ETS Connect UK today announced an evolution of the support model for the UK bond Consolidated Tape (CT), announcing an open ecosystem that enables third-party providers to deliver enhanced support services to market participants.

With increasing volumes and growing operational pressure, FICO has identified a significant opportunity for artificial intelligence to transform collections strategies, improving efficiency, reducing costs and delivering better customer outcomes.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), global Fintech leader, today announced that its Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) processed an average of $368 billion in daily repo transactions during April, with volumes totaling nearly $8 trillion. The daily average is a 268% increase year-over-year and a nearly 4% increase from March, reflecting sustained institutional adoption of tokenized real-asset settlement and the growing role of distributed ledger technology in modernizing funding and collateral markets.

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.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), in collaboration with Emirates NBD, has closed a £121-million, five‑year club financing facility for Union Property to refinance the Pullman London St Pancras. This 50/50 club deal marks the second deal between the two financial institutions, strengthening their presence in the UK real estate market.

Waracle, a UK digital product consultancy, has agreed to acquire Inov8, an Edinburgh-based cloud and data services consultancy. The deal aligns with Waracle’s growth strategy to increase the percentage of revenue from its Data and AI in 2026.

Personal financial management fintech PocketSmith has created an Open Banking Hub to make secure data sharing easier for consumers to understand.

Temenos announced that FAB is extending its long-standing collaboration with Temenos through a new engagement in KSA

Finastra and Nammu21 are partnering to solve a long-standing industry challenge in lending- turning complex credit agreements into usable data

Challenger, specialist and digital banks based in the UK reported continued but slower year-on-year growth in 2025, according to new EY analysis

Atos, a global leader of AI-powered digital transformation, announces it has signed a three-year contract with LCH SA, the global clearing house based in Paris, to assist LCH SA with the migration of its financial information systems on a highly secure, SecNumCloud-qualified cloud infrastructure, while guaranteeing full continuity of operations.

Tenora Financial Group Limited (Tenora), a financial technology company providing end-to-end foreign exchange (FX) risk management, has today announced two significant milestones that mark a defining moment in its growth. Tenora's UK subsidiary, Tenora Financial Solutions Limited, has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI), while Macquarie Group, through its Commodities and Global Markets business (Macquarie), has increased its total shareholding in Tenora to 33%, following approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

WealthAi, the AI operating system built for wealth management, is launching its Compliance Solution - an agentic AI tool that helps compliance teams monitor, flag and audit client communications in real time, replacing the manual spot-checks and spreadsheets that have become endemic across the wealth management industry.

Qolo, a leading fintech provider of modern treasury solutions, announced an expanded partnership with KeyBank with the launch of Key Virtual Card (KeyVC), a new virtual commercial card program that helps businesses more easily manage and track payments. The new offering allows KeyBank’s commercial clients to create and manage virtual cards directly within Key’s Virtual Account Management platform (KeyVAM). By bringing virtual cards into the same system clients already use for treasury and cash management, the program helps businesses pay suppliers more efficiently while maintaining stronger oversight of spending and reconciliation.

Northwestern Mutual is taking another significant step to drive innovation in the financial services industry, announcing a new $150 million investment to support promising startups across the fintech and insurtech landscape. Awarded through Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures (NMFV), the funds will expand the company’s total venture capital allocation to $350 million – deepening its commitment to elevating the experience for clients and the advisors who guide them.