Fintech firm Tarabut opens new regional headquarters in Riyadh
Tarabut, a Middle East and North Africa (MENA)-based open banking platform, has launched its regional headquarters in Riyadh. The move…
Ooredoo Fintech to Join PayPal World, Unlocking Seamless Global Commerce for its Consumers and Merchants
Ooredoo Fintech, one of MENA’s leading digital financial services providers, operating in multiple countries across the region, today announced their…
Crest Savings partners Vine for AI commercial lending tech
Crest Savings Bank in New Jersey has opted for the commercial lending technology from start-up Vine. Hosted on Amazon Web…
Viamericas raises £113.6m to grow remittance network
Viamericas has raised $113.6 million in a new funding round led by Old National Bank, with support from Bank of…
Nubank files for US national bank charter
Brazil-based digital challenger Nubank has submitted an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a…
SIBS chief Madalena Cascais Tomé to head financial services at Worldline
Former SIBS CEO Madalena Cascais Tomé has joined Worldline as head of financial services, effective immediately. Tomé, who is also…
Nium Unveils Global Collections to Help Banks Offer Local Currency Accounts Abroad
Nium has rolled out Global Collections, a new offering aimed at allowing banks to provide their clients with local currency…
Swift to develop blockchain ledger for instant cross-border payments
Swift is moving to evolve its position from a pure financial messaging system to a payment infrastructure provider, with new…
HSBC continues global retreat with Sri Lanka retail banking sale
HSBC is continuing its international divestment strategy through a new agreement to sell its retail banking business in Sri Lanka…
Former MP Chris Pond succeeds Charlotte Crosswell as CFIT chair
The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), a fintech industry body and innovation hub based in the UK, has…
Nine Alums Raised More Than $566 Million in Q3 2025
The rebound in fintech funding that we’ve been looking for over the past few weeks earned further confirmation today after…
HSBC tests quantum bond trading in IBM partnership
HSBC and IBM have achieved a significant breakthrough in algorithmic bond trading by successfully conducting the world’s first known trial…
Wealthfront files for IPO, joining wave of fintech firms going public in 2025
Wealthfront, the startup that helped popularize the robo-advisor style of automated investing, filed for a U.S. initial public offering Monday,…
Hong Kong’s RedotPay joins fintech unicorn club following $47m round
Hong Kong-based stablecoin payment platform RedotPay has become the latest fintech to achieve unicorn status, following the completion of a…
AI accounting start-up Light targets US expansion with $30m Series A
Danish fintech start-up Light has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round to grow its team and expand…
Ualett tops up Thiele debt deal by $150m
Ualett has landed a $150 million debt facility with long-time funding partner Thiele Capital Management, with the US fintech now…
First Merchants inks $241m merger deal with First Savings
First Merchants Corporation and First Savings Financial Group have announced plans to join forces in a $241.3 million all-stock merger…
Circle Sinks 11% as Stablecoin Refund Debate Rattles Markets
The fall season has begun with turbulence for publicly listed FinTechs. The FinTech IPO Index declined 3.5% this past week,…
Payment Innovation: Real-Time Systems Shape Industry Future
Payment stakeholders will explore new technologies & strategic frameworks driving the evolution of digital transaction systems at FinTech LIVE London…
FIS acquires account origination fintech Amount
US fintech giant FIS continues to build out its banking solutions business with the acquisition of Amount, a Chicago-based provider…