Informed.IQ Secures $63 Million From Invictus Growth Partners To Advance AI-Powered Fraud Prevention And Loan Verification
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Fundraising News
Informed.IQ, the leader in AI-powered loan verification and fraud prevention, today announced a $63 million growth equity investment from Invictus Growth Partners (“Invictus”). Trusted by the nation’s largest banks, Informed.IQ delivers category-defining agentic AI that verifies loans and stops fraud. The company has proven its platform at scale and serves seven of the top ten U.S. auto lenders.
Finastra’s User Connect 2025 Highlights Modern Lending Innovation
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Lending
Finastra’s User Connect 2025 conference, hosted in Denver and Orlando, brought together Finastra team members, industry leaders, and customers to explore the future of retail lending through the lens of automation, collaboration, and customer-centric innovation. The event series emphasized strategic insights into how financial institutions can leverage lending technology, such as LaserPro and Mortgagebot, to meet evolving market demands and...
Provenir Launches AI Maturity Assessment And New Data Science 101 for Financial Services Certification
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Provenir, a global leader in AI risk decisioning software, today launched an educational initiative to help banks and financial institutions improve their understanding, adoption and application of artificial intelligence (AI).
dLocal Accelerates Global Payments Across Emerging Markets with Convera
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Payments
dLocal, the leading payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has announced a new strategic partnership with Convera, a global leader in commercial payments.
CapRelease Secures USD 36.0 Million (GBP 27.0 Million) as It Redefines Working Capital for eCommerce Retailers
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Fundraising News
CapRelease, the first logistics-embedded finance platform, today announced the completion of a USD 36.0m (GBP 27.0m) combined debt and equity funding round to accelerate its UK growth and prepare for international expansion. This announcement follows CapRelease’s successful GBP 1.7m pre seed round earlier this year, which represented one of the largest early stage Lend Tech raise in Europe in the past two years.
AMINA Bank Unveils Web3-Native Partnership Programme Connecting Startups to 17 Specialist Partners
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Blockchain
AMINA Bank AG , a Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)-regulated crypto bank with global reach, announces the launch of the AMINA Web3 Alliance, a curated network connecting Web3 startups to the comprehensive business services they need to thrive. The initiative brings together 17 specialised Web3-native partners across four categories: venture capital and accelerators, law and tax advisory, blockchains and protocols, and Web3...
Audi Revolut F1 Team Reveals Official Name, Logo and Berlin Launch Date
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Infrastructure
The Audi Revolut F1 Team has unveiled its official name, logo, and announced that its global launch will take place in Berlin on January 20, 2026. This milestone marks a significant step for the Audi Revolut F1 Team toward joining the Formula One World Championship in 2026. The team name and logo unite Audi F1 and global fintech Revolut, following the confirmation of the title partnership in July 2025.
New Crypto Rules to Unlock Growth and Protect Customers
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Cryptoassets firms will be backed to innovate and grow under plans to make the UK a global destination for digital assets and attract more investment. Firm and proportionate rules will come into force from 2027, giving firms legal clarity over the sector’s regulatory position and boosting consumer confidence by ensuring consumers are robustly protected.
Monzo Announces Plan to Acquire Habito in Another Step Towards Transforming the Mortgage Experience for Customers
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Banking
Leading digital bank Monzo today announces its agreement to acquire Habito, the UK’s leading digital mortgage broker, as it moves to transform one of life’s most important financial moments — getting a mortgage. The acquisition will make Monzo the first UK bank to offer a fully end-to-end mortgage broking experience within its app, making the process simpler, faster, and built around customers’ needs.
Klarna Launches Agentic Product Protocol: The Open Standard That Makes 100M+ Products Instantly Discoverable by AI Agents
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announced the launch of its Agentic Product Protocol, a new open standard that makes every product on the internet easily discoverable and understandable by AI agents.
PayPal Submits Applications to Establish an Industrial Bank to Expand Access to Financial Services for U.S. Small Businesses
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Infrastructure
PayPal Holdings, Inc. today announced it has submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish PayPal Bank, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial loan company.
Stripe Launches the Agentic Commerce Suite to Help Every Business Thrive in the AI-Enabled Commerce Era
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Stripe, the programmable financial services company, today introduced the Agentic Commerce Suite, a new solution to help businesses get ready to sell through multiple AI agents. Businesses including Coach, Kate Spade, URBN (including Anthropologie, Free People, and Urban Outfitters), Revolve, Ashley Furniture, Halara, ABT Electronics, and Nectar, along with ecommerce platforms such as Squarespace, Wix, Etsy, WooCommerce, commercetools, and...
Thunes Appoints Chloé Mayenobe as Deputy CEO to Spearhead Strategic Growth and Global Scaling
- 1 week 4 days ago
- People Moves
Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announces the promotion of Chloé Mayenobe to the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
N26 Appoints Mike Dargan as New CEO
- 1 week 4 days ago
- People Moves
N26 today announced that its Supervisory Board has appointed Mike Dargan, currently Group Executive Board member at UBS Group AG, as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer of N26 Bank SE and N26 SE, effective beginning of April 2026. His appointment remains subject to regulatory approval by BaFin.Mike Dargan will become the CEO of N26 SE and N26 Bank SE, succeeding Co-founder Maximilian Tayenthal and Marcus W.
Duco Partners with Phoenix Group to Modernise Data Reconciliation Across Asset Management
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Data
Duco, a leading SaaS provider of AI-powered operational data automation, has announced a strategic collaboration with Phoenix Group, one of the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement businesses, to modernise reconciliation infrastructure, empower operational teams, and scale efficiently across its Asset Management division.
