botim money Expands Global Remittances Through TerraPay’s Partnership
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Payments
botim money, botim’s financial services arm serving millions of users in the UAE and beyond has announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a global money movement company, to expand cross-border remittance capabilities into the world with a focus on African markets.
dLocal and Amway Partner to Strengthen Local Payments for Direct Selling Across Latin America
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Payments
dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has partnered with Amway, the world’s largest direct selling company, to deliver reliable, locally optimized online payments across Latin America.
Intuit Partners with Affirm To Provide Pay-Over-Time Offering for QuickBooks Online
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Infrastructure
Intuit, the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, today announced a new, multi-year partnership with Affirm. Under the agreement, Affirm will become the exclusive pay-over-time solution built into QuickBooks Payments, further strengthening Intuit’s end-to-end financial management capabilities that help accelerate how businesses manage and grow their business.
Finastra Enhances Commercial Loan Origination with Cloud-Native LaserPro Evaluate
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Lending
Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced the launch of LaserPro Evaluate, a modern, cloud-native solution designed to streamline commercial loan workflows for banks and credit unions. Built to support institutions currently relying on non-banking solutions or manual tools such as spreadsheets, LaserPro Evaluate reimagines the origination and processing experience for today’s digital-first lending environment.
Gr4vy Launches “Silent Mode” for Risk Management Services
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Fraud Detection
Gr4vy, the cloud-based payment orchestration platform, today announced the release of Silent Mode for its anti-fraud connectors, a new feature that lets merchants deploy multiple fraud detection services in parallel, enabling evaluation, warming up, or migration of new providers without disrupting live payment decisions or slowing checkout.
Mahesh Aditya Appointed New CEO of Santander UK
- 8 months 1 week ago
- People Moves
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.
Bain & Company Acquires JJC FinTech To Enhance CLM, KYC, and AML Offerings for Financial Services Clients
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Compliance
Bain & Company today announced the acquisition of JJC FinTech, a London-based boutique financial services consulting and technology firm with deep industry experience in Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Anti-Financial Crime. The deal further enhances Bain’s ability to help global financial services clients improve and accelerate their Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-money laundering (AML) processes and deliver better customer...
Mine Raises $14M To Launch AI Money Agent Built To Help Young Adults Feel in Control of Their Money
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Fundraising News
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.
Equifax Launches Credit Abuse Risk Model To Help Protect Lenders Against the Rising Financial Impact of First-Party Fraud
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Fraud Detection
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.
Lunar Raises €46 Million To Accelerate Nordic Growth
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Fundraising News
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.
Bleap Raises $6 Million Seed Round
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Fundraising News
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.
in1bank Ceasing Banking Activities and Returning Depositors’ Funds
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Banking
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.
Checkout.com Acquires Blue EMI, a Licensed Issuer of Euro Stablecoins, and Establishes Lithuania Technology Centre
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
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.
Kaizen RegTech Group Refines Leadership Roles to Support Continued Growth
- 8 months 1 week ago
- People Moves
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...
Santander Announces Changes to Its Branch Network as It Continues to Transform for the Future
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Banking
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.
