Nigeria Sets the Stage for Global Regulatory Technology Leadership as 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo Heads to Abuja
- 1 week 3 hours ago
- FinTech StartUps
Under the distinguished patronage of the Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and in partnership with the Presidential Committee on Economic & Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI), with the collaboration of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), the 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo will convene global leaders in policy, finance, and technology from 20th to 22nd May 2026...
Moonrise by Lunar Launches Instant Payments in Norway via NICS Real
- 1 week 3 hours ago
- Payments
Moonrise by Lunar today announced the launch of Instant Payments in Norway, enabling international fintechs, banks and payment providers easy, API-based access to the Norwegian real-time clearing infrastructure, NICS Real.
Ecommpay Announces Strategic Partnership with Payrails To Revolutionise Global Payments for Enterprises
- 1 week 4 hours ago
- Payments
Inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay has entered a new strategic partnership with Payrails, the financial operating system for global enterprises. Designed to empower large e-commerce businesses to significantly optimise their payments, the collaboration aims to directly impact top-line growth and bottom-line costs.
Banking Transformation Summit | 19-20th May | Tobacco Dock, London
- 1 week 5 hours ago
- FinTech StartUps
As banking pivots from experimental AI to industrial-scale implementation, a fundamental architectural shift is underway. With "Agentic Banking" poised to redefine customer lifetime value and operational efficiency, the mandate for leadership is clear: evolve or be outpaced.
Volt Launches Flagship Cash Management Suite for Merchants and Partners in UK and EU
- 1 week 6 hours ago
- Cash management
Volt, the real-time, rail-agnostic money movement platform, today announces the full launch of its flagship cash manage
South Africa Joins Afreximbank, Announces US$8bn Country Programme
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- Infrastructure
The Republic of South Africa has today officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s leading Multilateral Financial Institution, marking the formal entry of one of Africa’s largest economies into the Bank’s membership, heralding deeper financial sovereignty.
ClearBank Appoints Neil Drennan as Chief Technology Officer to Support Innovation and Expansion Initiatives
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- People Moves
ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announces the appointment of Neil Drennan as Chief Technology Officer. Drennan will lead the evolution and enhancement of ClearBank’s cloud-based API and payments infrastructure as it continues to expand its services across the UK and Europe.
American Express Launches Flexible Payment Option to Help Support Small Business Cashflow
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- Payments
American Express today announces the introduction of Flexible Payment Option (FPO), a feature designed to offer businesses greater ability to manage and control their cashflow needs with an instant line of credit.
Clara Renews $150 Million Debt Facility with Goldman Sachs to Scale Payments Products in Mexico, Bringing Total Debt Capacity to over $250 Million
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- Fundraising News
Clara, Latin America’s leading corporate spend management platform, announced a significant milestone today with the renewal of its $150 million debt facility from Goldman Sachs. This commitment, combined with debt facilities secured last year from leading financial institutions including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Covalto, and BBVA Spark, as well as General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF), brings Clara’s total debt...
Evolve Bank & Trust Names Arlon Duke, SVP, Chief Technology Officer
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- People Moves
Evolve Bank & Trust (“Evolve”) today announced Arlon Duke as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”). Duke began his Evolver career in 2023 as Director of Information Technology.
Bank ABC’s ila Bank Goes Live with Temenos Core on AWS, Implemented by Systems Limited
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- Core Banking
Temenos, a global leader in banking technology, today announced that Bank ABC, one of MENA’s leading international banks, has successfully migrated its digital mobile-only ila Bank onto Temenos’ Core Banking platform hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The migration, which also included Temenos Payments and Data Hub, was delivered by Systems Limited, a global system integrator and Temenos Delivery Partner.
Tandem Bank Announces Ryan Heaps as New Finance Chief
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- People Moves
Tandem Bank has announced the promotion of Ryan Heaps to Chief Financial Officer following regulatory approval as it continues to accelerate value-led growth. Since joining Tandem, CEO Neil Chandler has prioritised building a leadership team fit for the bank’s next phase of growth. This includes the appointment of Ryan as CFO, the recent arrival of Russell Strevens as Chief Technology Officer - subject to regulatory approval, in addition to...
AI Will Drive Development of Digital Asset Sector, Survey Finds
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- Investment Management
AI will help drive development of the digital assets sector and play a key role in its continuing growth, according to new global research (1) by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel), Europe’s leading digital assets hedge fund manager founded by alumni of Bankers Trust, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.
Swedish AI Company Fintower Raises €1.5 Million in Oversubscribed Seed Round
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- Fundraising News
The Gothenburg-based company Fintower recently closed an oversubscribed seed round that attracted both new and existing investors. Among the investors are Chalmers Ventures, Akka, the Stena family through William Olsson, as well as several entrepreneurs and angel investors. Existing investors include Almi, Daniel Jonsson from Inet, and Alexander Hars. In total, €1.5 million was raised.
Figure Partners with Moomoo and Keplr to Expand Global Access to the On-chain Public Equity Network (OPEN)
- 1 week 7 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Figure is expanding investor access to the On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN) through new integrations with moomoo and Keplr, extending the distribution of blockchain-native public equities across both regulated brokerage platforms and self-custody wallets.
