Fifth Third and Bottomline announced the launch of Enhanced Payables powered by Bottomline and its business payments network, Paymode-X. The solution combines the capabilities of Bottomline’s industry-leading business payments technology with Fifth Third’s extensive banking services to provide customers with a comprehensive suite of payment options.

Half of Brits are more wary of using online banking and banking apps now than they were 4 years ago, according to new research from personal finance comparison site finder.com.

The most common reason for this decline in confidence was concern about online fraud when using these platforms, with over a third (35%) of UK adults citing this reason.

Harness, the Modern Software Delivery Platform® company, today announced $150 million in financing from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, and Hercules Capital, Inc.. The investment will be used strategically to support the expansion of the Harness platform, including the addition of new modules, further integrating generative AI into the platform, and additional investments in the company's go-to-market engine.

The 2nd edition of Dubai FinTech Summit (DFS) organised by Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and President of DIFC, concluded with resounding success. The 3rd edition of the Dubai FinTech Summit will be held on 7-8 May 2025, also under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum.

AbbeyCross, the company focused on transforming the FX and payments landscape for Emerging Markets (EM), announces the launch of ABX Studio with its first US Tier 1 bank client. ABX Studio, the first solution to go live on the ABX Platform, provides unique emerging market FX pricing data directly from multiple EM payments providers, enhancing price discovery and comparison, to support deliverable payments to emerging markets.

Napier AI, the London-based financial crime compliance RegTech, is pleased to its solution as the anti-money laundering (AML) platform for Salt Bank, the first Romanian neobank with the fastest growing in Southeastern Europe.

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, today announced another milestone in its advanced adoption of AI technologies:

BKN301 Group, a leading digital payments and Banking-as-a-Service with a focus on EMEA region, unveiled its cutting-edge BKN301 BaaS Orchestrator solution with the objective of radically transforming financial landscape. The cutting-edge platform seeks to empower businesses of all sizes, particularly fintech companies and traditional banks, with the capability to incorporate financial features into their existing value propositions.

Capital.com, the global retail trading platform whose volumes surpassed USD$1trn in 2023, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rupert Osborne as CEO of Capital Com UK Limited (Capital.com UK), subject to regulatory approval.