and enterprises to query structured blockchain records without running dedicated nodes.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="nt86i1" data-start="3324" data-end="3354">In FinTech news this week…</h3>
<p><strong><a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/quick-byte/flagright-partners-with-nacha-to-enhance-ach-compliance-and-risk-prevention/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Flagright Partners with Nacha to Enhance ACH Compliance and Risk Prevention</a> </strong><br />
Flagright has officially been named a Nacha Preferred Partner for ACH Compliance, Fraud Monitoring, and Risk and Fraud Prevention, marking a significant milestone in its expansion across the payments landscape. Organizations utilize Flagright’s transaction monitoring engine to oversee incoming and outgoing ACH payment flows, detect deviations from normal behavior, and prioritize alerts based on dynamic risk parameters by leveraging customer-configured rules alongside machine-learning anomaly detection.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="106qe44" data-start="3955" data-end="3988">In Enterprise Software news this week…</h3>
<p class="entry-title h6"><strong><a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/information-communications-technology/ntt-data-acquires-netgain-to-build-swedens-largest-pure-play-servicenow-entity/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">NTT DATA Acquires Netgain to Build Sweden’s Largest Pure-Play ServiceNow Entity</a></strong><br />
Global digital business and IT services leader NTT DATA has announced the acquisition of Stockholm-headquartered ServiceNow specialist Netgain AB, combining its operational scale with The Cloud People acquired by NTT DATA in December 2025 to establish Sweden’s largest pure-play ServiceNow consultancy. Founded in 2008, Netgain brings approximately 60 specialists and over 160 certifications across IT Service Management (ITSM), Human Resources (HR), and Customer Service Management (CSM), expanding NTT DATA’s strategic presence and capacity across the Nordics and broader European markets.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1ol2mgi" data-start="4616" data-end="4650">In IT &amp; DevOps news this week…</h3>
<p class="single-title entry-title"><strong><a href="https://itdigest.com/information-communications-technology/progress-debuts-telerik-and-kendo-ui-updates-for-agentic-application-build/" data-wpel-link="internal">Progress Debuts Telerik and Kendo UI Updates for Agentic Application Build</a></strong><br />
Enterprise software leader Progress Software announced the latest release of Progress® Telerik® and Progress® Kendo UI®, introducing context-aware AI capabilities designed to streamline UI engineering and support agent-driven software architectures. The updated suite enables software engineering teams to transition from standard AI-assisted coding toward building production-ready applications that support interactions from both human users and autonomous AI agents.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1kt30j2" data-start="5352" data-end="5375">Article of the Week</h3>
<p><strong><a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/staff-writer/cloud-security-best-practices-how-enterprises-can-protect-data-applications-and-cloud-infrastructure/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Cloud Security Best Practices: How Enterprises Can Protect Data, Applications and Cloud Infrastructure</a></strong></p>
<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-83084 size-medium" src="https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Security-Best-Practices-01-300x169.webp" alt="Cloud Security Best Practices" width="300" height="169" srcset="https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Security-Best-Practices-01-300x169.webp 300w, https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Security-Best-Practices-01-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Security-Best-Practices-01-768x432.webp 768w, https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Security-Best-Practices-01-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Security-Best-Practices-01-2048x1153.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />With IaaS, the customer has a larger security responsibility because it controls more of the environment. Operating systems, applications, network settings, identities, and configurations can all sit within the customer’s area of control. With PaaS, the provider manages more of the underlying platform, but the customer still has to secure applications, data, identities, and configurations. <a href="https://itdigest.com/staff-writer/how-to-choose-the-right-saas-platform-for-your-business-a-strategic-guide-for-enterprise-decision-makers/" data-wpel-link="internal">SaaS</a> moves more infrastructure responsibility to the provider, yet the customer still controls things such as user access, permissions, and data handling.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://itdigest.com/artificial-intelligence/itdigests-weekly-news-roundup-featuring-anthropic-f5-google-cloud-sqd-ntt-data-cloudera-bain-company-and-more/" data-wpel-link="internal">ITDigest’s Weekly News Roundup Featuring Anthropic, F5, Google Cloud, SQD, NTT DATA, Cloudera, Bain &#038; Company and more</a> appeared first on <a href="https://itdigest.com" data-wpel-link="internal">ITDigest</a>.</p>
