After the Scam: The Emotional and Financial Impact of Global Fraud
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Fraud Detection
Financial fraud is inflicting a deep and lasting emotional toll on consumers worldwide, with anger, anxiety and shame emerging as the most common responses among victims, according to new research from LSEG Risk Intelligence.
Finastra Strengthens AI Capabilities with New Center of Excellence and Leadership Appointment
- 1 month 2 days ago
- People Moves
Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities across the financial services industry, helping institutions improve efficiency, insight, and decision-making. At Finastra, AI initiatives are already underway across engineering and product development to internal operations and customer-facing initiatives, helping teams work smarter and enabling new ways to support financial institutions around the world.
Ontop Partners With BVNK to Launch USD Stablecoin Embedded Accounts for Global Workers
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Ontop, the global workforce payments and payroll platform, today announced a strategic partnership with stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK to launch embedded USD stablecoin accounts for international customers.
TreviPay and NextMove by Cintra Partner to Launch “NextPass Business: Pay by Invoice” for Business and Fleet Customers
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Payments
TreviPay, a fully managed B2B payments platform, today announced an agreement with NextMove by Cintra to launch NextPass Business: Pay by Invoice. The new program is designed to provide NextMove’s business and fleet customers with consolidated, flexible invoicing and payment terms for toll management services. NextPass Business: Pay by Invoice, which will be available across the United States and Canada, will launch at the TMC Annual Meeting...
Thunes Brings Stablecoin Payouts to 11,500 Banks via SWIFT Connectivity, Bridging Traditional Finance and Digital Assets
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today unveils a major breakthrough in cross-border payments by offering its Pay-to-Stablecoin-Wallets solution to banks globally through their existing Swift connectivity. This innovation unlocks a new era of interoperability, enabling the 11,500 institutions on the Swift network to send real-time payments to more than 500 million stablecoin wallets worldwide, with zero additional...
Travelex Launches Inaugural Insights Report: 69% of Travellers Still Choose Cash
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Cash management
Leading foreign exchange company Travelex has today released its inaugural Travelex Travey Money Insights Report. While domestic cash usage may be decreasing, the report highlights that on average more than two-thirds of global travellers choose to take cash when they travel. The report, which analysed Travelex revenue figures across 12 months along with bespoke global surveys in key markets, identifies consumer travel money acquisition and...
Feedzai Aligns With United Nations and INTERPOL at Global Fraud Summit, Pledging Support to Fight Cross-Border Financial Crime
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Fraud Detection
Feedzai, the leading AI-native RiskOps platform provider for end-to-end financial crime prevention, has pledged its commitment to actively engage in the fight against financial crimes with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Interpol during the Global Fraud Summit in Vienna on March 16 and 17.
Garanti BBVA Takes a New Step in Open Banking: All Cards from Different Banks Now on a Single Screen
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Payments
Through this new card integration, Garanti BBVA clients can now view and manage cards issued by different banks via a single screen. The feature enables users to track key details such as credit limits, transaction activity, and reward points associated with cards held at other institutions. In addition to individual customers, merchants, SMEs, and corporate clients can also view cards from different banks in one place, allowing them to manage...
Upvest Secures $125M to Cement Its Position as Europe’s Leading API-First Investment Infrastructure
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Fundraising News
Upvest, Europe’s category-leading investment infrastructure provider, today announces a $125 million financing round to accelerate the modernization of legacy banking systems across Europe and the UK. The $90 million equity round is led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent, with strong backing from existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and BlackRock. In addition, the company is also finalising a $35 million debt facility to further...
AutoRek Appoints Jonathan Cathie as Chief Operating Officer to Accelerate Global Growth
- 1 month 2 days ago
- People Moves
AutoRek, a global provider of automated reconciliation and financial controls solutions, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Cathie as Chief Operating Officer.
Visa Launches ‘Agentic Ready’ Programme to Advance Agentic Commerce in Europe
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Payments
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced the launch of Visa Agentic Ready, a new global programme, designed to support the payments ecosystem as it prepares for a new era of agentic commerce. Launching first in Europe, including the UK, this builds on Visa Intelligent Commerce - Visa’s strategic framework for enabling trusted, AI-driven commerce experiences at scale.
Four in Five UK SMEs Missed Growth Opportunities Due to Lack of Finance, Lovey Report Reveals
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
Lovey (formerly Love Finance), the UK’s fastest-growing SME lender and broker, has today released its first SME whitepaper, The 2026 H1 SME Finance Outlook. The research explores how SMEs accessed finance in 2025 and examines their outlook, priorities and borrowing appetite for 2026. The report reveals that SMEs are experiencing significant pressure from the tax burden and rising costs, with a lack of access to external finance resulting in...
G7 Expands Its International Payment Offering by Accepting JCB Cards Across Its Taxi Fleet
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Payments
G7, Europe’s leading taxi provider, today announced the expansion of its international payment options with the acceptance of JCB Cards across its entire fleet of taxis. JCB is a major international payments brand and one of the leading card schemes in the world with 175 million cardmembers from 18 countries and territories, mainly from Asia. This new milestone is part of G7’s broader strategy to enhance the in‑car customer experience and better...
Avaloq and Aladdin Wealth Strengthen Service Offering to Arab Bank Switzerland
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Banking
Avaloq started working with Arab Bank Switzerland in 2017, delivering a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for core banking combined with banking operations outsourcing (BPaaS). This solid operational foundation has supported the bank’s strong growth, with assets under management of the Arab Bank Switzerland’s Group, including Gonet, close to CHF 20 billion at year-end 2025.
Mintos Broadens Its Offering With Regulated Crypto ETPs in Collaboration With Upvest
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Mintos, a European multi-asset investment platform for long-term wealth building, is expanding into crypto by offering regulated exchange-traded products (ETPs) that provide exposure to cryptocurrencies starting from just €5. The crypto ETPs are issued by established global providers such as BlackRock iShares and VanEck; they track the price of an underlying cryptocurrency and trade similarly to exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
