Financial services innovation stories

Sep 10, 2026

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services targeting Wall Street banking tasks

OpenAI has released a new version of ChatGPT specifically designed for financial services, aimed at automating labor-intensive tasks performed by junior Wall Street bankers such as company research, financial data analysis, and presentation generation.

Sep 10, 20262 sources

Jul 21, 2026

Digital Asset Adds Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures to Oversubscribed Funding Round

Digital Asset, creator of the Canton blockchain network, announced that South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group and Standard Chartered's SC Ventures had joined its previously announced oversubscribed $355 million funding round. The Block reported, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter, that the investments added $10 million, bringing the round to $365 million at the same $2 billion equity valuation.

Jul 21, 20266 sources