Swift Launches Blockchain Ledger as Banks Test 24/7 Tokenised Payments
Swift has moved its blockchain project out of the design room and into something much closer to live banking use.…
Revolut Names Kuba Fast as CEO of Its European Banking Arm
Revolut has made another leadership move in Europe, and this one feels quite deliberate. The fintech has appointed Kuba Fast…
Deutsche Bank Gets Saudi Regional Headquarters Licence as Riyadh Push Grows
Deutsche Bank Adds Another Saudi Entity Deutsche Bank has secured a regional headquarters licence in Saudi Arabia, giving the German…
Sony Gets Conditional OCC Approval for U.S. Trust Bank
Sony is moving deeper into regulated digital finance, and this time it is not just another Web3 experiment sitting on…
Tangos AI Raises $20M to Scale Financial Crime Investigation Platform
Israel-based regtech startup Tangos AI has raised $20 million in seed financing, giving the young company fresh capital to expand…
Aria Raises €7M as Invoice Financing Gets a Bigger Push
Aria Adds Fresh Capital for Its Next Stage Paris-based fintech Aria has raised €7 million in a Series A extension…
European Parliament Backs Digital Euro as EU Moves Closer to CBDC Launch
Digital Euro Clears a Major Political Hurdle The digital euro has just moved one step closer to becoming real. The…
Visa Moves Beyond Payments With New Travel Companion Platform
Visa does not want to be remembered only at checkout anymore. The payments giant has launched Visa Destinations, a mobile-first…
Coinbase UK MiFID Licence Opens Door to Investment Services
Coinbase is getting a bigger licence in the UK, and this one moves it closer to traditional finance. The US…
HSBC Qatar Expands Corporate Merchant Payments Through Noqoody Partnership
HSBC Qatar is moving deeper into digital payments with a new merchant acquiring service for its corporate banking clients, built…
Equifax to Acquire Círculo de Crédito in $750M Deal
Equifax is making a bigger move into Mexico’s credit data market. The consumer credit reporting giant has agreed to acquire…
FCA Pushes UK Banks to Fix Basic Account Access for Vulnerable Customers
The UK’s biggest banks have been told to do better on basic bank accounts. Not later. Not vaguely. Now. The…
Flutterwave Secures Circle Ventures Investment as Stablecoin Payments Get More Serious
Flutterwave has secured a strategic investment from Circle Ventures, giving the African payments company a stronger push into stablecoin-based settlement…
UK Savings Fintech Stoa Raises £1.8 Million to Rethink Idle Cash
UK savings fintech Stoa has raised £1.8 million in pre-seed funding, giving the startup fresh capital to build what it…
JPMorgan and BofA Reportedly Explore Deal for Fiserv Debit Network
Big Banks Are Looking Closer at Debit Rails JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are reportedly among the major U.S.…
Satispay Partners Mastercard as Italian Fintech Moves Closer to Banking
Satispay is taking another step away from being “just” a payments app. The Italian fintech has partnered with Mastercard to…
Klarna’s Bank Charter Bid Shows Fintech Wants More Than Bank Partnerships
Klarna is no longer just trying to sit beside the banking system. It wants a bigger seat inside it. The…
US FinTech Investment Rises in Q2 2026 as Bigger Deals Come Back Into Focus
US FinTech investment had a stronger second quarter than many may have expected. Not because dealmaking suddenly exploded everywhere. It…
Tilt Acquires Blipay as Brazil Becomes Its Next Credit Market Bet
Tilt is moving deeper into international consumer credit, and Brazil is now the next stop. The US-based fintech has acquired…
Stripe’s Bridge Wins EU MiCA Approval and E-Money Licence
Stripe’s stablecoin infrastructure firm Bridge has cleared a major regulatory step in Europe, securing both EU MiCA authorisation and an…