Santander today announced the appointment of Mahesh Aditya, currently group chief risk officer (CRO), as Santander UK’s next CEO starting on March 1st, 2026. He will replace Mike Regnier, who decided to step down from the role in October 2025.
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Mahesh Aditya Appointed New CEO of Santander UK
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:14
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Equifax Launches Credit Abuse Risk Model To Help Protect Lenders Against the Rising Financial Impact of First-Party Fraud
Equifax® today announced the launch of Credit Abuse Risk, a new predictive model that uses FCRA-regulated data and is designed to help protect lenders against first-party fraud and drive more confident lending decisions.
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:10
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Mine Raises $14M To Launch AI Money Agent Built To Help Young Adults Feel in Control of Their Money
Mine, the personal finance company for young adults, today announced a $14 million Series A financing led by 359 Capital. The round includes participation from Kleiner Perkins and new investor FJ Labs. Existing investors Y Combinator and U.S. News & World Report also participated, bringing the company's total capital raised to $28 million.
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:06
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Bleap Raises $6 Million Seed Round
Bleap has raised a $6 million seed round, led by Blossom Capital, to continue building a better foundation for how money should work. The round follows a $2.3 million pre-seed raised in late 2024 and marks an important step in scaling the platform.
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:00
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Lunar Raises €46 Million To Accelerate Nordic Growth
Nordic challenger bank Lunar today announced a €46 million capital increase to scale its fast-growing business banking, develop its lending proposition, and support continued expansion across the Nordics.
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 12:55
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in1bank Ceasing Banking Activities and Returning Depositors’ Funds
in1bank has decided to discontinue its banking business. As part of this process, in1bank will be returning its customers deposits and will effectively hand back its ADI licence to the prudential regulator (APRA) once all deposits are returned to customers.
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 12:51
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Kaizen RegTech Group Refines Leadership Roles to Support Continued Growth
Kaizen RegTech Group (Kaizen), a leading provider of regulatory compliance solutions for global financial institutions, has announced new leadership responsibilities within its existing group structure.
Dario Crispini will continue in his role as Group CEO, overseeing strategy and growth across the group. He will also continue to lead regulatory reporting product and innovation, while remaining closely involved with clients and broader market engagement.
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 12:31
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Checkout.com Acquires Blue EMI, a Licensed Issuer of Euro Stablecoins, and Establishes Lithuania Technology Centre
Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, today announced the acquisition of Blue EMI, a regulated electronic money institution authorised to issue euro stablecoins. At the same time, the company is establishing a new technology centre in Lithuania, reinforcing its commitment to European innovation and creating high-skilled jobs in one of the EU’s leading fintech hubs.
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 11:46
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Santander Announces Changes to Its Branch Network as It Continues to Transform for the Future
Santander has today announced plans to close 44 branches as it continues to transform its branch network in response to changing customer behaviour. Closing branches will be replaced by Community Bankers, operating either from a Santander Local or, where required, a Banking Hub, to provide ongoing face-to-face support for communities.
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 11:40
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Sumsub Partners with Fireblocks To Power the Digital Asset Economy with Seamless Travel Rule Compliance
Sumsub, a global full-cycle compliance and fraud prevention platform, today announced its partnership with Fireblocks, an enterprise platform providing digital asset infr
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 10:14
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