Pepper Advantage, a global credit management and technology company, today announced that PRISM, its proprietary, end-to-end credit management platform, has officially launched. Purpose built in-house, PRISM unifies portfolio loan data and analysis, workflow management, and servicing tools in one place, helping lenders, managers and investors optimise portfolio performance while delivering better outcomes for borrowers.

Publicis Sapient, a global technology company that provides enterprise AI platforms and services, and Murex, a leader in trading, risk and processing solutions for capital markets, today announced the successful go-live of Murex’s MX.3 front-to-back-to-risk platform for the treasury business at leading U.K. specialist financial services provider Aldermore Bank.

Prometeo, a leading fintech infrastructure provider for the Americas, today launched Name Match, a new capability within its U.S. Bank Account Verification API that helps businesses evaluate likely bank-account ownership before initiating payments.

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org/) and the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) jointly organized a specialized training program titled “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Fostering the Islamic Financial Industry.” The program took place from 24–28 November 2025, at the AMF headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Over the next decade at least 18 million people could be offered extra help with their investments and pensions with the introduction of targeted support by the FCA.

Enova International, Inc. (NYSE: ENVA) ("Enova"), a leading financial services company powered by machine learning and world-class analytics, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Grasshopper Bancorp, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary Grasshopper Bank N.A. ("Grasshopper"), in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $369 million.

LuLu Exchange, one of the UAE’s most trusted financial services companies and a part of LuLu Financial Holdings, has announced a partnership with Abhi Middle East Limited, the neo bank of the future backed by Hub71 and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), and funding enabled by Commercial Bank International (CBI). The collaboration aims to empower workers across the UAE with instant access to their earned wages and seamless cross-border remittance solutions, bridging the gap between income and family support like never before.

To help fight this financial crime, the FCA has launched ‘Firm Checker’, a tool to help consumers avoid scams

10x Banking has partnered with audax to transform how banks in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East scale new digital offerings and modernise their core banking services

Tide today announced that it has surpassed 1 million members (MSMEs) in India

Zigi is setting a new standard for continuous transformation in modern banking, powered by Thought Machine’s next-generation core banking platform, Vault Core

Lucanet announced the launch of a market-first Tagger Agent for XBRL reporting for the upcoming reporting season.

The British Business Bank has agreed to commit an anchor investment of £30 million to The Invest in Women Taskforce

Plum has been authorised as an EMI (Electronic Money Institution) by the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority

With the growing demand for reliable cross-border banking solution, Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (Al Masraf) is expanding its global network through a collaboration with Commerzbank AG, one of Germany’s leading financial institutions, aimed at fostering collaboration in areas of global business, treasury, and trade finance.