The NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum Returns to Barcelona A Global Hub for Fintech Innovation
- 17 hours 53 min ago
- Infrastructure
Industry Leaders Gather in at the NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum - Barcelona on 7 May 2026 to Address PSD3, AI-Driven Fraud Prevention, and Digital Payments Innovation
Alona Shevtsova Forms Fintech Community Connecting the UK, EU and MENA Region
- 19 hours 33 min ago
- Infrastructure
Alona Shevtsova, founder of the fintech company Sends, is actively contributing to the development of a cross-regional fintech community, strengthening connections between the UK, the European Union, and the MENA region.
Payward to Acquire Bitnomial, Creating a Fully CFTC-Licensed Derivatives Platform
- 20 hours 13 min ago
- Infrastructure
Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform advancing an open, global financial system, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bitnomial, the first fully CFTC-licensed derivatives company in the United States built for digital assets, for up to $550 million payable in cash and stock, in a transaction that values Payward's equity at $20 billion.
CaixaBank Will Increase Its Staff in London by 60% Thanks to Its Growth and New Lines of Business
- 20 hours 23 min ago
- Infrastructure
CaixaBank's UK branch has grown significantly in recent years and expects to reach 54 employees by 2027, representing a 60% increase in its workforce over the 2025-2027 Strategic Plan period. This growth reaffirms CaixaBank’s commitment to strengthening operations in key markets. It currently has a workforce of 43 people, 10 more than at the beginning of 2025.
Danske Bank Selects Planixs’ Realiti Suite to Transform Treasury Operations
- 20 hours 33 min ago
- Infrastructure
Planixs, a leader in real-time treasury and liquidity management solutions, proudly announces that Danske Bank has chosen the Realiti suite to spearhead its treasury transformation. This strategic move highlights Danske Bank’s commitment to cutting-edge technology and sets a benchmark for the banking industry. Why Liquidity Management Matters
AlHuda CIBE, AIID Partner to Boost Islamic Finance in Africa
- 22 hours 43 min ago
- Infrastructure
AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (AlHuda CIBE), a globally recognized advisory and capacity-building institution in Islamic finance, has entered into a strategic partnership with Agency for Inclusive Innovations Development (AIID) Limited to accelerate the adoption of Islamic finance and promote financial inclusion across Africa, with an initial focus on key emerging markets including Kenya.
SumUp Launches Loyalty Programme to Help Small Businesses Compete for Repeat Customers
- 23 hours 23 min ago
- Infrastructure
SumUp, the global financial technology company serving more than 4 million merchants worldwide, today launched SumUp Loyalty — a digital rewards programme that turns everyday card payments into automatic loyalty points and stamps for consumers. Available across the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain and Italy, the programme requires no new hardware and works with merchants' existing SumUp infrastructure.
Finom Partners With Porters to Automate Back-Office Operations With AI
- 2 days 23 min ago
- Infrastructure
Finom, a European financial platform serving more than 200,000 small businesses and freelancers, has partnered with Porters, an agentic AI infrastructure provider, to automate compliance-heavy back-office operations using artificial intelligence. The system has reviewed and processed more than 7,000 case documents since going live.
NatWest Group to Expand Scope of Financial Education Into UK Workplaces to Help Address Confidence Gap
- 4 days 23 hours ago
- Infrastructure
NatWest Group today announced a new financial education offering designed to demystify investing, as part of its free Financial Foundations programme. The new investment-focused workshop, which will be available nationwide from May 2026, has been designed to help more people understand the basics of investing and build financial confidence.
Flagstone Customers Earn Over £600 Million Interest in 2025 as Platform’s Revenues Reach Record High
- 6 days 13 min ago
- Infrastructure
Flagstone, the UK’s largest savings platform* handling £19.6 billion of individual and business savers’ cash, has posted another year of record revenue growth, with total income increasing more than 350% over the past three years. Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025 show Flagstone generated £61.8 million in revenue, a 16% year-on-year increase (2024 revenue: £53.4m) and 358% higher than total revenue for 2022 (£13.5m).
Saxo Launches Elite Service Model
- 6 days 23 min ago
- Infrastructure
Saxo UK, a leading multi-asset investment platform, today announced the launch of Saxo Elite, a new service offering designed to accommodate sophisticated investors and traders and their evolving needs alongside more complex market conditions. Through Saxo Elite, eligible clients will benefit from an enhanced service experience, including a dedicated relationship manager, direct engagement with Saxo’s trading desk and in‑house strategists, and... more
ING Appoints Joseph Kerkor as Head of Emerging Markets Credit Trading, EMEA
- 6 days 20 hours ago
- Infrastructure
ING today announces the appointment of Joseph Kerkor as Head of Emerging Markets Credit Trading for EMEA, effective immediately. In this role, Joseph is responsible for leading a five‑member trading team focused on emerging markets in EMEA, covering key regions including Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the Middle East, ex CIS countries, Turkey, and South Africa.
American Express Debuts Agentic Commerce Experiences (ACE)™ Developer Kit and Announces Industry-First Protection for Registered Agent Purchases
- 6 days 20 hours ago
- Infrastructure
American Express is building for the next era of commerce. As AI agents reshape how Card Members make everyday transactions, the company is bringing its longstanding tradition of trust, security and service into AI-powered commerce. Today, American Express is introducing an agentic commerce developer kit and announcing Amex Agent Purchase Protection™, an industry-first commitment to extend its backing to Card Member purchases made by... more
Rest Selects Rimes to Support Portfolio Oversight and Modernize Investment Operations
- 6 days 20 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Rimes, a leading provider of enterprise data management and investment intelligence solutions to the global investment community, today announced that Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (Rest), one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds with more than $100 billion in assets under management, has selected Rimes’ investment intelligence platform Matrix following a competitive procurement process.
Aryza Acquires Umbrella Tech
- 6 days 23 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Aryza, a global provider of E2E AI-enabled automation software across the credit & debt lifecycle, has acquired Umbrella Tech, a Toronto based leader in voice-based agentic AI for the financial services industry.
