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…
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…
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…
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…
Aster Delisted From DeFiLlama’s Perpetual DEX Ranking
DeFiLlama, a leading DeFi data aggregator, has delisted the trading volume for Aster DEX from its dashboard. The action was…
Milton Arch Unveils NFT Innovation Hub in Dallas with NFT Headquarters
Milton Arch, visionary Founder and CEO of NFT Headquarters, today inaugurated a state-of-the-art NFT Innovation Hub in Dallas, marking a…
NFT Market Sees Steady Growth as Sales Reach $129 Million
NFT Market Grows for Third Straight Week NFT trading activity picked up again this week, with total sales climbing 8.13%…
ECB selects Almaviva and Fabrick for digital euro app
The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected Almaviva and Fabrick to develop the mobile app for the proposed digital euro.…
Mike Regnier to step down as Santander UK CEO by Q1 2026
Mike Regnier has confirmed his intention to step down as CEO of Santander UK by the end of Q1 2026,…
US payment processor Merchant Industry acquired by Lovell Minnick Partners
Private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP) has acquired Merchant Industry, a payment processor serving small and mid-sized businesses across…
Digital credit platform Yup raises $32m in push for profitability
Yup, a digital credit payment platform developed by Singapore-based fintech Finture, has raised $32 million, with plans to grow its…
Australian fintech firm Zeller expands to UK in first overseas move
Australian fintech Zeller is expanding into the UK, marking its first international move. Founded in 2020 in Melbourne, Zeller offers…