Cultura Bank Selects Tieto Banktech in Strategic 5-Year Technology Partnership
- 1 day 2 hours ago
- Banking
Cultura Bank, a Norwegian ethical savings bank with approximately NOK 1.4 billion in assets and more than 4,500 customers, is joining Lokalbanksamarbeidet (the Local Bank Collaboration), a consortium of 16 independent Norwegian savings banks. This provides access to competitive and modern solutions in line with the strategic partnership entered with Tieto Banktech in May 2025.
Visa Launches Stablecoins Advisory Practice to Accelerate Digital Payments Innovation in Europe
- 1 day 3 hours ago
- Payments
Visa , a global leader in digital payments, today announced the launch of its Stablecoins Advisory Practice. The new value-added service offering by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) provides actionable insights and recommendations to guide banks, fintechs, merchants, and businesses of all sizes on market fit, strategy, and implementation.
Exactly.com Discusses eCommerce Predictions for 2026: Social and Agentic Commerce Take Centre Stage
- 1 day 3 hours ago
- E-Commerce
As we gear up for the New Year, Exactly.com spotlights the trends that are set to redefine e-commerce in 2026. Mark Andreev, COO at Exactly.com and a renowned fintech leader with decades of experience launching card payment solutions, shares his expert predictions for the year ahead.
X Open Hub Dedicated 2025 to Developing Brokers’ Liquidity Infrastructure
- 1 day 3 hours ago
- Infrastructure
X Open Hub, part of the well-established XTB Group, spent the better part of 2025 further developing its already robust brokers’ liquidity infrastructure. This development is crucial to ensure its clients are never constrained by their liquidity provider, because the ultimate goal of any broker is growth. Another benefit of this ongoing development is that it ensures X Open Hub’s products and services keep pace with the latest industry trends,...
BridgeWise Launches FixedWise, the First AI Solution Bringing Granular Bond Intelligence to the European Market
- 1 day 4 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
BridgeWise, the global leader in AI for investments, today announced the development of FixedWise, a new solution designed to transform how European and global investors analyse corporate bonds. Built to address the unique dynamics of Europe’s expanding debt market, this is the first solution delivering granular, AI-driven bond insights at scale and providing in-depth analysis at the individual bond level for every investor, from retail to...
Volt Partners with BVNK to Add Stablecoin Acceptance to Its Checkout
- 1 day 4 hours ago
- Payments
Volt, the real-time, rail-agnostic money movement platform, today announces its new strategic partnership with BVNK, the l
xpate Introduces ScheduleFX to Enable a Fully Manageable Automated Payout Flow
- 1 day 4 hours ago
- Payments
xpate, the all-in-one payments and banking hub, has launched ScheduleFX, a new automation feature that allows merchants to schedule and automate currency conversion directly within their xpate wallet. The release extends xpate’s broader automation capabilities, following the recent launch of Scheduled Transfers, and gives merchants full control over how and when funds are converted after settlement.
Currensea Strengthens Open Banking Expertise with Ex-Ecospend Hires
- 1 day 4 hours ago
- Digital banking
Currensea, the market-leading payments technology platform for co-branded debit cards and the UK’s top-rated travel spending card, today announces the appointments of James Hickman as Commercial Director and George Head as Head of Business Development. The strategic hires both join from Ecospend, a UK market leader in Open Banking technology.
NatWest Group Opens Applications for 2026 Fintech Programme
- 1 day 5 hours ago
- Infrastructure
NatWest Group has opened applications for the second year of its Fintech Programme, targeting fintechs across the UK that are using AI to help redefine the future of customer experience in financial services.
Barclays Invests In United Fintech, Becoming The Fifth Global Bank Investor And Joins The Board
- 1 day 5 hours ago
- Fundraising News, Investment
United Fintech, the industry-neutral fintech infrastructure and ecosystem for financial institutions, asset managers & wealth managers has secured a strategic investment from Barclays, further strengthening its shareholder base of leading global banks, including BNP Paribas, Citi and Danske Bank and most recently Standard Chartered, which have all joined in just the past two years.
Orange Partners with bolttech to Launch New Digital Insurance Platform
- 1 day 5 hours ago
- Insurtech
Orange Poland, one of the leading telco providers in Poland today announced the launch of “Insure with Orange”, a new digital insurance comparison platform in Poland developed in partnership with bolttech, the global insurtech. The service is the first insurance comparison platform offered by a telecom operator in Poland, giving Orange customers a simple, fast, and transparent way to compare and buy insurance from multiple trusted insurers in...
New Fintech Programme Aims to Help Scotland’s Ageing Population Financially Prepare for Later Life
- 1 day 6 hours ago
- Infrastructure
FinTech Scotland is aiming to help address the growing link between people’s financial situation and their health in later life with the launch of a new initiative that will accelerate innovation through the development of new research, technologies, and services.
PayTabs Egypt Partners with Edita to Streamline Payments and Cash Collection
- 1 day 6 hours ago
- Payments
PayTabs Egypt, MENA’s award-winning payments powerhouse, announced today a strategic partnership with Edita Trade as a subsidiary of Edita Food, a leader in the Egyptian packaged snack food market. This collaboration will integrate PayTabs Egypt's cash collection solution into Edita's operations, streamlining payments and cash collection between their representatives and end-point distributors.
Eltropy Launches E-Notary to Enable Same-Day Loan Closings for Credit Unions and Community Banks
- 1 day 6 hours ago
- Lending
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced the launch of E-Notary, allowing CFIs to complete secure, state-compliant electronic notarizations during live video banking sessions. The new capability addresses a critical operational bottleneck that delays loan closings by days or weeks and drives member abandonment.
Coinbase Selects Chainlink CCIP as the Exclusive Bridge Infrastructure to Supercharge Coinbase Wrapped Asset Growth
- 3 days 23 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Coinbase, the leading publicly-listed firm for digital assets, and Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform, today announced the selection of Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the exclusive bridging solution for all Coinbase Wrapped Assets, enabling cross-chain transfers and expansion. Coinbase Wrapped Assets, which include cbBTC, cbETH, cbDOGE, cbLTC, cbADA, and cbXRP, currently have an aggregate market cap of...
