East West Bank partners Worldpay for business payment solutions
East West Bank in the US has entered into a new partnership deal with Worldpay. Through the long-term agreement, Worldpay…
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Monzo appoints NatWest’s Shelley Malton as new COO
UK challenger Monzo has named NatWest’s Shelley Malton as its new group chief operating officer (COO). Malton is set to…
Anchorage Digital Bank selects US Bank to custody reserves backing its payment stablecoins
US Bank, the fifth-largest financial institution in the US by asset size with $686 billion under management, has been chosen to…
Bank of North Dakota taps Fiserv to launch state stablecoin
The Bank of North Dakota has teamed up with core banking partner Fiserv to develop and launch a US state stablecoin dubbed…
Juniper Square acquires Tenor Digital in private credit push
Fintech unicorn Juniper Square has acquired Tenor Digital with plans to build out its fund operations software offering with new…
LatAm fintech Remitee lands $20m funding round
Latin American cross-border instant payments infrastructure provider Remitee has secured $20 million in a new funding round led by Lima-based…
Cleo Pay makes market debut with AP automation platform
New York-based fintech start-up Cleo Pay has made its market debut this week, launching an accounts payable automation platform targeting…
Coinbase applies for OCC charter to expand payment services
US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed it is applying for a National Trust Company Charter from the Office of the Comptroller of…
SmartSearch to acquire Credas for £77.8m
UK-based digital compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) software vendor SmartSearch has signed an agreement to acquire Credas Technologies from legal practice management…
Citizens promotes capital markets chief Ted Swimmer to commercial banking head
Citizens Financial Group has named Ted Swimmer as head of commercial banking, effective immediately. Swimmer, who previously led capital markets…
Global broker BGC Group snaps up market analytics firm Macro Hive
Global brokerage firm BGC Group has acquired Macro Hive, a London-based provider of market analytics and strategy services. The financial…
Payment orchestration platform Cuzdan launches in Azerbaijan powered by PayTabs
Cuzdan has launched its payment orchestration platform in Azerbaijan powered by infrastructure provided by Saudi fintech PayTabs Group. The payment…
Commonwealth Bank of Australia partners Dandelion for real-time transfers
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has partnered with Euronet Worldwide company Dandelion Payments to upgrade its cross-border payment services with…
Fifth Third agrees $10.9bn deal to acquire Comerica Bank
Fifth Third Bancorp has agreed to acquire Texas-based Comerica Bank in an all-stock transaction valued at $10.9 billion, creating the ninth-largest bank…
Net-zero banking movement suffers blow as NZBA ceases operations
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a UN-backed initiative created to align banking practices with Paris Agreement climate goals, has ceased…
The Cumberland Building Society names Stuart Miller as new CEO
The Cumberland Building Society has appointed Stuart Miller, currently chief commercial officer (CCO) at Newcastle Building Society, as its new…
Feedzai’s valuation jumps to $2bn following $75m Series E investment
Portuguese fraud prevention fintech Feedzai has achieved a valuation exceeding $2 billion after raising approximately $75 million in a Series…
OpenAI acquires investment start-up Roi
OpenAI has acquired investment start-up Roi for an undisclosed sum. Announcing the news, Roi says that as part of the transition,…
Real estate fintech Baselane raises $20m Series B
Baselane, a fintech platform designed to help real estate investors and landlords manage rental property finances, has raised $20 million…
Hyperliquid’s Long-Anticipated NFTs Have Finally Arrived – Could They Kickstart An NFT Bull Run?
If any altcoin could claim to be the top coin of 2025, then Hyperliquid has a pretty good case. Not…