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		<title>Movemint’s Embedded Personalization Platform Now Available to the Banking Sector</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Movemint announced the launch of its embedded personalization technology to the banking sector, giving financial institutions (FIs) the data-driven tools to instantly scale loans, deposits, and service offers. After years of serving credit unions, the platform now enables any FI to create campaigns that drive engagement by presenting personalized experiences to consumers. Stan Viner, Financial [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400;">Movemint announced the launch of its embedded personalization technology to the banking sector, giving financial institutions (FIs) the data-driven tools to instantly scale loans, deposits, and service offers. After years of serving credit unions, the platform now enables any FI to create campaigns that drive engagement by presenting personalized experiences to consumers.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Stan Viner, Financial Industry Veteran and Strategic Advisor, said, &#8220;Financial institutions are competing for customers alongside national banks and fintechs that have raised expectations for personalized experiences. Movemint brings capabilities that have traditionally been available only to much larger organizations, enabling banks to deliver timely, relevant financial offers and provide the relationship-focused service that sets them apart.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Movemint’s market expansion comes as FIs look for additional ways to streamline the path from marketing to activation and deliver customized and timely experiences to consumers. With direct integration into existing internal and external systems, such as their core, digital banking or contact center, the platform automatically presents product offerings to customers that are tailored to their unique situation. It allows customers to redeem preapproved offers, open new loan and deposit accounts, and/or apply for loans in the channel they are already using, reducing friction, minimizing risk and improving conversion across channels.</p>
<h4><strong>Also Read: <a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/fintech/kurv-introduces-kurv-agent-portal-to-simplify-iso-and-agent-workflows/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Kurv Introduces Kurv Agent Portal to Simplify ISO and Agent Workflows</a> </strong></h4>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Brian Bodell, CEO of Movemint, said, “Financial institutions are the lifeblood of their communities. They know their customers and businesses better than anyone and provide the best service and rates in their markets.  Movemint has proven over the last 15 years that they can drive hundreds of millions of loan and deposit growth to FIs by seamlessly embedding personalized offers for both existing and prospective customers.  As the statistics clearly illustrate, turning an FIs data and channels into revenue engines is critical as FIs are in fierce battles with neobanks, fintechs, and big banks.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Movemint’s platform can meet surging bank demand for personalized digital experiences that boost engagement, deepen relationships, and drive measurable growth. Combining actionable intelligence, automation, and performance insights, Movemint delivers the right offer at the right time across every touchpoint while banks retain full control of the customer experience.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Bodell continued, “Financial institutions are increasingly competing with dealerships, online lenders, national banks and fintechs for the same customers. Movemint transforms a bank’s digital banking, branches, contact centers, and existing marketing channels into a coordinated growth engine, surfacing relevant financial products in real time.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>About Movemint </strong></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://moveminttech.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer sponsored ugc">Movemint</a> is an embedded personalization platform that helps financial institutions drive deposits, loans,  and non-interest income growth through highly tailored experiences. Integrated into a financial institution’s existing systems, the platform supports coordinated engagement across branch, contact center and marketing channels. By connecting intelligence, automation, and performance insights, Movemint enables institutions to convert engagement into measurable outcomes.</p>
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		<title>Vena Unveils Advanced Excel-Native Financial Consolidation Platform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Vena Solutions, a renowned expert in Microsoft-native financial and operational planning processes, has announced the general availability of Vena Financial Consolidation, a highly advanced standalone, Excel-native product to be exact designed to support multi-entity financial consolidation, financial close with governance, and audit-ready reporting. The traditional financial consolidation processes in complex corporate structures usually require the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vena Solutions, a renowned expert in Microsoft-native financial and operational planning processes, has announced the general availability of Vena Financial Consolidation, a highly advanced standalone, Excel-native product to be exact designed to support multi-entity financial consolidation, financial close with governance, and audit-ready reporting. The traditional financial consolidation processes in complex corporate structures usually require the use of manual handoffs, complex reconciliations, and different tools, which in most cases result in delayed strategic decision-making. Vena&#8217;s new platform directly eliminates these operational friction points without changing your favorite simple intuitive user interface of Microsoft Excel while providing you with a consolidated, fully-automated, centralized engine with a suite of enterprise-grade governance, a compliance auditability track which is strict, and optionally a direct integration to Vena&#8217;s broader planning and decisioning suite.</p>
<h4><strong>Also Read: <a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/quick-byte/flagright-partners-with-nacha-to-enhance-ach-compliance-and-risk-prevention/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Flagright Partners with Nacha to Enhance ACH Compliance and Risk Prevention</a></strong></h4>
