Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA), the legal and tax arm of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Doha Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Qatar. The agreement marks a major step towards strengthening Qatar’s financial services landscape through strategic collaborations in fintech development and digital innovation.

Embat, the AI-powered cash and treasury management platform, has been selected for the Google for Startups Gemini Founders Forum. The company is one of just 53 startups chosen from more than 1,000 global applicants to participate in the exclusive program at Google’s Mountain View headquarters this November.

Broadridge Financial Solutions has named Patrick Archer as Buy-Side Segment Sales Lead for France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Napier AI, the London-based financial crime compliance RegTech, has been selected for the launch of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Supercharged Sandbox, aimed to support the safe, responsible, and accelerate development of AI solutions in UK financial services.

Merchant demand, rising market confidence, and robust growth expectations have made Pay by Bank table stakes for banks and payment service providers (PSPs), with 59% of banks and 90% of PSPs now offering, or planning to offer, Pay by Bank services.

Seven in ten (69%) of Londoners are planning on investing in the next year as they seek higher returns than are on offer through cash savings, according to research from new personalised wealth management platform, Stratiphy.

Gatehouse Bank has today announced a multi-year partnership with Young Enterprise, a national financial and enterprise education charity committed to empowering young people in the UK by equipping them with the skills, confidence and mindset needed to succeed in life, including managing their money well.

Stream, the Saudi-born platform streamlining modern billing and payments for businesses in the MENA region; starting with Saudi Arabia, has announced a $4M seed funding to scale its mission to remove friction from getting paid. The round was led by early-stage investment firm Outliers VC and amassed a strong investor base, adding to a cap table that includes BYLD Ventures and prominent angel investors such as Abdullah Elyas, Co-founder of Careem.

A former European executive for Google and LinkedIn has joined WealthOS, the London-headquartered wealthtech SaaS provider, as Chairman.

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, and Fipto, a European fintech providing stablecoin payment infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership to explore how stablecoins can enhance settlement and payment services across Europe. Through collaboration and innovation, Worldline and Fipto are helping build the payment infrastructure Europe needs for the digital economy ahead.

ISH today announced the acquisition of ProSpend, a Sydney-headquartered spend management software company. The deal marks the launch of ISH’s new Fintech track, expanding the firm’s portfolio beyond worktech and compliance. It creates a platform for ProSpend to establish itself as a leading solution provider in Australia and New Zealand, while scaling its ambitions across the UK & Ireland.

Stablecoins, tokenized payments, and other digital money systems move billions across the world each day. But the more finance becomes digital, the more we see how much it still depends on human oversight and robust infrastructure. Recent events, like Paxos accidentally minting $300 trillion in stablecoin, have shown how a small technical mistake can cause a major problem. These moments remind the industry that the systems running digital money must be built with the same care and discipline as traditional finance.

Datactics, the leading provider of data quality and governance solutions, has achieved certification for the ISO/IEC 27001:2025 standard, the globally recognised benchmark for information security management.

SEI® (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced that Clermont Trust USA, an independent trust company serving family offices and high-net-worth individuals globally, is live on the SEI Wealth PlatformSM (SWP), leveraging an optimized configuration of SWP and a streamlined implementation model designed for regional and community banks and trust companies managing less than $1 billion in assets.

eToro today announced the launch of the eToro Club Subscription giving users access to the Platinum tier of the eToro Club