Boku Launches Innovation Hub in Singapore to Drive the Future of Cross-Border Payment Solutions
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Boku, the global network for localized payment solutions, today announced the launch of its Innovation Hub in Singapore. The Hub includes a dedicated team focused on building new payment capabilities that solve merchants’ cross-border money movement challenges.
VAST Data Partners With Google Cloud to Enable Enterprise AI at Scale Across Hybrid Cloud Environments
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Cloud
VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, today announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, enabling customers to deploy the VAST AI Operating System (AI OS) as a fully managed service and extend a unified global namespace across hybrid environments.
Finastra Bolsters Technology Leadership Team With Strategic Executive Appointments
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced the appointment of three senior technology executives to its leadership team: a new Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, as well as a Chief Information Officer. These appointments reinforce Finastra’s commitment to delivering modern, secure, and trusted financial technology that enables its 8,000+ customers worldwide to innovate, scale and grow.
Banks and Insurers Deploy AI Agents to Fight Fraud and Process Applications, With Plans for New Roles to Supervise the AI
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Banking
Financial institutions are actively moving key customer-facing processes to AI agents, marking a rapid transformation in how customers interact with banks and insurers. According to the Capgemini Research Institute’s World Cloud Report in Financial Services 2026, the top processes for banks to deploy cloud-native, AI agents at scale include customer service (75%), fraud detection (64%), loan processing (61%) and customer onboarding (59%).
Creditinfo and NOTO Partner to Expand Market Access to Modern Fraud and AML Controls for Banks, Fintechs and Lenders
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Banking
Creditinfo, a global provider of credit risk and data intelligence, and NOTO, an enterprise platform for fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML), today announced a partnership to bring modern, data-rich financial crime controls to banks, fintechs and lenders across multiple markets. The agreement pairs Creditinfo’s in-market coverage and data expertise with NOTO’s adaptable decisioning and case-management platform, aiming to enhance...
Barclays Announced as Cornerstone Investor in Salica Investments £150M Growth Debt Fund II – Expanding Access to Capital for UK Innovators
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Investment
Salica Investments today announced that Barclays has joined as a cornerstone investor in its £150m Growth Debt Fund II, expanding access to flexible growth capital, to support the next generation of the UK’s high-growth, innovation-led businesses.
Smarter POS and Faster Payments: Helping Merchants Win During Peak Sales Season
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
60% of hospitality businesses say speed is their key reason for investing in smarter point-of-sale (POS) systems ahead of the 2025 holiday shopping season, according to new research from Lloyds Merchant Services. As festive trading ramps up, businesses are upgrading their checkout technology to handle higher volumes, reduce wait times and deliver a more seamless payment experience across busy venues.
UniCredit Named Best Bank in Trade Finance for Corporates in Germany and Joint Second Share Leader in Europe
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Banking
UniCredit has been recognised as the Best Bank in Trade Finance for Corporates in Germany,[i] according to data from Crisil Coalition Greenwich, a leading provider of strategic benchmarking, analytics and insights to the financial services industry, owned by S&P Global. The report also showed UniCredit as joint second Share Leader for corporate trade finance in Europe[ii] (with 27% of businesses citing the bank as an important trade finance...
Diversification Replaces Speculation as Core Investment Thesis for Institutional Crypto Investors
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, has revealed the results of its Future Finance 2025 global institutional investor report. The late-Q3 survey analyses the core interests, market sentiment and behaviour of 1000+ institutional and professional investors active in the crypto market across 43 countries. The 38-page report has six major themes; asset allocation, investment strategies, products and services, investment barriers, market...
Episode Six and Fireblocks Join Forces to Deliver Unified Payments Solution Bridging Traditional and Digital Finance
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Episode Six and Fireblocks today announced the co-development of a unified payments solution at Singapore Fintech Festival. The payments solution seamlessly integrates traditional and digital finance, bringing fiat, stablecoins, loyalty points, and other digital assets onto a single, programmable platform—empowering financial institutions to operate across asset classes with speed, security, and flexibility.
LHV Bank Appoints Callum Livingstone as Lending Director
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
LHV Bank has strengthened its UK lending team with the appointment of Callum Livingstone as Lending Director, further enhancing its capability to support brokers and business clients nationwide. Based in Manchester and reporting directly to Conor McDermott, Director of SME Lending, Callum will work across both trading and real estate businesses, focusing on term debt and investment lending, including growth, acquisition and expansion finance.
Constantinople Chooses Paymentology to Power Its Banking-as-a-Service Growth and Accelerate Payments Innovation in Australia
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Banking
Paymentology, the global leader in next-generation card issuing and payment processing, today announced a landmark partnership with Constantinople, one of Australia’s most ambitious fintech innovators. The collaboration marks Paymentology’s official entry into the Australian market, underlining its commitment to advancing digital payments innovation across the Asia-Pacific region.
Nium to Join Visa’s Stablecoin Settlement Pilot to Support Its Cross-Border Payments
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Nium the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, today announced it has elected to participate in Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot, an initiative that enables select partners to settle with Visa using stablecoins across supported blockchains.
Global Payments Launches Modular Countertop Designed for Genius
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Today, Global Payments , a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, introduced the industry’s first modular, countertop point-of-sale device, setting a new standard for flexibility, durability and speed in retail and restaurant environments. The device is purpose built for Genius, Global Payments' flagship POS platform.
FIS Research: Banks Hold the Key to Stablecoin Adoption
- 11 months 3 weeks ago
- Banking
FIS®, a global leader in financial technology, today released new research revealing that traditional banks are well positioned to bring stablecoins to American consumers.