<p>Highlighting the critical operational benefits of maintaining a native spreadsheet environment alongside robust enterprise-level performance, Andrew Stanbridge, Senior Vice President of Product at Vena, stated: “Finance and accounting teams know Excel and value its flexibility and familiarity. The challenge is making that experience work at the scale of today&#8217;s close. Vena Financial Consolidation gives teams an advanced consolidation solution built for that complexity with the option to connect close to planning, reporting and the decisions that follow in the same Vena environment. That gives Finance more time to understand the numbers, trust the outcome and act on what they learn.” By unifying financial close mechanisms with operational planning, Vena equips corporate finance leadership to streamline reporting timelines, minimize administrative manual tasks, and accelerate data-backed business decisions across modern enterprises.</p>
<h4><strong>Read More: <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825474612/en/Vena-Launches-Advanced-Excel-Native-Financial-Consolidation-Expanding-Orchestrated-Planning-Decisioning-and-Close-for-the-Office-of-Finance" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer sponsored ugc">Vena Launches Advanced Excel-Native Financial Consolidation, Expanding Orchestrated Planning, Decisioning and Close for the Office of Finance</a></strong></h4>
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		<title>Kurv Introduces Kurv Agent Portal to Simplify ISO and Agent Workflows</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Payments and fintech solutions provider Kurv announced the nationwide launch of Kurv Agent, a proprietary digital platform engineered specifically for independent sales organizations (ISOs) and merchant agents. Available immediately across Kurv&#8217;s partner network, the application unifies digital merchant onboarding, electronic signature collection, real-time portfolio tracking, and residual reporting into a single operational interface. As the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Payments and fintech solutions provider Kurv announced the nationwide launch of Kurv Agent, a proprietary digital platform engineered specifically for independent sales organizations (ISOs) and merchant agents. Available immediately across Kurv&#8217;s partner network, the application unifies digital merchant onboarding, electronic signature collection, real-time portfolio tracking, and residual reporting into a single operational interface.</p>
<p>As the merchant services sector grows increasingly competitive, payment agents often struggle with fragmented administrative systems, delayed underwriting reviews, and opaque financial reporting. Kurv Agent resolves these operational bottlenecks by consolidating the entire sales lifecycle into a mobile-responsive workspace, allowing representatives to submit accounts, track approvals, and analyze commission streams from any device.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Kurv Agent Portal exists because agents asked for a better, faster way to drive efficiency and scale. This platform embodies Kurv&#8217;s mission for &#8220;modern payments, made simple,&#8221; unlocking greater earning potential for every agent and partner in our network,&#8221; said Afshin Yazdian, Executive Chairman and CEO of Kurv. &#8220;With Kurv Agent, we&#8217;re not just improving the agent experience. We&#8217;re fueling growth with effortless speed and strengthening our differentiation in an increasingly competitive landscape.&#8221;</p>
<h4><strong>Also Read: <a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/quick-byte/allpaid-launches-ai-assistant-on-snowflake-data-cloud-to-simplify-government-payments/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">AllPaid Launches AI Assistant on Snowflake Data Cloud to Simplify Government Payments</a></strong></h4>
<h4>Agent-Centric Features and Portfolio Telemetry</h4>
<p>Engineered using direct feedback from frontline payment representatives, Kurv Agent pairs simplified merchant-facing workflows with real-time portfolio analytics.</p>
<p>Key functional capabilities of the Kurv Agent platform include:</p>
<p>Mobile Application Submission: Enables agents to initiate and submit digital merchant applications from any desktop or mobile device.</p>
<p>Integrated E-Signatures with OTP: Secures merchant signatures online using One-Time Password (OTP) identity verification protocols.</p>
<p>Automated Underwriting Routing: Transmits completed, signed merchant files directly to Kurv’s underwriting team to accelerate approval timelines.</p>
<p>Real-Time Portfolio Health Monitoring: Surfaces live portfolio metrics, application status updates, and transaction volume trends.</p>
<p>Transparent Residual Analytics: Delivers clear, itemized residual reports to provide full visibility into recurring earnings.</p>
<p>White-Label Customization: Offers branding options for ISOs and agents seeking to deliver a customized merchant onboarding experience.</p>
<h4>Driving Efficiency Across the Merchant Services Lifecycle</h4>
<p>By replacing manual paper applications and fragmented reporting portals with automated workflows, <a href="https://kurvpay.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer sponsored ugc">Kurv</a> Agent equips merchant agents to shorten sales cycles, increase application conversion rates, and build scalable books of business.</p>
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		<title>Flagright Partners with Nacha to Enhance ACH Compliance and Risk Prevention</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Flagright has officially been named a Nacha Preferred Partner for ACH Compliance, Fraud Monitoring, and Risk and Fraud Prevention, marking a significant milestone in its expansion across the payments landscape. Organizations utilize Flagright’s transaction monitoring engine to oversee incoming and outgoing ACH payment flows, detect deviations from normal behavior, and prioritize alerts based on dynamic [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flagright has officially been named a Nacha Preferred Partner for ACH Compliance, Fraud Monitoring, and Risk and Fraud Prevention, marking a significant milestone in its expansion across the payments landscape. Organizations utilize Flagright’s transaction monitoring engine to oversee incoming and outgoing ACH payment flows, detect deviations from normal behavior, and prioritize alerts based on dynamic risk parameters by leveraging customer-configured rules alongside machine-learning anomaly detection to flag threats like account takeovers, mule activity, and multi-account abuse without slowing legitimate transactions. Highlighting the critical nature of the collaboration, Jane Larimer, Nacha President and CEO, stated: “Safety is paramount to all ACH Network payments, and fighting fraud is of the highest importance for Nacha. We are pleased to welcome Flagright as a Nacha Preferred Partner.”</p>
