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 to…
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 threat…
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 September 2025.…
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, institutional, fintech, and…
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 New…
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 new national tax…
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…
US lendtech Casca raises $29m in Canapi-led Series A
San Francisco-based lendtech start-up Casca has raised $29 million in a Series A funding round led by venture and growth…
Pulse Launches Unified Lending Interface to Ease Embedding of Lending Products
Pulse, a data and software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, has launched a Unified Lending Interface (ULI), which enables introducers, brokers, and fintech…
Network International Selected to Advance Absa Business Banking’s Payment Processing Capabilities
Looking to advance its payments offering, African business bank Absa Business Banking has selected Network International, the digital commerce firm in the…
PayLaterr Taps Experian Fraud Detection Tools and Credit Data to Simplify Bill Payments
PayLaterr, a fintech platform enabling flexible bill payment for essential services, has partnered with Experian, the global consumer and business credit…
Ecommpay Announces New Partnership to Enable Firms to Better Understand Disability Inclusion
More businesses will have the ability to recruit, train and retrain people with disabilities following an extended partnership between global…
Digit9 Taps dLocal to Unlock Faster, Cheaper Remittances in Five African Markets
dlocal, the cross-border payment platform focused on emerging markets, is joining forces with Digit9, a cross-border payments orchestration platform, to support the expansion…
Mastercard and CMS Join FinTech Scotland’s Scottish Fintech Cluster to Accelerate Economic Growth
To support fintech innovation and accelerate economic growth across Scotland and the UK, FinTech Scotland has welcomed law firm CMS and international payments giant Mastercard into…
PayPal Ventures Backed Mesh Gets More Funding for Global Crypto Payments Network
Mesh secured additional investments to accelerate the growth of its global cryptocurrency payments network. The new funding brings the company’s total…
Monzo Becomes Latest Bank Tackling Mobile Phone Market
Add Monzo to the growing list of digital banks exploring the mobile phone market. The U.K. FinTech is weighing the launch of…
Payoneer and Stripe Team to Bolster Small Business Cross-Border Trade
Small business-focused FinTech Payoneer is expanding its online checkout offering in partnership with Stripe. The collaboration is aimed at cross-border small- to medium-sized…