Stripe and Plasma Co-Develop a New Multi-Currency Card Experience
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Payments
Stripe and Plasma today announced a collaboration to launch multi-currency stablecoin cards, making it easier for people and businesses to spend across currencies and markets. Built in close partnership with Plasma as a design partner, the aim is to make everyday spending simpler. Cardholders will be able to use the currencies they already hold, reduce unnecessary conversions and FX costs, and spend abroad as easily as they spend at home.
Sound Credit Union Selects Temenos SaaS to Modernize Collections Operations
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
Temenos, a global leader in banking technology, today announced that Sound Credit Union (Sound), one of Washington State’s largest credit unions, has selected Temenos Collections delivered as Temenos SaaS to modernize its collections operations.
FIS AML Investigations Agent Now Commercially Available to Help Banks Tackle the Scale and Cost of Financial Crime Compliance
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- AML and KYC
FIS® today announced that the FIS AML Investigations Agent that was jointly announced in May 2026 with Anthropic, is now commercially available to any U.S.-based bank, including those that are not FIS clients today. This is the first solution of its kind from a provider that already operates the core banking, payments and data infrastructure financial crime investigations depend on, with built-in controls that keep analysts in command of every...
Iberdrola, BBVA and Santander Deliver the First Syndicated Financing Managed Entirely on Blockchain
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Blockchain
Iberdrola, BBVA and Santander arranged a €150 million corporate syndicated financing facility, managed entirely using distributed ledger technology (DLT), commonly known as blockchain. The transaction marks a milestone for the financial market as the first live syndicated loan whose entire lifecycle, from execution and disbursement through to the management of interest, waivers, repayments, assignments and maturity, is administered using this...
Industry and Government Back CFIT Financial Inclusion Coalition
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
After the Economic Secretary to the Treasury’s welcomed CFIT’s Financial Inclusion Coalition at the Fintech as a Force for Good conference in London last week, CFIT is today announcing that several major UK banks – including Natwest, Nationwide and HSBC UK - will participate in the Coalition, highlighting Government and industry support for the initiative to develop a new Supported Payments framework.
Smarsh Taps Former ACI Worldwide Executive Alessandro Silva as Chief Growth Officer to Drive Its Next Phase of Global Expansion
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- People Moves
Smarsh, the global leader in communications data and intelligence, today announced the appointment of Alessandro Silva as Chief Growth Officer. In this newly created role, Silva will unite Smarsh’s Enterprise, Corporate, Public Sector, and Global Channel business units under one commercial strategy, accelerating execution, and driving the company’s next phase of international growth.
Akurateco Integrates with viaSocket to Automate Payment Operations Without Code
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Payments
Akurateco, a white-label payment software vendor, has launched an integration with viaSocket, a no-code workflow automation platform that connects more than 2,300 business applications. The integration went live and lets teams run routine payment operations in Akurateco automatically, based on what happens in the other tools they use.
Acorns Acquires Frich, Expanding Its Financial Education Community
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Consultancy
Acorns, the financial wellness company helping everyday Americans grow their money, today announced the acquisition of Frich, a community where young Americans learn about money from each other. Frich co-founders Katrin Kaurov and Aleksandra Medina join Acorns as Co-Leads of Education & Community.
AI Rivals Human Advisers as Brits Seek Financial Help Without Judgement
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Judgment, jargon, and embarrassment remain major barriers holding Brits back from taking control of their money, driving a shift towards AI assistants for money guidance. When asked who they would feel most comfortable approaching with a financial question, 18% of Brits said an AI assistant, just marginally second to a traditional financial adviser (19%), as revealed in a study commissioned by smart money app Plum.
Deutsche Bank Deploys Farsight On-Premise Across Investment Banking and Capital Markets in Europe and the Americas
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Banking
Farsight, the platform helping global financial services firms become AI-native, today announced its partnership with Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank has deployed Farsight at present across Investment Banking & Capital Markets teams in Europe and North America, bringing specialized AI directly into critical banking workflows while keeping sensitive data, proprietary knowledge and workflow activity within the bank’s own technology environment.
IMF and World Bank Group Release the ‘Bangkok Blueprint’ to Combat Cyber-Enabled Fraud in Digital Finance
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Cybersecurity
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) Managements today released the Bangkok Blueprint, a high-level framework developed in coordination with the Bank of Thailand that aims to help countries prevent, detect, and address the growing threat of cyber-enabled fraud in digital financial services.
StraitsX Partners with Visa to Expand Its Reach to Over 100 Markets Globally Through Stablecoin-Backed Card Programs
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Payments
StraitsX, the stablecoin-native settlement layer powering global finance, today announced that it is partnering with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments to expand its card issuing capabilities globally to more than 100 markets.
Nuvei Secures License to Offer Local Payment Acceptance in South Africa
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Payments
Nuvei, the global fintech building the infrastructure for every payment, everywhere, today announced that it has secured authorization from the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) to offer local merchant payment services in South Africa, expanding its ability to support global brands and local businesses through its global payments platform.
Convera Appoints Four Senior Leaders to Accelerate Its Global Money Movement Platform
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- People Moves
Convera, a global leader in commercial payments, today announced four senior leadership appointments: Mike Cahill as EVP and Chief Operating Officer; Jon Southall as SVP and Chief Technology Officer; Tui Allen as SVP and Chief Product Officer; and Chris Steinig as Chief Information Officer. Together, they bring extensive experience in building and scaling global payments, product, technology and operational platforms.
Starling Becomes First Bank to Train AI Model on UK Sovereign Cloud
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Banking
Starling is building a transactional foundation model (TFM) with support from NVIDIA that will be the first banking model to be trained and hosted within a UK sovereign cloud.* Working with UK cloud provider Civo, Starling is supercharging its ability to design tools for customers while also supporting the growth of UK cloud capability.