<h4><strong>Also Read: <a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/quick-byte/lithic-and-monavate-partner-to-power-fiat-and-on-chain-card-programs/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Lithic and Monavate Partner to Power Fiat and On-Chain Card Programs</a></strong></h4>
<p>Emphasizing the operational advantages for financial institutions, Baran Özkan, Flagright Co-founder and CEO, noted: <span class="citation-1287 citation-end-1287">“ACH is one of the most important payment systems in the United States, and its continued growth depends on fraud and compliance controls that can keep pace with changing criminal behavior without creating unnecessary friction for legitimate payment</span>s. <span class="citation-1285 citation-1286 citation-end-1286">Becoming a Nacha Preferred Partner gives Flagright a stronger forum to engage the payments community, share practical approaches to real-time, risk-based monitoring, and help institutions connect ACH fraud detectio</span><span class="citation-1285 citation-end-1285">n, AML controls, investigations, and governance in one operating system. We look forward to supporting a safer, more resilient ACH ecosystem.”</span> By uniting fraud detection and regulatory compliance under a unified AI-native operating system, Flagright equips financial institutions to defend against evolving financial crime while bolstering the overall security of the ACH Network.</p>
<h4 class="source-inline-chip-container luminous-sources ng-star-inserted"><strong>Read More: <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260824002771/en/Flagright-Now-a-Nacha-Preferred-Partner-for-ACH-Compliance-Fraud-Monitoring-and-Risk-and-Fraud-Prevention" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer sponsored ugc">Flagright Now a Nacha Preferred Partner for ACH Compliance, Fraud Monitoring, and Risk and Fraud Prevention</a></strong></h4>
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		<title>AllPaid Launches AI Assistant on Snowflake Data Cloud to Simplify Government Payments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Government payment solutions provider AllPaid announced the launch of AllPaid Assistant on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. Built to streamline citizen interactions with municipal and public sector payment systems, the conversational artificial intelligence tool brings self-service transaction tracking and plain-language customer support to public sector payments. Modern consumers expect instant digital transparency when managing financial [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Government payment solutions provider AllPaid announced the launch of AllPaid Assistant on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. Built to streamline citizen interactions with municipal and public sector payment systems, the conversational artificial intelligence tool brings self-service transaction tracking and plain-language customer support to public sector payments.</p>
<p>Modern consumers expect instant digital transparency when managing financial transactions online whether checking account balances, tracking order deliveries, or processing digital transfers. AllPaid Assistant brings this modern service standard to government payment processing, enabling citizens to check transaction statuses and resolve payment inquiries instantly without navigating phone queues or creating user accounts.</p>
<p>&#8220;The way consumers expect to interact with technology has fundamentally changed, and government payments shouldn&#8217;t be the exception.&#8221; Dave LeJeune, Chief Technology Officer, AllPaid</p>
<h4>Secure, Real-Time Citizen Payment Inquiries</h4>
<p>Powered by Snowflake’s infrastructure, AllPaid Assistant allows payers to submit natural-language questions regarding individual transactions. Whether citizens need to verify payment posting, clarify processing fee structures, review next steps, or track refund processing, the assistant evaluates queries directly against verified transaction records to generate contextual, accurate answers rather than generic automated replies.</p>
<h4><strong>Also Read: <a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/fintech/thunes-partners-with-fiserv-to-power-real-time-global-payouts/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Thunes Partners with Fiserv to Power Real-Time Global Payouts</a></strong></h4>
<p>“The way consumers expect to interact with technology has fundamentally changed, and government payments shouldn’t be the exception,” said Dave LeJeune, Chief Technology Officer at AllPaid. “We’re investing in experiences that are simpler, faster and more intuitive for the people making payments, while maintaining the security and reliability our agency partners depend on. AllPaid Assistant is an important step in how we’re evolving that experience.”</p>
<h4>Mobilizing Data on Snowflake AI Data Cloud</h4>
<p>By deploying on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, AllPaid combines public sector data management with consumer-focused security standards. The platform verifies citizen inquiries directly against underlying transaction data while preserving strict data governance, privacy protocols, and administrative controls expected by public sector agency partners.</p>
<p>Key features of the AllPaid digital ecosystem include:</p>
<p>Account-Free Self-Service: Enables citizens to look up transaction histories and resolve inquiries instantly using natural language commands without account registration.</p>
<p>Contextual Data Responses: Delivers personalized, record-specific answers grounded in verified transaction data rather than static scripts.</p>
<p>Snowflake-Backed Governance: Maintains data encryption and regulatory compliance standards across all public sector payment workflows.</p>
