FIS Brings Agentic AI to Banking With Anthropic, Starting With Financial Crimes
- 3 months 20 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
FIS®, the financial technology company powering nearly 12% of the global economy, today announced that it is working with Anthropic to bring agentic AI to banking, beginning with the Financial Crimes AI Agent. The agent will compress anti-money-laundering investigations from hours to minutes, automatically assembling evidence across a bank's core systems, evaluating activity against known typologies, and surfacing the highest-risk cases for...
Former Klarna Director Rasmus Rolén Named CEO of Debt Consolidation Fintech, Plus1
- 3 months 20 hours ago
- People Moves
Plus1, the Swedish debt consolidation fintech that helps consumers combine multiple loans into single, lower-cost repayments, has appointed ex-Klarna Director Rasmus Rolén as Chief Executive Officer to lead its European expansion. This appointment comes at a crucial time for Plus1, a portfolio company under financial services venture builder and investor 0TO9, following its rebrand from Nstart last year. The fintech helps users cut their...
DTCC Advances Development of New Tokenization Service, Convenes 50+ Firms to Drive Digital Assets Adoption
- 3 months 20 hours ago
- Asset Management
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced progress and timelines on the delivery of The Depository Trust Company’s (DTC’s) tokenization service, which is being designed with feedback and collaboration from more than 50 financial industry firms.
AlHuda CIBE and Uzbekistan Banking Association (UBA) Collaborate to Advance Islamic Finance Growth in Uzbekistan
- 3 months 20 hours ago
- Islamic Finance
The AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE), a globally recognized Advisory, Consultancy, and Capacity-Building Firm specializing in Islamic Banking and Finance, has entered into a Strategic Collaboration with the Uzbekistan Banking Association (UBA), the leading body representing the banking sector in Uzbekistan. This mutual cooperation was formalized on April 28, 2026, to strengthen collaboration in the development and promotion...
Payward Completes Acquisition of Bitnomial, the First Fully CFTC-Licensed Crypto-Native Derivatives Stack in the US
- 3 months 1 day ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform advancing an open, global financial system, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Bitnomial, the first fully CFTC-licensed derivatives company in the United States built for digital assets.
MoonPay Announces ‘MoonAgents Card’ Enabling AI Agents to Spend Stablecoins Anywhere Mastercard Is Accepted
- 3 months 1 day ago
- Cryptocurrencies
MoonPay, the leading crypto payments network, today announced it will launch MoonAgents Card, a virtual Mastercard debit card that lets users and AI agents spend stablecoins directly from their onchain balances. Through seamless crypto to fiat conversion at the point of purchase, the card can be used at any online merchant globally that accepts Mastercard.
Digital Dollars Overtake Bitcoin as Most Purchased Crypto Asset in Latin America, Bitso Report Finds
- 3 months 4 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Digital dollar–linked assets such as USDC and USDT accounted for 40% of all crypto purchases in Latin America during 2025, surpassing Bitcoin for the first time, according to Bitso’s latest Crypto Landscape in Latin America 2025 report. The findings reflect a structural shift in how crypto is being used across the region: less as a speculative instrument and increasingly as financial infrastructure for savings, payments, and cross-border...
Marloo Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Blackbird Ventures
- 3 months 4 days ago
- Fundraising News
Marloo has raised a $10m USD seed round led by Blackbird Ventures, with participation from Icehouse Ventures. Blackbird are doubling down on their pre seed investment from six months ago. It brings total funding to $12.7m USD in twelve months, and accelerates what we're building: the AI partner for every financial adviser.
UnblockPay Raises $4.5 Million Seed Round
- 3 months 4 days ago
- Fundraising News
UnblockPay, a stablecoin-native banking and payments platform transforming how businesses move money globally, today announced the successful close of its $4.5 million seed funding round led by Prelude, with participation from Plug and Play, Wintermute, Reverie, Signature Ventures, Triaxis Capital, Crescera Capital, and angel investors from Stone, Zoop, and iFood.
Zamp Launches the Operating System of Sales Tax, Globally, With Investment from Thomson Reuters Ventures
- 3 months 4 days ago
- Fundraising News
Zamp announced the global launch of Zamp OS, the Operating System of Sales Tax. The company has raised $30 million in total funding, with the latest round led by Acrew Capital with participation from Thomson Reuters Ventures. Several of Zamp's accounting firm partners also invested directly in the round.
Lloyds Banking Group Unveils Envoy - a New Platform for Building AI Agents Safely at Scale
- 3 months 4 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Lloyds Banking Group has launched Envoy, a new internal platform that provides a secure and governed way to build and run AI agents across the organisation. Envoy supports the Group’s ambition to scale agentic AI responsibly, helping colleagues work more efficiently while improving customer and colleague experiences. Reimagining how the group works with AI
Broadridge Completes Acquisition of CQG, Unlocking Globally Connected, Multi-Asset Trading Solutions
- 3 months 4 days ago
- Trading Systems
Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., announced today that it has completed its acquisition of CQG, a leading global provider of futures and options trading, execution management, and market connectivity.
MoonPay Acquires Sodot, Launches MoonPay Institutional
- 3 months 4 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
MoonPay, the leading crypto payments network, announced the acquisition of Sodot, the key management infrastructure company that secured over $50 billion in transactions and protected more than 10 million wallets for clients including eToro, BitGo, Flow Traders, and Exodus.
Ben Agnew to Step Down as CEO of The Payments Association
- 3 months 4 days ago
- Infrastructure
Following a successful period of growth and transformation, Ben Agnew has decided to step down as CEO of The Payments Association, as the business enters its next phase after investment from Nineteen Group in 2025.
Wirex Unveils Wirex One, Aiming to Become First Stablecoin-Powered Neobank on Circle’s Arc
- 3 months 4 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Wirex, the global onchain financial services platform, has announced Wirex One, a stablecoin-powered consumer finance app that brings instant onchain payments, true ownership, and privacy-preserving financial transactions to everyday users. The announcement follows the release of a new litepaper outlining the company’s vision to build the most comprehensive, advanced financial stack, supporting the next generation of global payments and...
