Sumsub Academy Brings Expert Training On-Site, Setting a New Strategic Benchmark for Enterprise Risk Education
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Consultancy
Sumsub, a global verification and fraud prevention leader, today announced a major milestone for Sumsub Academy, its official educational arm, with the launch of specialized, offline corporate training programs.
CX BFSI Exchange East Returns to Unite North America’s Leading Financial Services CX Innovators
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- FinTech StartUps
13-14 October 2026 | InterContinental Miami, Florida As customer expectations evolve and AI rapidly transforms financial services, the CX BFSI Exchange East will bring together senior customer experience, digital, operations and service leaders from across banking, financial services, fintech and credit unions to address the industry's most pressing challenges.
Meniga Launches Fini: The Financial Intelligence Layer Behind Any Bank’s AI Assistant
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Meniga, the leading hyper-personalised banking platform, today announced the launch of Fini, an advanced, standards-compliant MCP server that enables banks to bring agentic AI into their digital channels using Meniga’s financial intelligence.
Santander Financial Crime Compliance Transformation Leader Joins ThetaRay as Chief Strategic Customers Officer
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- People Moves
ThetaRay, a leader in AI infrastructure for financial crime compliance, today announced the appointment of Luis Pinedo as Chief Strategic Customers Officer. Previously Pinedo was Group VP of Compliance at Santander Bank, where during his 16-year tenure, he led global Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) transformation initiatives across operating models, processes, and technology platforms.
Float Powers Card-Linked Instalments in the UK Compatible with Visa and Mastercard Credit Cards
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Payments
Float, the card-linked instalment platform, has launched in the UK. Compatible with 55+ million UK credit cards, Float lets merchants offer their shoppers up to 12 interest-and fee-free1 monthly instalments using the credit card they already have – with no new credit issued and no additional sign-up process. Float’s technology powers this new category of instalment payments: one that runs entirely within the shopper's existing credit limit.
Open Banking Maintains Lower Fraud Rates Than the Wider Payments Industry, New Monitor Shows
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Open Banking
Fraud rates within Open Banking payments remain below wider UK payments industry benchmarks as adoption of Open Banking continues to grow, according to the first edition of the Open Banking Payments & Fraud Monitor, published today by Open Banking Limited (OBL).
€150+ Million for European Restaurants: YouLend and Just Eat Takeaway.com Scale Embedded Financing Across Seven Markets
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
Global embedded financing platform YouLend and global on-demand delivery company Just Eat Takeaway.com today announced a major milestone in their partnership, having provided more than €150 million in financing to restaurants and takeaways across seven European markets: the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Poland.
49% of UK Payments Firms Say Regulation Is Moving Faster Than Their Systems Can Adapt
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Payments
Nearly half (49%) of UK payments executives say regulatory expectations are changing faster than their systems can adapt, while 45% say compliance costs are rising faster than company revenue, according to research from payments reconciliation and reporting platform Kani Payments.
Mifundo Expands Romanian Credit Data Coverage Through Partnership with Biroul de Credit
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Banking
Biroul de Credit, the dominant and historically established banking credit bureau in Romania, and Mifundo have entered into a cooperation agreement to help European banks assess Romanian customers who are often treated as thin-file applicants despite having established financial histories in Romania.
Plumery Integrates SEON’s Fraud Prevention into Next-Gen Digital Banking
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Banking
Plumery, the digital banking development platform, today announced a partnership with SEON, the AI Command Center for Fraud Prevention and AML Compliance, integrating SEON’s device‑intelligence technology into the company’s platform for digital banks. The collaboration gives customers globally the ability to quickly identify and block fraudulent devices, reducing account‑takeover risk and strengthening security across digital channels.
ING Accelerates Growth in Private Banking with Strategic Investment in Leading Spanish Wealth Manager Singular Bank
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Fundraising News, Investment
ING today announced a strategic investment in its Private Banking capabilities by acquiring a stake of approximately 40% in leading Spanish wealth manager Singular Bank. The transaction allows us to accelerate our growth in Private Banking and Wealth Management in the attractive Spanish market. This fits into our ‘Growing the difference’ strategy to increase impact in the markets we operate in, expanding in product offerings and business...
Lorum Appoints Dr. Hartwig Gerhartinger as Chief Legal, Risk and Compliance Officer
- 2 weeks 3 days ago
- People Moves
Lorum, the specialist correspondent institution, today announced the appointment of Dr. Hartwig Gerhartinger as Chief Legal, Risk and Compliance Officer.
Santander Publishes AI Projects Under an Open Source Licence to Ramp Up Shared Innovation
- 2 weeks 3 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Santander is opening up its technology to help build more trustworthy, competitive artificial intelligence (AI) in banking, on a par with sector leaders. The bank has shared over a dozen of its AI projects under an Open Source licence, enabling developers, researchers and professionals the world over to use this technology free of charge to grow. You can check out what Santander has published on its new channel on GitHub, the global...
VEON and Mastercard Join Forces to Accelerate Accessibility of Financial Services
- 2 weeks 3 days ago
- Payments
VEON Ltd, a global digital operator and Mastercard collaborate to accelerate the development of inclusive, intelligent and accessible financial services across Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan.
New Starling Scam Tools Protect Customers from Snatch-Theft as Bank Issues Summer Phone Crime Warning
- 2 weeks 3 days ago
- Digital banking
Starling has released two new scam tools for its five million customers, designed to keep their money safe from phone snatch-theft and shoulder surfing scams. These tools include a UK-first ‘Snatch-theft detector’ and the bank’s new ‘Safe locations’ feature.