<p>Centralized Support Hub: Connects to support.allpaid.com, offering a unified entry portal featuring a searchable knowledge base and direct ticketing support for payers and government personnel.</p>
<p>24/7 Assistance: Complements digital self-service tools with around-the-clock telephone support via 1-888-604-7888.</p>
<p>“For nearly three decades, government agencies have trusted AllPaid to help them serve the people who rely on them,” said Debby Dengel, VP, Operations at AllPaid. “We’re building on that foundation by looking at every part of the experience through the eyes of the consumer. Can they make their payment easily? Can they understand what happens next? Can they get an answer when they need one? AllPaid Assistant and our new support experience reflect a broader commitment to make every interaction with AllPaid easier, clearer and more responsive.”</p>
<h4>Elevating Public Sector Payment Experiences</h4>
<p>The launch of <a href="https://www.allpaid.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer sponsored ugc">AllPaid</a> Assistant represents a key milestone in AllPaid’s ongoing investment in end-to-end payment infrastructure. By refining every touchpoint—from initial payment execution to post-transaction support—AllPaid helps government agencies increase operational transparency, lower call-center volume, and improve public satisfaction.</p>
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		<title>MassPay Launches MassPay Validate for Pre-Send Account Verification</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Global financial orchestration platform MassPay announced the launch of MassPay Validate, a standalone account verification engine designed to confirm bank account status and ownership before payment execution. Accessible as an independent product through a single API endpoint, the tool allows organizations to verify personal and business bank accounts globally without requiring them to process payout [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Global financial orchestration platform MassPay announced the launch of MassPay Validate, a standalone account verification engine designed to confirm bank account status and ownership before payment execution. Accessible as an independent product through a single API endpoint, the tool allows organizations to verify personal and business bank accounts globally without requiring them to process payout volumes through MassPay’s primary payment rails.</p>
<p>Failed electronic payouts continue to introduce hidden administrative costs, operational delays, and customer friction across cross-border payment ecosystems. Industry data indicates that approximately one in eight payout failures results from incorrect account data, entry typos, outdated banking records, or unauthorized modification of payment instructions. By verifying banking details prior to origination, enterprise finance teams can eliminate return fees, reduce manual reconciliation workloads, and prevent payment delays.</p>
<p>&#8220;Every failed payout has a person on the other end of it who did nothing wrong,&#8221; said Ran Grushkowsky, Co-Founder and CEO of MassPay. &#8220;They were told they were paid. They check, and the money isn&#8217;t there. We built validation to close that gap for our own payouts, and it works so well that keeping it to ourselves stopped making sense. Anyone originating a payment should be able to verify the account first.&#8221;</p>
<h4><strong>Also Read: <a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/fintech/xero-debuts-embedded-payroll-and-advanced-payment-capabilities/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Xero Debuts Embedded Payroll and Advanced Payment Capabilities</a></strong></h4>
<h4>Real-Time Validation Telemetry and Regulatory Alignment</h4>
<p>MassPay Validate executes real-time pre-send checks and returns actionable verification data, including overall account match status, account holder confirmation, name-matching confidence scores, and corridor-specific risk scoring. The API delivers immediate verification responses or pushes delayed updates automatically via webhooks.</p>
<p>Organizations integrate the solution across two key points in the payment lifecycle:</p>
<p>Vendor &amp; Supplier Onboarding: Verifies newly submitted bank details during counterparty setup to prevent errors from persisting in ERP records prior to payment runs.</p>
<p>Pre-Origination Checks: Executes automated account validation immediately prior to payment initiation or whenever bank details are updated.</p>
<p>The rollout also supports compliance requirements across domestic and global payment networks, including Nacha’s WEB Debit mandate for U.S. Automated Clearing House (ACH) account validation.</p>
<h4>Commercial Availability and Pay-for-Success Model</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.masspay.io/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer sponsored ugc">MassPay</a> Validate operates on a pay-for-success pricing model with no minimum commitment requirements, charging fees exclusively for successful account validations. Unvalidated or unverified account attempts incur no service charges.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is ITDigest’s weekly roundup of the latest developments shaping enterprise technology. This week’s stories highlight the growing role of agentic AI across telecom, enterprise operations, AI infrastructure, software development, and healthcare, alongside advances in quantum computing, real-time payments, and hybrid cloud management. In Hardware and Network news this week… Lightyear Debuts First Agentic Platform [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="116" data-end="454">Here is ITDigest’s weekly roundup of the latest developments shaping enterprise technology. This week’s stories highlight the growing role of agentic AI across telecom, enterprise operations, AI infrastructure, software development, and healthcare, alongside advances in quantum computing, real-time payments, and hybrid cloud management.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xlobd" data-start="456" data-end="499">In Hardware and Network news this week…</h3>
