Ripple Reinforces Commitment to the Middle East With Expanded Presence in the UAE
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, today announced an expansion of its presence in the UAE with the opening of its new Middle East and Africa (MEA) regional headquarters in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), creating capacity to grow its local team as demand for regulated blockchain-powered payment and custody solutions continues to accelerate across the...
Ebury, Santander’s International Payments Fintech, Secures c.£550 Million to Accelerate Growth and Global Expansion
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Santander has agreed to join approximately £550 million in funding rounds for Ebury, its global fintech platform specializing in cross-border payments and international trade solutions. The funding will be provided by a group including Centerbridge Partners, Santander, Vitruvian Partners, and 83North. Santander will invest £50 million and retain its 55% majority stake in Ebury.
Visa Accelerates Stablecoin Momentum: Adding Five Blockchains for Settlement
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Today, Visa announced that it is adding five blockchains to its global stablecoin settlement pilot, expanding how issuers and acquirers can settle with the network. As stablecoins move into mainstream payment flows, Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot now supports nine blockchains and has reached a $7 billion annualized stablecoin settlement run rate, up 50% since last quarter.
Expanding Infrastructure for the Age of AI Commerce: Ant International Connects Over 150 Million Merchants With More Than 2 Billion Consumers
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Ant International now connects over 150 million global merchants with more than 2 billion user accounts globally, the company disclosed at its flagship MoMents 2026 fintech executive forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Banking Leaders to Convene in London to Tackle the "New Era of Lending"
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
As the mid-2026 financial landscape grapples with unprecedented shifts in capital allocation and technological disruption, Connect Global Group, in partnership with SAP Fioneer, is proud to announce an exclusive executive roundtable: “Intelligent Credit: Driving Speed, Resilience, and Portfolio Strength” The event will take place on May 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the historic Saddler’s Hall in the heart of London. Adapt or Cede the Market
UK Finance Firms Warn of No Shared AI Governance Standard as Regulators Scramble to Address Mythos Cyber Threat
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Cybersecurity
Senior leaders across financial services have warned of a critical gap in AI governance standards, leaving the UK exposed to systemic risk, according to new research from Zango. It comes amid the Bank of England preparing to convene the Treasury, FCA and National Cyber Security Centre to assess the risks posed by Anthropic’s Mythos model.
Sardine Partners With Modulr to Bring Real-Time, AI-Enabled Fraud Detection to Automated Payments
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Sardine, the leading agentic risk platform to fight financial crime, today announced a partnership with Modulr, the payments automation platform built to scale. Through the partnership, Sardine will support Modulr with a suite of integrated fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions.
Penn State University Selects Flywire to Power Tuition Management Processes for 100,000+ Students
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Today, The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), a top-ranked public research university with more than 100,000 students, announced it has selected Flywire Corporation (Flywire), a global payments enablement and software company, to manage all tuition payments.
FIS Launches New Platform Giving Banks Control Over Digital Money
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Banking
FIS®, a global leader in financial technology, today announced Lyriq™, a platform that enables banks to issue, manage, and settle their own digital money- including tokenized deposits and digital currencies - while keeping those deposits on bank balance sheets.
Ripple and OKX Partner to Expand RLUSD Access and Global Liquidity
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, and OKX, the blockchain technology and trading company serving more than 120 million people globally, today announced a strategic partnership to bring Ripple USD (RLUSD) to eligible markets on OKX — significantly expanding global access, liquidity, and trading utility for the enterprise-grade stablecoin.
TCS and Taskize Partner to Enhance Operational Efficiency for Financial Institutions
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Taskize, the leading investment operations collaboration platform and Euroclear-owned fintech, has partnered with TCS – a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions – to integrate its exception management and collaboration functionality directly into the TCS BaNCS platform, enabling financial services users to raise and resolve queries seamlessly within the core processing environment.
Sage Acquires Doyen AI to Help SMBs Migrate and Go Live Faster With AI
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has acquired Doyen AI, a company founded in 2024 focused on using AI to make customer onboarding and implementation faster, simpler and more accurate for finance teams.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives Announces Strategic Investment in Kashable, Leading the Company’s Series C Equity Round
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Kashable, a mission-driven fintech platform redefining credit for working Americans, today announced a $60 million Series C funding round, led by Sustainable Investing at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors Revolution Ventures and EJF Ventures. Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ participation as the lead investor is a powerful validation of Kashable’s mission to solve the affordability crisis in America.
Aven Launches Bitcoin-Backed Credit Card, Built on BitGo’s Infrastructure
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Credit Cards
BitGo Inc., the digital asset infrastructure company, and BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A., an OCC-regulated digital asset bank, (together "BitGo") both subsidiaries of BitGo Holdings, Inc., today announced a partnership with Aven, a leading machine-banking platform and provider of asset-backed credit cards, to support the launch of the Aven Bitcoin Visa Card. The card enables eligible consumers to access a line of credit secured by bitcoin...
D.Energy Announces Official Sustainability Partnership With TGR Haas F1 Team
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
D.Energy, the world's first Layer 1 blockchain built on a Proof of Energy consensus mechanism, today announced it has become the Official Sustainability Partner of TGR Haas F1 Team. The partnership brings verifiable, real-time energy accountability to one of Formula 1's most closely watched teams, as it enters a new era alongside Toyota Gazoo Racing.
