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Finastra launches AI-powered repair recommendations for modern payments processing

New scheme-aware guidance feature within AI OperatorAssist will streamline payments repair across the lifecycle, reducing complexity and supporting growth

Finastra Launches AI-Powered Repair Recommendations for Payments

Finastra has launched Repair Recommendations, a new AI-powered capability within its AI OperatorAssist solution, designed to streamline payment exception handling for banks. Announced at Sibos 2026 in Miami, the feature identifies payment discrepancies, analyzes root causes, and provides scheme-aware, network-rule-validated recommendations (e.g., Swift, Fedwire, SEPA, UPI, Nexus) to ensure accurate corrections. It aims to reduce manual effort, accelerate onboarding, and enable banks to handle higher payment volumes efficiently. The feature complements Finastra's Global PAYplus and Payments To Go solutions, assisting human decision-making with human-in-the-loop governance. Industry analyst Robin LoGiudice from Datos Insights highlights the operational risks of manual processes and the value of AI-driven guidance. The solution reflects Finastra's commitment to integrating AI across the payment lifecycle.

• Finastra launched Repair Recommendations, an AI-powered feature within AI OperatorAssist.
• The feature was announced at Sibos 2026 in Miami on September 29, 2026.
• Repair Recommendations supports payment schemes including Swift, Fedwire, SEPA, UPI, and Nexus.

Finastra launches Supply Chain Finance to help banks accelerate working capital growth

Move delivers cloud, AI and API-enabled payables and receivables finance, in its first phase, including native risk distribution that can be integrated with Finastra’s award-winning Trade Innovation and Loan IQ applications.

Cognizant Selected by SITA for AI-Led Cloud Finance Transformation

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) has been selected by SITA, a leading air transport technology provider, as the implementation partner for SITA's SKY program. This enterprise-wide, finance-led initiative aims to implement a modern cloud platform for finance, procurement, and supply chain processes across SITA's global operations in over 200 countries, using Oracle Fusion Cloud as the core ERP. Cognizant will apply its AI-first approach, leveraging expertise from more than 800 cloud ERP projects and custom agents built on its agentic AI capabilities to automate and enhance planning, forecasting, and everyday financial activities. The partnership is designed to transform SITA's finance function into a strategic, growth-oriented partner, optimizing resources and accelerating decision-making, with the announcement made on October 6, 2026.

• Cognizant selected as partner for SITA's SKY program for finance transformation (announced Oct 6, 2026).
• Initiative implements cloud ERP for finance, procurement, and supply chain across 200+ countries.
• Oracle Fusion Cloud serves as the core ERP platform.

Paramount Appoints Mattel CEO as Co-CEO Ahead of Warner Acquisition

Paramount Global has appointed Ynon Kreiz, CEO of Mattel, as co-CEO alongside current CEO David Ellison, effective October 5, 2026. This appointment comes just before the completion of Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, expected to close on October 6, 2026. Kreiz will oversee day-to-day operations and the integration of the two studios, while Ellison will focus on strategy, creative direction, and technology. The merger, valued at over $110 billion, is expected to result in thousands of job cuts, with projected annual synergies of $6 billion within three years. Kreiz previously led a turnaround at Mattel, including job reductions, and is known for orchestrating the successful 'Barbie' movie. The deal faced legal challenges from several states, which were resolved after Paramount committed to increased U.S. production spending and retaining both Los Angeles studio lots. The merger has also raised concerns about CNN's editorial independence given the Ellison family's political ties.

• Ynon Kreiz, CEO of Mattel, will become co-CEO of Paramount on October 5, 2026, alongside David Ellison.
• The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger is expected to close on October 6, 2026, with a deal value exceeding $110 billion.
• Paramount expects annual synergies of $6 billion within three years from the merger.

Google Report: AI Doubles Software Vulnerability Disclosures

Google's Threat Intelligence Group reports that the number of disclosed software vulnerabilities has doubled within months, rising from 5,045 in January 2026 to 10,740 by August 2026. The report attributes this surge to the increasing use of AI agents in security research, which uncover different types of flaws than traditional scanners. Notably, 50% of AI-found vulnerabilities lead to remote code execution, compared to 26% for conventionally discovered ones. The report also highlights a rise in exploitation of known 'N-day' vulnerabilities, from 28 in all of 2025 to 75 between January and August 2026, likely accelerated by AI-assisted exploit creation. Additionally, vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure itself are growing, with over 1,500 reports in 2026, focusing on orchestration frameworks like Langflow and inference servers such as vLLM and Ollama. The report advises prioritizing patches based on threat intelligence and recommends AI-powered code reviews for software vendors.

• Vulnerability disclosures doubled from 5,045 in January 2026 to 10,740 in August 2026.
• 50% of AI-discovered vulnerabilities lead to remote code execution, vs. 26% for conventional methods.
• Exploitation of N-day vulnerabilities rose from 28 in 2025 to 75 between January and August 2026.