Traditional Banks Are Mistaking Global Complexity for Risk, Warns Interpolitan Money CEO
- 3 weeks 3 days ago
- Banking
Interpolitan Money issues H2 2026 Mid-Year Outlook on the six shifts reshaping cross-border capital Traditional financial institutions are failing modern international businesses by confusing structural complexity with high risk, according to Rishi Patel, Founder & CEO of Interpolitan Money. The warning comes in his mid-year briefing, The New Cross-Border Reality: Six Shifts Reshaping Global Capital in H2 2026.
10x Banking Builds on Strong Growth with New Investment from AshGrove Capital
- 3 weeks 3 days ago
- Fundraising News
10x Banking, the 4th-generation core banking platform that powers some of the world’s largest financial institutions including Westpac and Chase UK, today announced it has raised £40 million in funding from AshGrove Capital after returning a sustained period of profitability.
GenToo Partners with ConnectPay to Expand Digital Banking Access in Spain
- 3 weeks 3 days ago
- Digital banking
ConnectPay, a regulated financial infrastructure provider, has partnered with GenToo, a neobank-style app bringing digital wallets, debit cards, and budgeting-related tools to underserved retail users in Spain. The partnership enables GenToo to launch compliant e-money accounts powered by ConnectPay.
600+ BFSI Leaders to Gather at WFIS 2026 as the Philippines Advances Its Digital Finance Ambitions
- 3 weeks 3 days ago
- FinTech StartUps
The Philippines’ potential for long-term financial growth appears, at best, steadfastly validated by recent data. The pulse of recent industry reports reveal that the nation’s top six digital banks had amassed nearly P139 billion by the end of 2025, with digital bank deposits reaching P138.5 billion, up nearly 44% from a year earlier. To top it all, eight Filipino banks have taken the spotlight under the prestigious World’s Best Banks 2026...
Stitch Advances Real-Time Payments in South Africa with PayShap Request, Backed by Redundancy and Smart Routing Infrastructure
- 3 weeks 3 days ago
- Payments
South Africa-based payments infrastructure company Stitch is live with PayShap Request, offering enterprise businesses a fast, secure and reliable way to collect payments in real time across all major South African banks. Several Stitch enterprise clients have already switched to RTP (real time payments) rails.
Data Energy Selects GoCardless’ Recurring Pay by Bank to Automate Utility Billing
- 3 weeks 3 days ago
- Payments
Data Energy, a leading independent heat network specialist, has chosen bank payment company GoCardless and its open banking-powered Recurring Pay by Bank solution to upgrade its payments.
Conferma Launches the First Global Benchmark for Hotel Payment Performance
- 3 weeks 3 days ago
- Payments
Virtual cards have become standard in corporate travel. But until now, the industry has lacked a clear way to measure how reliably those payments are processed at hotel level. Today, Conferma announces the launch of the Virtual Card Performance Index (VPI) — alongside its first global benchmark report — creating the industry’s first objective standard for hotel payment performance.
ANNA Announces Digital Token Identifier Integration into the ANNA Service Bureau
- 3 weeks 3 days ago
- Asset Management
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) the global association dedicated to supporting efficient capital markets through the use of widely embraced International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) standards, announced today that the ANNA Service Bureau (ASB) has expanded to include Digital Token Identifiers.
DeepFest Returns to Riyadh as Saudi Arabia Marks 2026 the Year of Artificial Intelligence
- 3 weeks 4 days ago
- FinTech StartUps
DeepFest, the dedicated artificial intelligence and deep technology platform co-located with LEAP 2026, returns to Riyadh from 31 August to 3 September 2026, bringing together global technology leaders, investors, policymakers, and innovators to explore the future of artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and real-world AI deployment.
Santander Partners with Gigs to Enable Customers to Stay Connected Globally, Directly from the Bank’s App
- 3 weeks 4 days ago
- Digital banking
Banco Santander is expanding its portfolio of digital services with the launch of Santander eSIM, a new solution integrated into the bank’s app that enables customers to access mobile connectivity in more than 160 countries in a simple, transparent way and without the need to replace their physical SIM card. Spain will be the first Santander market to launch this new service, developed under a global agreement between Santander and Gigs.
Visa to Acquire BioCatch
- 3 weeks 4 days ago
- Payments
Visa today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioCatch, a leading provider of behavioral-first, multi-signal fraud intelligence, from funds advised by Permira and other shareholders for $2.4 billion in cash. The acquisition of BioCatch complements Visa’s existing cyber, fraud, risk and security solutions and is expected to help clients better protect themselves and their customers from the growing threat of account...
Zenity Raises $125 Million to Secure the Era of 1 Billion AI Agents
- 3 weeks 4 days ago
- Fundraising News
Zenity, the AI security and governance platform purpose-built for AI agents, today announced a $125 million Series C led by Norwest. The investment will accelerate Zenity's global expansion, platform innovation and ability to meet rapidly growing enterprise demand for AI agent security. Trusted by some of the world's largest enterprises, Zenity has spent years helping organizations securely adopt AI while the rest of the industry was still...
Horizon3 Raises $250M Series E at $2B+ Valuation to Lead the "AI vs. AI" Cybersecurity Era
- 3 weeks 4 days ago
- Fundraising News
Horizon3, the AI-Native Proactive Security Company behind NodeZero®, the World’s Best AI Hacker™, today announced a $250 million Series E at a valuation of more than $2 billion, tripling its valuation from $650 million at Series D in just over a year. The oversubscribed round was co-led by existing investors NightDragon and NEA, with participation from seven new investors and five returning backers. The capital underscores accelerating global...
VIVA Finance Scales Loan Volume 300% After LoanPro Switch
- 3 weeks 4 days ago
- Lending
LoanPro, the modern lending and credit platform, today announced that VIVA Finance, one of the nation’s fastest-growing employment-based lending platforms, has tripled its loan origination volume since migrating to LoanPro in July 2025. The results came within the first year of the partnership, and without the proportional headcount increases VIVA would have needed to sustain that growth on its previous system.
Qbiz Ai Launches AI Business Bank to Help Entrepreneurs Make Smarter Financial Decisions
- 3 weeks 4 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
QBiz, a company backed by Poseidon Ventures, announced the launch of its AI Business Bank, centered around its AI Business Advisor and bringing together business intelligence, financing solutions, and merchant services to help entrepreneurs make smarter financial decisions from a single connected ecosystem.
