LIQID Enters Partnership with Upvest for Its ELTIF Offering
- 6 days 15 hours ago
- Investment
LIQID, one of Germany’s leading digital wealth managers, is expanding its technological platform and partners with Upvest, Europe’s leading provider of investment infrastructure, for its ELTIF offering. With Private Equity NXT, launched in 2024, LIQID has established one of Europe’s fastest-growing ELTIF funds for private investors – opening access to an asset class that was previously reserved almost exclusively for institutional investors:...
Ripple Expands Scope of Payment Activities in Singapore for Its Major Payment Institution License
- 6 days 15 hours ago
- Payments
Ripple, a leading financial technology company providing crypto solutions for businesses, today announced that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has approved an expanded scope of payment activities for the Major Payment Institution (MPI) license held by its Singapore subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte. Ltd. (RMA). With this approval, Ripple can broaden its regulated payment offerings and deliver greater value to customers in Singapore.
Formue Partners with Strise to Overhaul Manual KYB & Streamline Client Onboarding
- 6 days 16 hours ago
- AML and KYC
Anti-money laundering (AML) company Strise announces a strategic partnership with the largest independent wealth manager in the Nordics, Formue , to overhaul its client verification and financial crime risk assessment processes by replacing time-consuming manual KYC workflows with Strise’s automation platform.
HSBC and Mistral AI Join Forces to Accelerate AI Adoption Across Global Bank
- 6 days 16 hours ago
- Banking
HSBC and Mistral AI have announced a strategic partnership to enhance and accelerate the use of generative AI across the bank, improving business processes, saving employees time and helping to better serve millions of customers globally. This multi-year partnership provides access to Mistral AI’s commercial models, including future developments.
ClearBank Appoints Angela Roberts as Group General Counsel
- 6 days 17 hours ago
- People Moves
ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announced the appointment of Angela Roberts as Group General Counsel. Angela will lead the Group’s legal and governance functions, playing a key role in supporting ClearBank’s growth ambitions.
Broadstone Appoints Damien Burke as Head of Regulatory Practice
- 6 days 17 hours ago
- People Moves
Broadstone, a leading, independent UK consultancy delivering expert advice to banks, lenders, employers, insurers and pension scheme trustees, announces the appointment of Damien Burke as Head of Regulatory Practice effective as of today.
Backbase Partners with Unblu to Close the Gap Between Digital Convenience and Human Trust
- 6 days 17 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Backbase, the leader in AI-powered banking, announces a strategic partnership with Unblu, a pioneer in conversational engagement for financial institutions. Together, they’re solving a critical challenge: transforming digital banking from a self-service utility into a trusted, human-connected experience.
Juspay and Sabre Announce Strategic Agreement to Transform Travel Payments
- 6 days 17 hours ago
- Payments
Juspay, a global payments technology company serving enterprises & banks, and Sabre Direct Pay, a division of Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ SABR), a leading software and technology company powering the global travel industry, today announced a strategic global agreement to transform payments for travel businesses and their customers.
BlackRock and AccessFintech Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Post-Trade Connectivity and Workflows
- 6 days 17 hours ago
- Trading Systems
BlackRock, Inc. and AccessFintech (AFT), a leading data and workflow collaboration network for financial markets, today announced a strategic partnership. Through Aladdin®, BlackRock's technology platform that unifies the investment management process, the firms will aim to deliver bilateral connectivity and real-time post-trade collaboration between the global buy-side Aladdin platform community, and the 250+ capital markets and asset servicing...
Paxos Acquires Fordefi to Build the Custody Infrastructure Layer to Power the On-Chain Economy
- 6 days 17 hours ago
- Blockchain
Businesses have long relied on Paxos for trusted custodial infrastructure as they enter the on-chain financial economy. Digital asset market adoption continues to accelerate and customers now require secure and modular custody solutions. This acquisition combines Paxos' decade-long expertise in regulated infrastructure and qualified custody with Fordefi's multi-party computation (MPC) wallet architecture, policy engine and deep decentralized ...
Britons Divided on Future of Pension Tax Relief as Confusion Grows
- 6 days 17 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Public opinion on the future of pension tax relief is sharply divided, according to new research from PensionBee - with views split along age and income lines, and even unexpected support for reform among the highest earners.
78% of Financial Firms Still Unprepared for New UK Payment Safeguarding Rules
- 6 days 17 hours ago
- Security
With just six months until new UK payment safeguarding regulations take effect, more than three-quarters of financial firms remain in the early stages of preparation – or have yet to begin at all.
FreemarketFX Extends Partnership with Napier AI to Secure FX Payments
- 6 days 17 hours ago
- Payments
Napier AI, the London-based financial crime compliance technology provider, has extended its partnership with international payments firm FreemarketFX to help shape global money movement, while protecting it against money laundering.
Paysend Partners with JetBlue to Reward the Dominican Diaspora in the U.S. for Sending Money Home
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
Paysend, the global fintech innovator, and JetBlue, Dominican Republic’s largest airline, have joined forces to make remittances from the United States to the Dominican Republic even more rewarding. Through a new partnership with JetBlue’s TrueBlue loyalty program, customers who send money to the Dominican Republic using Paysend will earn 5,000 TrueBlue points when they transfer $100 or more between today, November 20, 2025, and March 30, 2026...
U.S. Bank is Testing Custom Stablecoin Issuance on the Stellar Network
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
U.S. Bank, PwC, and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) unveiled a major step forward in making programmable money bank-grade: U.S. Bank is testing custom stablecoin issuance on the Stellar network. The announcement was made on the U.S. Bank Money 20/20 podcast “The Tokenized Future of Banking.”