<p data-start="501" data-end="1182"><strong data-start="501" data-end="697"><a class="decorated-link" href="https://itdigest.com/hardware-and-networks/lightyear-debuts-first-agentic-platform-for-enterprise-telecom-lifecycle/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="503" data-end="695" data-wpel-link="internal">Lightyear Debuts First Agentic Platform for Enterprise Telecom Lifecycle</a></strong><br data-start="697" data-end="700" />Lightyear has introduced an agentic platform designed to modernize the enterprise telecom lifecycle through AI-driven automation. The platform aims to streamline processes such as network procurement, management, and optimization, helping organizations reduce manual work and improve visibility across telecommunications infrastructure. As enterprise connectivity becomes increasingly complex, intelligent automation can help businesses manage telecom environments more efficiently.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1yz4vw2" data-start="1184" data-end="1226">In Business Technology news this week…</h3>
<p data-start="1228" data-end="1875"><strong data-start="1228" data-end="1417"><a class="decorated-link" href="https://itdigest.com/quick-byte/cit-launches-business-builders-and-agentic-enterprise-reinvention-offering/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="1230" data-end="1415" data-wpel-link="internal">CIT Launches Business Builders and Agentic Enterprise Reinvention Offering</a></strong><br data-start="1417" data-end="1420" />CIT has launched its Business Builders and Agentic Enterprise Reinvention offering to help organizations rethink operations around AI-powered automation. The initiative focuses on enabling businesses to identify opportunities where agentic AI can transform workflows, improve productivity, and create new operating models. The move reflects a broader shift from deploying isolated AI tools toward redesigning business processes around intelligent systems.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="vslqrl" data-start="1877" data-end="1923">In Artificial Intelligence news this week…</h3>
<p data-start="1925" data-end="2606"><strong data-start="1925" data-end="2153"><a class="decorated-link" href="https://itdigest.com/artificial-intelligence/f5-launches-agentic-ready-ai-gateway-to-optimize-enterprise-ai-economics-and-governance/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="1927" data-end="2151" data-wpel-link="internal">F5 Launches Agentic-Ready AI Gateway to Optimize Enterprise AI Economics and Governance</a></strong><br data-start="2153" data-end="2156" />F5 has introduced an agentic-ready AI Gateway aimed at helping enterprises manage the growing complexity and cost of AI deployments. The platform provides capabilities designed to improve governance, visibility, and control across AI workloads while helping organizations manage usage and economics. As enterprises deploy multiple AI agents and models, centralized oversight will become increasingly important for controlling costs and reducing risk.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1vwu9l1" data-start="2608" data-end="2648">In Quantum Computing news this week…</h3>
<p data-start="2650" data-end="3322"><strong data-start="2650" data-end="2867"><a class="decorated-link" href="https://itdigest.com/computer-science/quantum-computing/ibm-advances-quantum-computing-with-first-modular-cryogenic-system-milestone/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="2652" data-end="2865" data-wpel-link="internal">IBM Advances Quantum Computing with First Modular Cryogenic System Milestone</a></strong><br data-start="2867" data-end="2870" />IBM has reached a milestone in quantum computing with the development of a modular cryogenic system designed to support the scaling of quantum infrastructure. Cryogenic systems are essential for operating many quantum processors, making advances in this area important to the industry&#8217;s long-term scalability. The development demonstrates IBM&#8217;s continued focus on building the underlying infrastructure needed for increasingly powerful quantum systems.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="nt86i1" data-start="3324" data-end="3354">In FinTech news this week…</h3>
<p data-start="3356" data-end="3953"><strong data-start="3356" data-end="3516"><a class="decorated-link" href="https://itdigest.com/fintech/thunes-partners-with-fiserv-to-power-real-time-global-payouts/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="3358" data-end="3514" data-wpel-link="internal">Thunes Partners with Fiserv to Power Real-Time Global Payouts</a></strong><br data-start="3516" data-end="3519" />Thunes and Fiserv have partnered to strengthen real-time global payout capabilities for businesses and financial institutions. The collaboration is designed to make cross-border payments faster and more efficient while improving the infrastructure supporting international money movement. As businesses operate across increasingly global digital markets, faster and more seamless payment networks are becoming a competitive advantage.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="106qe44" data-start="3955" data-end="3988">In HealthTech news this week…</h3>
<p data-start="3990" data-end="4614"><strong data-start="3990" data-end="4187"><a class="decorated-link" href="https://itdigest.com/quick-byte/oracle-health-expands-clinical-ai-agent-with-automated-coding-and-chart-review/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="3992" data-end="4185" data-wpel-link="internal">Oracle Health Expands Clinical AI Agent with Automated Coding and Chart Review</a></strong><br data-start="4187" data-end="4190" />Oracle Health is expanding its clinical AI agent with capabilities for automated coding and chart review. The technology is designed to reduce administrative workloads for healthcare professionals and help organizations process clinical information more efficiently. Automating documentation-related activities could give clinicians more time to focus on patient care while improving consistency across healthcare workflows.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1ol2mgi" data-start="4616" data-end="4650">In IT &amp; DevOps news this week…</h3>
