Introducing Finctra: A Brokerage Operations Intelligence Partner
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Finctra positions itself as a connected infrastructure partner for brokers, market makers and fintech institutions, bringing risk management, liquidity connectivity and operational support together under one system rather than treating them as separate technology purchases.
Vyntra Marks 10 Years of Financial Crime Prevention in East Africa as Platform Expands Into Transaction Intelligence
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Fraud Detection
Previously operating as NetGuardians, Vyntra has spent a decade helping East African banks fighting financial crime, screening more than two billion transactions annually across the region and expanding its capabilities into broader transaction intelligence.
Visa Joins MAS-Led BLOOM Initiative to Connect Traditional Payments and Stablecoin Networks
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments announced its participation in BLOOM (Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency), a new initiative led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) designed to extend settlement capabilities offered by financial institutions, including enabling interoperability between traditional payment systems and stablecoin-based payment rails.
MDT Partners With OnTrac AI to Help Credit Unions Build AI Readiness and Take Action
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Member Driven Technologies (MDT), a CUSO that helps credit unions navigate complex financial technology ecosystems, today announced a partnership with OnTrac AI, an AI development and consulting firm, to extend MDT’s Transformational Consulting capabilities with deeper AI readiness, strategy and implementation expertise.
Xpander Raises $7.5M Seed to Unleash AI for Enterprises
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Xpander announces a $7.5 million Seed round led by Pico Venture Partners with participation from Emerge Ventures, Samsung Next, and SeedIL. The funding will be used to accelerate Xpander's market penetration with its turnkey, vendor-neutral, all-in-one AI enablement platform. The company also introduced Omni, its enterprise AI agent, which achieved a 90.9% score on the GAIA benchmark.
Sumsub Powers Investor Verification for Caliber’s PURE Pickleball & Padel Tokenized Real Estate Offering
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Asset Management
Sumsub, the first AI-powered trust infrastructure for compliance at scale, today announced that its identity verification and compliance technology is powering investor onboarding for PURE Pickleball & Padel, the first real estate investment on Caliber's platform to be tokenized. Sumsub joins Chainlink as one of the technology partners powering the initiative.
Archway Marks Full Independence
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Archway Group, a leading technology and services partner for wealth management backed by Aquiline, recently marked its full operational independence by completing its transition away from SEI. The milestone arrives alongside a materially refreshed identity, website, and direction, further positioning Archway to serve as the foundation for increasingly complicated wealth management.
What Could Prime Minister Andy Burnham Mean for Markets and Your Pension?
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Personal Finance
As Prime Minister Andy Burnham tours Britain in “listening mode”, shaping a 10-year plan to “bring back hope”, PensionBee looks at nearly 30 years of stock market history to ask whether who occupies No 10 really matters to your retirement savings.
Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech Modernize Mobile Money Platform to Support Ambition 2030
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech have completed the Mobile Money (MoMo) Evolved Migration across key African markets, including Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda. Building on these deployments, Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech are advancing similar evolution initiatives in additional markets, starting with an ongoing project in Cameroon as well as active discussions to bring Benin, Republic of the Congo and Zambia onto the same transformation path...
Paysafe Launches Video Gaming Arena to Connect Publishers With Millions of Gamers
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Paysafe, a leading payments platform, today announced the launch of a gaming arena designed to connect gamers, developers and publishers through a destination focused on game discovery, rewards and community.
Allianz Commercial Appoints Emma Woolley as President Global Specialty and UK Region
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
Allianz Commercial announced today the appointment of Emma Woolley as President Global Specialty and UK Region, subject to the usual regulatory approval. She will join the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) Board of Management and will organizationally report to Thomas Lillelund, Chief Executive Officer at Allianz Commercial.
Shukria and Mastercard Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Commercial Payments in the UAE
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Shukria, Mercury’s digital payments and business solutions brand, today announced its collaboration with Mastercard to launch the Shukria Commercial Card, designed for merchants and other companies across the UAE. The move expands Shukria's offering beyond payment acceptance, reinforcing its vision of equipping businesses with practical financial solutions that support their evolving needs in an increasingly digital economy.
UK Credit Card Payment Rates Drop and Balances Rise as Summer Spending Puts Pressure on Consumers
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Credit Cards
As summer spending rose in June, credit card data analysis by global analytics software leader FICO underlines the financial pressures facing UK households. Falling payments contributed to an annual increase in accounts with one, two and three missed payments. And with average balances across all three delinquent categories rising month-on-month, risk teams will need to maintain heightened monitoring for signs of pressure on affordability....
Starling Launches Agentic AI Assistant for Business
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Starling Bank has today launched an agentic AI-powered ‘Starling Assistant’ to all business customers. The free in-app tool has been designed to boost productivity and cut admin by helping small businesses manage their day-to-day transactions, detect and avoid scams, and plan ahead using personalised financial insights. Starling Assistant goes beyond a standard Q&A by executing complex banking commands — acting as a proactive partner. Its...
Viva.com Signs Cyprus State Payment Services Contract
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Viva.com, the first Tech Bank in Europe for businesses, has been awarded by the Treasury of the Republic of Cyprus the contract to provide electronic transaction processing services for the Cypriot state. In doing so, Viva.com will set up an advanced payments infrastructure for the Cypriot state, reinforcing its position as a pan-European critical banking infrastructure that combines scale with local expertise, serving both public institutions...
