BBVA and Google Cloud today announced the deployment of Google Workspace with Gemini across the global operations of the bank. This initiative will empower BBVA's over 100,000 employees worldwide with secure generative AI experiences in tools like Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and more.

Global Fintech leader 

Worldpay®, a global industry leader in payments technology and solutions, announced today that it is adding domestic acquiring capabilities in Thailand, expanding its presence in the Asia Pacific market. This expansion is core to Worldpay’s strategy for enabling global merchants to serve local consumers with preferred payment types, accelerating commerce through improved authorization rates, robust fraud protection, and efficient settlements.

Coinstash, one of Australia’s leading crypto platforms, has successfully closed a Series A funding round, raising AUD $5 million from a combination of new and existing investors. The raise positions Coinstash to strengthen its regulatory licensing portfolio and introduce new financial products tailored for the digital asset space.

Flagright, a leader in AI-native transaction monitoring and AML compliance solutions, is excited to announce HitPay as its newest customer.

HitPay, a pioneering all-in-one payment platform for SMEs, is integrating Flagright’s advanced security technologies to ensure its innovative payment solutions remain secure and compliant as they expand their services across Southeast Asia and beyond.

The FCA’s proposals would allow firms to offer a new type of help called ‘targeted support’ and make suggestions to groups of consumers with common characteristics. These could include people who may be currently drawing down on their pension unsustainably, not saving enough for retirement or who have excess cash sitting in a current account.

The changes, which have inbuilt protections for consumers, also support growth by enabling increased investment and innovation.

Allfunds, the leading WealthTech platform with over €1.5 trillion in assets under administration, today announces that Daniel Jesus Alonso will be joining Allfunds as its new Head of US. Effective July 9th and based in Miami, Alonso will report to Gianluca Renzini, Chief Commercial Officer, and will play a key role in driving Allfunds’ growth in offshore markets while strengthening its wealth management and product development initiatives.

The Bank of England is asking the public to give their views on what theme they would like to see represented in the design of the next series of banknotes – 

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a global financial services company, today announced the opening of an unsponsored American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program for a leading Canadian supermarket chain.

This milestone marks the first time U.S. and global investors can leverage ADRs to access a Canadian equity.  BNY expects to open additional unsponsored ADR programs, with Canadian issuers spanning a diverse range of sectors and industries anticipated to follow in the coming months.  

iProov, the world's leading provider of science-based biometric identity verification solutions, has appointed Alex Pearson as Chief Revenue Officer and a member of the Senior Leadership Team. In this role, Alex will be responsible for iProov’s global sales, account management, and customer success functions, and driving the company's revenue growth strategy.