<p data-start="4652" data-end="5350"><strong data-start="4652" data-end="4908"><a class="decorated-link" href="https://itdigest.com/information-communications-technology/it-and-devops/gitlab-expands-agentic-ai-across-software-delivery-to-accelerate-enterprise-development/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="4654" data-end="4906" data-wpel-link="internal">GitLab Expands Agentic AI Across Software Delivery to Accelerate Enterprise Development</a></strong><br data-start="4908" data-end="4911" />GitLab is expanding agentic AI capabilities across the software delivery lifecycle to help development teams automate and accelerate application development. By embedding intelligent agents into development and delivery workflows, organizations can streamline repetitive tasks, improve productivity, and gain greater insight into software operations. The expansion signals a broader industry movement toward AI-native software engineering.</p>
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<p data-start="5377" data-end="6284" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><strong data-start="5377" data-end="5646"><a class="decorated-link" href="https://itdigest.com/staff-writer/challenges-of-managing-hybrid-cloud-environments-how-enterprises-can-improve-security-visibility-and-performance/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="5379" data-end="5644" data-wpel-link="internal">Challenges of Managing Hybrid Cloud Environments: How Enterprises Can Improve Security, Visibility and Performance</a></strong></p>
<p data-start="5377" data-end="6284" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-82875 size-medium" src="https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Computing-Mobility-01-300x169.webp" alt="Challenges of Managing Hybrid Cloud Environments" width="300" height="169" srcset="https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Computing-Mobility-01-300x169.webp 300w, https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Computing-Mobility-01-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Computing-Mobility-01-768x432.webp 768w, https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Computing-Mobility-01-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://itdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cloud-Computing-Mobility-01-2048x1153.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><br data-start="5646" data-end="5649" />Hybrid cloud environments give enterprises flexibility to combine public cloud, private infrastructure, and on-premises systems, but they also introduce challenges around security, visibility, governance, and performance. Organizations need centralized monitoring, consistent security policies, strong identity controls, and effective workload management to maintain control across distributed environments. As businesses increasingly adopt hybrid architectures to balance flexibility with compliance and performance requirements, a structured cloud management strategy will be essential for achieving long-term operational resilience.</p>
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		<title>Xero Debuts Embedded Payroll and Advanced Payment Capabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Global small business platform Xero unveiled a series of major product updates across its payment, payroll, and bookkeeping suites at Xerocon US. Underpinned by its &#8220;3&#215;3&#8221; strategy, the expansion introduces Xero Payroll (powered by Gusto) alongside Melio Expense Management, uniting core accounting, payroll, payments, and tax workflows into a single connected financial ecosystem for small [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Global small business platform Xero unveiled a series of major product updates across its payment, payroll, and bookkeeping suites at Xerocon US. Underpinned by its &#8220;3&#215;3&#8221; strategy, the expansion introduces Xero Payroll (powered by Gusto) alongside Melio Expense Management, uniting core accounting, payroll, payments, and tax workflows into a single connected financial ecosystem for small businesses and accounting advisors.</p>
<p>The announcements also highlighted new automated capabilities within Xero’s agentic AI framework, JAX. Designed to minimize administrative manual labor, these innovations deliver real-time financial tracking and actionable data insights to Xero’s global base of more than 5 million subscribers.</p>
<h4>Embedded Payroll Built for Small Business Cash Flow</h4>
<p>Xero Payroll, powered by Gusto, integrates directly into the core Xero interface, allowing business owners and financial advisors to oversee payroll, vendor payments, and daily cash flow from a single dashboard.</p>
<h4><strong>Also Read: <a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/fintech/personetics-and-plaid-partner-to-deliver-open-finance-intelligence-for-banks/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Personetics and Plaid Partner to Deliver Open Finance Intelligence for Banks</a> </strong></h4>
<p>The embedded solution offers:</p>
<p><strong>Unlimited Payroll Processing:</strong> Supports regular pay runs alongside direct deposit distributions for both full-time employees and independent contractors.</p>
<p><strong>Automated Tax Compliance:</strong> Calculates, files, and remits federal, state, and local payroll taxes automatically to maintain compliance.</p>
<p><strong>Integrated Benefits &amp; Self-Service:</strong> Manages employee benefit deductions while providing staff access to self-service portals for pay stubs and tax documentation.</p>
<p>&#8220;Small businesses shouldn&#8217;t have to stitch together multiple tools to manage their finances, and their accountants shouldn&#8217;t have to untangle multiple systems to see the full picture,” said Matan Bar, US CEO of Xero. “Today&#8217;s announcements demonstrate our continued investment in the US market, helping our customers to get more done in one fully unified, AI-powered financial management platform.”</p>
<h4>Streamlining Expense Management and Client Communications via Melio</h4>
<p>After <a href="https://www.xero.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer sponsored ugc">Xero</a> acquired Melio in 2025, it extended its B2B payment platform by incorporating Melio Expense Management. As an accounting-agnostic application, it records and categorizes card purchases instantly without necessitating that firms change their credit cards or forgo the rewards program they enjoy. It records the transactions automatically and matches them to categories before feeding them into the general ledger.</p>
