financial services

Google launches AI platforms for law firms and banks

Alphabet's Google Cloud on Tuesday unveiled two industry-specific AI platforms — Gemini Enterprise for Legal and Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services — marking the company's most targeted push yet into professional sectors where demand for artificial intelligence is accelerating.

Citi unveils Custody+ platform, plans Bitcoin custody

Citigroup on Tuesday unveiled Custody+, a new modular platform for near- and real-time custody services, and confirmed it expects to launch Bitcoin custody later this year as the first digital asset supported under the framework.

Global M&A hit $3T in first half as wealth deals surged

Global financial services mergers and acquisitions edged higher in the first half of 2026, but the headline growth masked a divergence: while deal volume rose modestly, total transaction value fell as billion-dollar combinations became scarcer. Wealth and asset management bucked…