Brits Hardest Hit in Europe by Bank Branch Closures, as Government Launches Review
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Banking
One in five (20%) UK consumers say bank branch closures are making it harder to access the financial services they need. New Europe-wide research from CRIF, a global leader in credit information, analytics and solutions, finds that UK consumers are among the most affected by declining in-person banking access in Europe.
Duco Launches the First Agentic Operations Platform for Financial Services
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Duco, today launched the first agentic Operations platform for financial services. Built on the engine that already processes 20 billion transactions every month for more than 200 clients, including seven of the top 20 banks and ten of the top 20 asset managers, the platform brings together everything firms need to run post-trade Operations alongside autonomous agents, safely and at scale. The launch establishes a breakthrough the industry has...
National Bank of Greece Goes Live With SmartStream
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Banking
Smartstream, the trusted data solutions provider for leading global financial institutions and enterprises, today announces that the National Bank of Greece (NBG) in Cyprus has successfully gone live with Air, the company’s AI-enabled reconciliation solution. The go-live marks a significant step forward in the bank’s operational efficiency, reducing daily manual processing effort and eliminating the complexity of working across multiple data...
Moneybox Records Third Consecutive Year of Profitability With £115 Million Revenue
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Moneybox, the award-winning wealth management platform, has today released its 2025 Annual Report, marking another year of sustained high growth and operational maturity. The organisation has delivered its third consecutive year of profitability, with revenue exceeding the £100 million milestone for the first time to reach £115.6 million (+23% vs 2024).
Alipay Launches Next-Generation AI Payment Infrastructure, Debuts AI Wallet and Token Pay to Power the Agentic Economy
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Alipay today introduced its full-stack AI payment solution to partners across industries, ranging from AI companies to traditional retailers, and debuted two new services — the world’s first AI Wallet and Token Pay — to support the agentic economy’s rapid growth. This launch extends Alipay's next-generation AI payment infrastructure, building on its consumer-facing product Alipay AI Pay and its business-facing AI payment processing product.
4th Annual Development, Implementation and Management of AI and ML Models
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have moved beyond experimentation and into production environments across industries. Organizations are under increasing pressure to translate AI investments into measurable business outcomes while ensuring models remain trustworthy, compliant, and operationally reliable.
4th Edition Operational Resilience and Third-Party Risk for Financial Institutions
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
Operational resilience and third-party risk remain key priorities for financial institutions amid a shifting macroeconomic environment. Recent economic and geopolitical shocks have put existing resilience and TPRM frameworks under pressure, prompting firms to re-evaluate their preparedness and response strategies.
Monument Bank Appoints Xavier De Pauw as Director of Lending
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
Monument Bank, the bank for the mass affluent, today appointed Xavier De Pauw as Director of Lending, bringing over 25 years of senior experience in asset-backed finance, lending and digital banking to lead the bank's lending strategy.
Bitget Launches ‘Reality’ Platform to Bring Tokenized US Stocks and ETFs to Global Users
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Asset Management
Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange, announced the launch of Reality, a licensed financial platform focused on tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs), connecting eligible global users with tokenized exposure to traditional financial assets through crypto-native ecosystems.
UK Businesses Are Sitting on an E-Invoicing Compliance Landmine Ahead of Looming Deadline
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- e-Invoicing
Over half (56%) of finance leaders claim compliance failures have already prevented overseas expansion for their business, with pressure ramping up for UK businesses, in particular, ahead of the 2029 mandatory e-invoicing mandate.
Newland NPT Supports Live Rollout of myPOS Flexi With girocard in Germany
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Newland Payment Technology (NPT), a global provider of payment terminals and technology solutions, is supporting the live pilot of myPOS Flexi in Germany, a new payment device from myPOS, a fintech provider of payment solutions for SMEs. The device enables merchants to accept girocard payments through a modern Android-based platform designed for local market requirements.
Kueski Unveils “Mexico 2026: The Summer Where Commerce and Sports Converge,” a New Report on the Evolution of the Mexican Digital Consumer
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
Kueski, Latin America’s leading Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and online consumer lending platform, today released its latest report, “Mexico 2026: The Summer Where Commerce and Sports Converge.” The study examines how Mexico’s digital consumer is evolving during a season defined by major discount events, more strategic shopping behavior, and the overlap with one of the most significant global sporting events in decades.
TerraPay, Cooperative Bank of Oromia and Quantoz Launch Blockchain-Based Settlement for Inward Remittances to Ethiopia
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, and Cooperative Bank of Oromia today announced the launch of blockchain-based settlement for inward remittances to Ethiopia.
Banking Labs Inc Expands Global Innovation Footprint With New AI Research and Product Development Office in Hyderabad
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Banking Labs Inc, a leading AI-powered financial intelligence and banking technology company, today announced the expansion of its global operations with the opening of a new office at Hyderabad, India, dedicated to Banking AI research and development, product engineering, and innovation.
Research: Agentic AI Ambitions Expose Banking’s Manual Operations Problem
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
SaaScada, the cloud-native core banking engine, today released new research revealing a widening gap between banks’ agentic AI ambitions and their ability to execute – as legacy systems, fragmented data and manual processes continue to dominate key operational processes.
