A strategic collaboration between Fiserv and OpenAI aims to embed advanced AI into banking platforms, focusing on workflow automation, modernization, cybersecurity, and banking-specific AI development.

The collaboration introduces agentOS, a platform that operates across Fiserv FinTech systems and offers an agent marketplace for accessing, building, or deploying agents within a controlled architecture.

Initial agents include Commercial Loan Onboarding, Daily Operational Analysis and Reporting, Agentic Deposit Intelligence, and Agentic AML Triage Analysis, with plans to expand into fraud, servicing, compliance, risk management, and growth tasks.

Doxo released an updated bill-pay app for iOS and Android featuring Private Pay Wallet, enabling payments to any bill from various funding sources without exposing data to billers.

Shift4 Payments and Lydian announced a collaboration to let Shift4 merchants accept the Tether stablecoin with settlement in local currency.

i2c and CoinZoom plan to launch an international crypto debit card program in more than 150 countries.

Stitch raised $25 million in a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, bringing total funding for the company to $35 million.

Executives describe anticipated benefits as faster modernization, smarter operations, and better customer experiences, with pilots across multiple financial institutions guiding next-wave development.

Executives from Fiserv, First Interstate Bank, and Boulder Dam Credit Union emphasize expectations of reduced manual work, shorter cycle times, and the importance of deploying in a controlled environment.

Financial Center First Credit Union becomes Indiana’s first credit union to offer a buy now, pay later option to members, supported by equipifi.

Modern Treasury will provide payment technology for Spritz, a fintech enabling fiat and digital currency transactions.

The release frames modernization, risk reduction, and faster deployment as core benefits of the collaboration for financial institutions, including community banks and credit unions.