Bunq hit with €2.6m fine by Dutch central bank
Dutch neobank Bunq has been fined €2.6 million by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) for alleged “serious deficiencies in its anti-money…
Pintarnya to expand financial services with $16.7m Series A
Indonesia-based start-up Pintarnya has secured $16.7 million in a Series A funding round, led by Australian venture capital firm Square…
CFPB files complaint and proposed stipulated final judgment and order against Synapse
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a complaint and proposed stipulated final judgment and order against Banking-as-a-Service…
Why FinTechs See Credit Unions as Their Next Big Growth Market
The financial services map is being redrawn, and credit unions are at the center. As FinTechs distance themselves from big…
Fintech startup Kiwi raises $24 Mn in Series B round led by Vertex Ventures
Fintech startup Kiwi has raised $24 million (Rs 208 crore) in its Series B round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast…
Grasshopper partners Narmi for MCP server integration
Grasshopper Bank has launched a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for business clients in partnership with Narmi, a digital…
Türkiye’s Moka United selects Algbra Labs to power UK market entry of digital banking brand RUUT
Moka United, the fintech subsidiary of Türkiye’s largest private bank, İşbank, has teamed up with UK-based Algbra Labs to introduce…
Simon Taylor outlines trends in fintech and banking transformations
Simon Taylor, a well-regarded fintech expert, presents the latest developments in the financial technology sector in his recent update, ‘Fintech…
Coop Norge in core banking upgrade with Mambu and Knowit
Oslo-headquartered financial cooperative Coop Norge has partnered with Mambu and Knowit to implement a new core banking solution to manage…
Circle acquires Malachite engine for Arc blockchain
US-based stablecoin fintech Circle Internet Group has acquired the Malachite consensus engine of Informal Systems to help build out its…
FinTech IPO Index Up 0.6% as Opendoor CEO Exits
The FinTech IPO Index gained a relatively tame 0.6% through the past five sessions, as management changes at firms and…
Shawbrook deploys Vault Core by Thought Machine as it looks to scale commercial SME lending products
Shawbrook, a UK-based savings and lending bank, has gone live with Thought Machine’s Vault Core banking platform as it looks…
Incode snaps up AuthenticID to bolster fraud defence
Incode has acquired AuthenticID, an identity verification software provider based in Kirkland, Washington, in an attempt to combat the rising…
Nubank appoints Amex vet Armando Herrera as Mexico CEO
Brazilian digital bank Nubank has appointed Armando Herrera as the new CEO of its Mexican subsidiary, Nu Mexico, effective 2…
Zand Bank in cross-border payments upgrade with Mastercard Move
Zand Bank has formed a new partnership with Mastercard to enhance its cross-border payment and cash services for retail, corporate,…
Broadridge acquires CX consultancy Signal
Broadridge Financial Solutions has acquired Signal, a customer experience management consultancy based in the UK, for an undisclosed sum. The…
Starling agrees to acquire Ember ahead of 2026 tax changes
UK challenger Starling Bank has acquired accounting and tax platform Ember to enhance its business banking services, in preparation for…
Kinective buys ESQ Data Solutions for ATM tech
Kinective has acquired ATM and self-service technology provider ESQ Data Solutions for an undisclosed sum as it looks to enhance…
N26 co-founder Valentin Stalf steps down from co-CEO role, moves to supervisory board
Valentin Stalf, co-founder of Germany-based digital bank N26, has stepped down as co-CEO and will move to a new role…
Santander’s Openbank taps Upvest for investment infrastructure
Santander’s digital banking subsidiary Openbank has selected German fintech Upvest to provide infrastructure for its investment services in Germany and…