AGP Executive Report
Last update: 39 minutes agoMarket Pressure: Rising oil prices and foreign-investor selling sent India’s Sensex down more than 1.5%, with small-cap stocks hit harder; Brent crude topped $104 a barrel. Bahrain Fintech: Fintech Forward 2026 closed with more than 60 agreements and announcements spanning payments, trade finance, AI and financial infrastructure, drawing over 2,900 participants. AI in Lending: Plaid introduced cash-flow underwriting tools and AI models for fraud and payment risk, aiming to assess patterns over time; the company says its LendScore 2 is 42% more predictive of repayment than traditional credit data alone. Digital Payments: ANZ tested tokenised deposits for a cross-border corporate payment with BHP, Citi and Swift, while Mollie launched a Pay by Bank service in the Netherlands and UK. Consumer Banking: Online banks and fintechs scored highest for checking-account satisfaction among Gen Z and millennials in a JD Power survey. Compliance: Wise will settle with HMRC over a tax error affecting 4,000 users, according to the report.
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