Dubai Islamic Bank selects Finshape DBOS to enhance digital banking CX
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) in the UAE has partnered with Czech-based technology vendor Finshape to enhance the customer experience of…
Year: 2025
Deel’s valuation jumps to $17.3bn following $300m Series E
Deel, a US-based HR and payroll company, has completed a $300 million Series E funding round co-led by new investor…
HSBC builds new digital acquiring platform with India’s Juspay
HSBC has formed a new partnership with Accel-backed payment infrastructure company Juspay to develop a new digital acquiring platform for global merchants. The…
ZainTECH strengthens presence in Bahrain through partnership with DATAPATROL
UAE, Dubai – October 16, 2025: ZainTECH, the integrated digital solutions provider of Zain Group, today announced a strategic partnership…
Canadian FinTech leaders told to finally expect open banking progress in fall budget
Canadian FinTech leaders expect the upcoming federal budget to take the next legislative step toward a long-awaited open banking system. …
Banking Tech Awards 2025: Women in Technology – Meet the nominees
The Banking Tech Awards, hosted annually by FinTech Futures, spotlights the companies and industry champions who are revolutionising digital transformation across…
FCA sets out new proposals to boost asset management tokenisation
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled an updated strategy to further support tokenisation in asset management, setting out new proposals that will…
UK fintech Zilo names former Barclays exec Andrew Cole as chief operating officer
Zilo, a UK-based transfer agency software provider, has appointed industry veteran Andrew Cole as its new chief operating officer (COO),…
ERP platform Campfire fuels up with $65m Series B
Campfire, the enterprise resource planning (ERP) start-up founded by former Invoice2go VP John Glasgow in 2023, has raised $65 million…
New digital bank EZ Bank secures SAMA licence
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has granted regulatory approval for EZ Bank to operate as a digital banking institution in…
Sidetrade inks €37m deal to acquire O2C platform EzyCollect
France-based fintech Sidetrade has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of EzyCollect, an Australian order-to-cash…
Telcoin capitalises new digital asset bank venture with $25m pre-Series A
US-based fintech Telcoin has met the capital requirements to launch what it describes as “the first regulated blockchain bank in…
Revolut acquires AI travel assistant Swiftly
Revolut has acquired Swiftly, a Berlin-based start-up specialising in autonomous AI travel assistance, as the fintech giant continues to expand its…
Goldman Sachs agrees to acquire Industry Ventures in deal worth up to $965m
Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire California-based venture capital firm Industry Ventures for an initial $665 million. The proposed cash and…
Charity Bank to launch savings app powered by Sandstone Technology
Charity Bank in the UK has tapped long-standing technology partner Sandstone Technology to power its upcoming mobile savings app. According to Sandstone,…
Paystrax acquires UK EMI Nochex to boost market expansion
Lithuanian fintech Paystrax has acquired UK-based payment service provider Nochex to strengthen its foothold in the UK payments market. The…
Salt Bank debuts new investments feature with Upvest
Salt Bank has partnered with German fintech Upvest to launch a new feature called Salt Investments, which will enable in-app securities trading…
Dubai AI Festival 2026: Intelligence Ignited — The Global Epicenter of AI Innovation and Governance
Dubai, UAE — The world’s brightest minds will converge once again in the UAE for the Dubai AI Festival 2026,…
CARE ESG Awards 2025: Recognising MENA’s pioneers driving climate action and sustainable growth
Dubai, UAE – October 13, 2025 – Trescon, in partnership with ESG Mena, announced the launch of the CARE ESG Awards, a…
Crypto fintech Lemon raises $20m Series B
Argentina-based crypto fintech Lemon has raised $20 million in Series B funding as it looks to expand its operations throughout…