Canadian fintech Keep emerges from stealth with $78m in equity and debt
Canadian fintech Keep, which operates a financial platform designed for small businesses, has emerged from stealth with CAD 108 million…
Year: 2025
Acrisure’s valuation jumps to $32bn with $2.1bn investment round
US fintech and insurance heavyweight Acrisure has raised $2.1 billion through a new convertible senior preferred stock issuance, elevating the…
Mastercard and OCTO Join Forces to Promote Responsible Driving Through Loyalty Programs
Mastercard and OCTO, a global leader in advanced telematics solutions and data analytics services for the insurance and automotive sectors,…
Openbank by Santander Reaches 100,000 Customers in the United States, Well-Positioned for Continued Growth in 2025
Santander Bank N.A. (“Santander Bank” or “the Bank”) today announced that the recently launched Openbank by Santander digital platform in the United…
Winston & Strawn Launches Financial Innovation & Regulation Practice
Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the launch of its Financial Innovation & Regulation Practice (FIR), a strategic response to…
OP Financial Group and Accenture Expand Partnership to Accelerate OP’s Insurance Business
OP Financial Group, the largest banking group of Finland, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have expanded their existing partnership to modernize OP’s non-life…
Revolut commits $1.1bn to French expansion
Revolut has unveiled its French expansion plans, committing to invest over €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in the market over the next…
Thank You for Joining Us at Dubai FinTech Summit 2025: A Transformative Gathering for the Future of Finance
Dubai, UAE – May 2025 — Thank you for joining us at Dubai FinTech Summit 2025. Your participation was instrumental…
Why Hong Kong Is Betting on Clarity and Collaboration in Fintech Regulation
Hong Kong’s fintech strategy is grounded in a long-term vision: not just for innovation, but for regulatory transparency, predictability and…
No More Big Bang – Finastra Helps Banks Modernise Without Meltdown
For many banks, the idea of replacing core systems in one dramatic leap – the so-called ‘big bang’ approach –…
Bitstamp Secures MiCA Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence and Eyes More Globally
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has secured Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence approval under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation by…
BARQ Systems and Novigo Solutions Commended by UiPath for Identifying Agentic Automation Use Cases
BARQ systems, the regional IT services provider operating in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Novigo Solutions, a technology-driven company…
Aveni Launches FinLLM With Support From Nationwide and Lloyds Banking Group
Following investment from Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide last year, UK AI fintech, Aveni has announced the launch of its domain-specific large language model (LLM) purpose-built…
Wio Bank Reveals Secret to Successful Collaboration With Customers at Dubai FinTech Summit
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are created from entrepreneurs’ passions. They set themselves a goal to launch a service they…
VARA Updates Virtual Asset Trading Rulebook to Enhance Risk Transparency
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has officially published the second version of its activity-based rulebooks. VARA’s updated rulebook includes enhanced supervisory…
Zand Bank and Mamo Become First UAE Clients to Leverage Ripple Cross-Border Payment Solution
UAE-based digital bank Zand Bank and Mamo, a fintech company simplifying peer-to-peer and business payments in the UAE, have become the country’s first…
Carbon credit platform Riverse raises €5m to scale engineered climate solutions
Riverse, a carbon crediting platform focused on engineered climate solutions, has secured €5m in a seed funding round to expand…
UK businesses brace for ECCTA as new economic crime laws take effect
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) is a landmark regulation designed to strengthen the UK’s fight against…
AAA Life taps One Inc for digital payment overhaul with PremiumPay
One Inc, a leading digital payments network focused on the insurance industry, has partnered with AAA Life Insurance Company, a provider…
42% of UK firms back Open Banking to cut fraud and improve efficiency
A new report by Payit, the Open Banking payment service from NatWest, reveals that 42% of UK businesses are considering…