nCino, Inc. the leading provider of intelligent, best-in-class banking solutions, today announced that Baghdadi Capital Group has selected the nCino Platform to standardize and automate its global operations, streamline client onboarding, and support its international expansion across key markets for its non-bank financial firm Trade & Working Capital (TWC), Higher Bridge Capital (HBC) and Tamwuil. This partnership marks nCino’s entry into the Spanish market and further expands the company’s presence in continental Europe.

NatWest has today announced the appointment of Greg Brown as Head of Venture Capital Coverage, and Kim Martin as Head of Venture & Growth Finance, within its newly formed Venture Banking team, advancing its commitment to supporting innovative businesses across the UK.

Viva Games, a leading iGaming company , has chosen Trust Payments to handle gaming payments in Romania.

The move comes after Trust Payments (Malta) Ltd, a leading fintech company providing innovative payment solutions, expanded its EU reach by obtaining a Class 2 Payment Processing license from the Romanian Gambling Authority (ONJN), effective from January 2024. 

Salad Group, the social purpose fintech which includes the UK’s largest consumer lending Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI), has appointed former Klarna UK CEO Alex Marsh as Group CEO to drive its next phase of growth and impact.

Sitehop, the Sheffield-based encryption innovator, has raised £7.5 million in new funding to accelerate its mission to protect global networks from the next generation of cyber threats.

The round, led by Northern Gritstone, brings Sitehop’s total funding to £13.5 million, with continued backing from Amadeus Capital Partners, Manta Ray, Mercia Ventures, and NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, managed by Mercia under the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. global Fintech leader, today announced record activity on its Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform, which processed an average of $339 billion in daily repo transactions during September. The results mark a 21% increase over August’s $280 billion daily average and a 650% increase year‑over‑year, highlighting the rapid adoption of tokenized settlement. 

HSBC today announced the launch of its Digital Merchant Services (DMS) in India and Singapore, extending its innovative payments platform supporting Digital Merchants and Marketplaces to two of Asia’s fastest-growing digital economies.

The service enables merchants to accept payments from consumers via a broad range of payment methods, from cards to digital wallets and real-time transfers, through a single contract and interface, simplifying the complexity of managing multiple payment providers.

Payment solution provider and acquirer PAYSTRAX today announced the acquisition of UK fintech company Nochex.

After three years of development, Symphony announced today the launch of the first agentic layer for global financial markets, empowering AI agents to securely and autonomously execute financial transactions at scale. This marks the breakout moment for financial agents to move beyond generating insights into financial operators accessible to everyone.

FIS®, a global leader in financial technology, today announced a strategic partnership with Glia, a leader in AI-powered banking interactions, to deliver advanced AI-powered customer engagement capabilities across FIS' Digital One suite of retail and business banking products. This strategic integration enables financial institutions to provide their customers with seamless, intelligent, and personalized banking experiences while driving operational excellence.