AutoRek Strengthens Executive Team With Appointment of Tony Livesey as Chief Technology & Product Officer
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- People Moves
AutoRek, a global provider of automated reconciliation and financial controls solutions, today announced the appointment of Tony Livesey as Chief Technology & Product Officer. The appointment reflects AutoRek's continued investment in its leadership team as the company accelerates its global growth ambitions.
£3.5Bn Claimed by Friendly Fraudsters Over 12 Months
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Security
UK consumers are estimated to have received £3.5 billion in refunds through friendly fraud over the past 12 months, according to a new report published by global payments provider, emerchantpay.
FinScan Launches Digital Wallet and Stablecoin Payments Screening for Global AML and Sanctions Compliance
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- AML and KYC
FinScan®, provider of advanced anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions screening solutions from Innovative Systems, today announced that its FinScan Payments solution now supports screening for stablecoin transactions and digital wallets across global sanctions lists, alongside traditional payment rails, enabling a single, scalable approach for payments compliance.
Global Payments Company Fun Raises $72 Million in Series A to Power Next-Gen Financial Services
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Fun, the payments infrastructure company powering some of the largest internet-native capital markets, including Polymarket, today announced a $72 million Series A funding round. Co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire, the funding comes as demand surges for faster, more reliable global money movement across fintech and digital markets.
Money20/20 Asia Delivers Record-Breaking Show as Fintech’s Biggest Players Converge in Bangkok
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business, concluded three days of industry‑shaping conversations, high‑impact networking, and packed stages from April 21–23 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Lightspark Partners With Visa to Bring Stablecoin and Bitcoin-Linked Debit Cards Worldwide
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Lightspark, the open global money company, today announced a partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, to enable stablecoin- and Bitcoin-backed Visa debit cards across more than 100+ countries.
Origami Risk’s P&C Platform Selected by Gramercy Risk Management
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Origami Risk, the industry-leading risk, safety and insurance Software as a Service (SaaS) technology firm, today announced Gramercy Risk Management has selected its cloud-native SaaS P&C platform to support its continued growth and expansion. Gramercy, a specialty insurance platform focused on niche and underserved markets, will implement Origami Risk’s full suite, including policy, billing and claims, to consolidate core operations and...
OnePay and Tempo Partner to Reimagine Next Generation of Payments
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
OnePay, the consumer fintech trusted by millions of Americans to make money better, and Tempo, the payments-first Layer-1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, today announced a partnership aimed at stablecoin-powered payouts and account funding for OnePay's Banking product.
FIS Brings Agentic AI to Banking With Anthropic, Starting With Financial Crimes
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
FIS®, the financial technology company powering nearly 12% of the global economy, today announced that it is working with Anthropic to bring agentic AI to banking, beginning with the Financial Crimes AI Agent. The agent will compress anti-money-laundering investigations from hours to minutes, automatically assembling evidence across a bank's core systems, evaluating activity against known typologies, and surfacing the highest-risk cases for...
Former Klarna Director Rasmus Rolén Named CEO of Debt Consolidation Fintech, Plus1
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- People Moves
Plus1, the Swedish debt consolidation fintech that helps consumers combine multiple loans into single, lower-cost repayments, has appointed ex-Klarna Director Rasmus Rolén as Chief Executive Officer to lead its European expansion. This appointment comes at a crucial time for Plus1, a portfolio company under financial services venture builder and investor 0TO9, following its rebrand from Nstart last year. The fintech helps users cut their...
DTCC Advances Development of New Tokenization Service, Convenes 50+ Firms to Drive Digital Assets Adoption
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Asset Management
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced progress and timelines on the delivery of The Depository Trust Company’s (DTC’s) tokenization service, which is being designed with feedback and collaboration from more than 50 financial industry firms.
AlHuda CIBE and Uzbekistan Banking Association (UBA) Collaborate to Advance Islamic Finance Growth in Uzbekistan
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Islamic Finance
The AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE), a globally recognized Advisory, Consultancy, and Capacity-Building Firm specializing in Islamic Banking and Finance, has entered into a Strategic Collaboration with the Uzbekistan Banking Association (UBA), the leading body representing the banking sector in Uzbekistan. This mutual cooperation was formalized on April 28, 2026, to strengthen collaboration in the development and promotion...
Payward Completes Acquisition of Bitnomial, the First Fully CFTC-Licensed Crypto-Native Derivatives Stack in the US
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform advancing an open, global financial system, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Bitnomial, the first fully CFTC-licensed derivatives company in the United States built for digital assets.
MoonPay Announces ‘MoonAgents Card’ Enabling AI Agents to Spend Stablecoins Anywhere Mastercard Is Accepted
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
MoonPay, the leading crypto payments network, today announced it will launch MoonAgents Card, a virtual Mastercard debit card that lets users and AI agents spend stablecoins directly from their onchain balances. Through seamless crypto to fiat conversion at the point of purchase, the card can be used at any online merchant globally that accepts Mastercard.
Digital Dollars Overtake Bitcoin as Most Purchased Crypto Asset in Latin America, Bitso Report Finds
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Digital dollar–linked assets such as USDC and USDT accounted for 40% of all crypto purchases in Latin America during 2025, surpassing Bitcoin for the first time, according to Bitso’s latest Crypto Landscape in Latin America 2025 report. The findings reflect a structural shift in how crypto is being used across the region: less as a speculative instrument and increasingly as financial infrastructure for savings, payments, and cross-border...
