AI FinTech Grasp secures $7m Series A funding round
Swedish AI company Grasp, which automates investment banking and management consulting work using multi-agent systems, has raised $7m in Series A…
Fintech company Fiserv slashes guidance, shuffles leadership after big earnings miss
The company, which owns the point-of-sale business management platform Clover, cut its full-year revenue growth outlook to between 3.5% and…
Belize Bank upgrades core banking system to Finastra Essence
Belize Bank Group has gone live with Finastra Essence, a core banking system provided by Finastra, at its two entities –…
Experian snaps up KYC360 to bolster fraud prevention capabilities
Experian has acquired KYC360, a Jersey-based regulatory technology firm, to strengthen its fraud prevention and financial crime compliance capabilities across the…
Canada’s Wealthsimple bags around $538m in fresh funding at $7.2bn valuation
Toronto-headquartered money management fintech Wealthsimple has raised CAD 750 million (around $538 million) in an equity funding round co-led by Dragoneer Investment…
Wealthsimple raises $750m, hits $10bn valuation
Wealthsimple, one of Canada’s leading FinTech companies, has announced a significant equity round of up to CAD $750m, propelling its…
Standard Chartered and Dandelion Unite for Global Payments
Standard Chartered partners with Dandelion Payments to expand cross-border disbursement capabilities across multiple currencies and digital wallets Standard Chartered has…
HSBC selects ValidiFI to enhance payment security
HSBC has partnered with US-based regtech company ValidiFI for its account validation and risk detection solutions to “enhance the integrity…
Dallas-Based Auto Loan Payoff Fintech EPIC Raises $10M Series A
Dallas-based auto industry financial technology company EPIC has raised $10 million in Series A funding in a round led by…
Sweden’s Fedelta Finance deepens Vilja partnership with launch of savings accounts
Swedish lender Fedelta Finance has expanded its partnership with banking technology provider Vilja, launching a new savings offering powered by…
Acrisure hires Palantir’s Benjamin Funk as new chief technology and chief AI officer
US fintech Acrisure has named Benjamin Funk as its new chief technology officer and chief AI officer. Funk joins the…
Dubai: Building a fintech, payments, banking, and finance powerhouse
In more than one way, the United Arab Emirates is a crossroads between the East and the West from a…
UK launches new scale-up initiative to accelerate growth of financial services firms
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled plans for a new specialised “scale-up unit” designed to “provide dedicated resource for fast-growing…
Modern Treasury buys stablecoin paytech start-up Beam
US payments infrastructure firm Modern Treasury has acquired paytech start-up Beam to expand its global instant payments services with stablecoin…
US lender BMG Money seals $360m facility with Hudson Cove
BMG Money, a Miami-based fintech specialising in loans and financial wellness tools for thin-file employees, has landed a forward flow…
India’s Fintech Boom Enters a New Era — and So Do Cyber Threats
Mumbai, India — October 26, 2025 — India’s world-leading fintech revolution, fueled by digital payments, neobanking, and blockchain innovation, is…
Nigeria’s Central Bank Engages Fintech Leaders to Shape Future Policy
Nigeria’s Central Bank Advances Fintech Collaboration at Global Meetings The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has renewed its push to…
Emirates NBD Marks Two Years of NDTI, Unveils Fifth Cohort of Emirati Fintech Innovators
Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT region, has launched the fifth cohort of its pioneering National Digital…
Qi Card to represent Iraq’s fintech leadership at Money 20/20 USA
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – International Smart Card (DBA Qi Card), the leading electronic payment solutions provider in Iraq, is set…
Fintech holds key to Africa’s $17 trillion real estate market – Virety CEO
Fintech and digital payment platforms are emerging as critical tools in transforming the rental economy as Africa’s real estate sector…