<p>Additionally, Melio introduced Casper, an AI-powered client management tool built for accounting firms. Operating across all major ledgers, Casper flags missing documentation, automates client outreach for receipts, and streamlines month-end closing tasks while keeping human accountants in control.</p>
<h4>Expanding B2B Payment Infrastructure and Developer APIs</h4>
<p>To accelerate payout speed, Melio expanded its 24/7/365 instant payment capabilities, allowing businesses to execute transfers during weekends and holidays. Concurrently, the company debuted the Melio API in closed beta a B2B payout architecture giving developers direct access to ACH, real-time payments, virtual cards, wire transfers, and paper checks without requiring payees to complete separate platform onboarding.</p>
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		<title>Personetics and Plaid Partner to Deliver Open Finance Intelligence for Banks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Personetics, the AI-driven cognitive banking platform provider, announced a strategic technology partnership with data network Plaid. The collaborative integration merges Plaid’s open finance connectivity infrastructure directly with Personetics’ artificial intelligence personalization engine, equipping banks and credit unions to aggregate cross-institutional account data, deepen customer engagement, and capture primary account status. While financial institutions have historically [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personetics, the AI-driven cognitive banking platform provider, announced a strategic technology partnership with data network Plaid. The collaborative integration merges Plaid’s open finance connectivity infrastructure directly with Personetics’ artificial intelligence personalization engine, equipping banks and credit unions to aggregate cross-institutional account data, deepen customer engagement, and capture primary account status.</p>
<p>While financial institutions have historically lacked visibility into customer activity occurring outside their internal ledgers, this joint solution combines internal (&#8220;on-us&#8221;) transactional records with external data spanning held-away accounts, liabilities, and investments. By transforming fragmented multi-bank telemetry into real-time personalized recommendations, regional banks and credit unions can deliver targeted financial guidance directly within their existing mobile and digital banking portals.</p>
<h4>Unifying Open Banking Data with Predictive Engagement</h4>
<p>The pre-integrated solution streamlines technical implementation for financial institutions by consolidating data connectivity and AI personalization into a single operational deployment path. Through tools like Personetics’ Engagement Builder, bank marketing and product teams can rapidly create custom, needs-based financial health campaigns without building complex machine learning models in-house.</p>
<h4><strong>Also Read: <a class="p-url" href="https://itdigest.com/fintech/synchrony-partners-with-openai-to-power-next-gen-agentic-commerce/" target="_self" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal">Synchrony Partners with OpenAI to Power Next-Gen Agentic Commerce</a></strong></h4>
<p>Key functional capabilities of the combined platform include:</p>
<p><strong>360-Degree Financial Visibility:</strong> Ingests transaction, liability, and asset data across all connected external institutions via Plaid&#8217;s secure open finance network.</p>
<p><strong>Automated Next Best Actions:</strong> Evaluates unified customer profiles to surface timely recommendations, including fee reduction alerts, automated savings rules, and debt consolidation offers.</p>
<p><strong>No-Code Campaign Customization:</strong> Enables bank administrators to build, test, and launch custom engagement triggers and personalized financial wellness journeys using Engagement Builder.</p>
<p><strong>Deposit Retention &amp; Account Primacy:</strong> Identifies flight-risk deposits and external cash flows, enabling financial institutions to offer competitive yield alternatives before capital leaves the ecosystem.</p>
<p>“Banks and credit unions have spent years trying to earn a bigger share of their customers&#8217; financial lives, and open banking finally gives them a real way to do it,” said Udi Ziv, CEO of Personetics. “When we can bring in data from accounts a customer holds elsewhere, we can surface insights that reflect their full financial picture and help them take smarter action based on it, not just what&#8217;s sitting in one account. That&#8217;s what builds primacy over time, and it&#8217;s why we see this as such a natural fit with Plaid.”</p>
<p>“Financial institutions want to serve the whole customer via their own digital platforms. Historically, customers couldn&#8217;t stay within those platforms and get a 360º view of their finances through a purpose-built UX,” said Adam Yoxtheimer, Head of Partnerships at Plaid. “That’s why we are excited to partner with Personetics, who have designed experiences that live within those platforms, enabling financial institutions to identify opportunities and take action across their customers’ financial lives, not just what flows through a single account.&#8221;</p>
<h4>Capitalizing on the Open Finance Landscape</h4>
<p>By turning multi-account open banking data into contextual digital experiences, <a href="https://personetics.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer sponsored ugc">Personetics</a> and<a href="https://plaid.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer sponsored ugc"> Plaid</a> enable retail banks to transition from passive transactional repositories into active financial partners. The solution empowers financial institutions of all sizes to protect their deposit base, increase lifetime customer value, and retain account primacy in an increasingly decentralized financial ecosystem.</p>
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