Symphony announced the launch of the first agentic layer for global financial markets, empowering AI agents to securely and autonomously execute financial transactions at scale

A seasoned industry leader with more than 30 years of experience in global markets across top-tier wholesale banks, Gary brings deep expertise and strategic insight to the role.

Wise, the global technology company building the best way to move and manage money worldwide, today opened the waitlist for the highly requested Wise Travel Card in India.

Worldpay® and East West Bank, a leading U.S. bank with domestic and international reach, have joined forces to expand payment solutions for the bank’s commercial and business customers. This agreement builds on Worldpay’s U.S. distribution and gives East West Bank clients access to Worldpay’s industry-leading payment tools — including point-of-sale, smart terminals, omnichannel, eCommerce, and loyalty solutions — designed to help businesses grow with confidence and operate more efficiently.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) today announced that Ted Swimmer, head of capital markets and advisory for Citizens Commercial Banking, has been named Head of Commercial Banking, effective immediately. Swimmer succeeds Don McCree, who will remain at Citizens as Chair of Commercial Banking until his retirement at the end of March 2026.

The Cumberland Building Society has announced that Stuart Miller will take on the role as its new Chief Executive Officer, subject to regulatory approval.

Creditspring, the subscription-based lender on a mission to improve financial stability across the UK has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, fairness, and member support by achieving outstanding results across customer satisfaction metrics, complaints handling, and independent reviews.

Prometeo, the leading fintech infrastructure provider connecting global corporations with financial institutions across Latin America and the United States, today announced the launch of its Agentic Banking solution: a transformative infrastructure layer that enables large language models (LLMs) and other artificial intelligence agents to operate real-world financial actions autonomously.

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announces its partnership with innovative payroll software platform PayCaptain, powering real-time salary payments for more than 50,000 employees across its network of over 300 corporate clients.

Equifax UK has launched Equifax Basic, a new and improved way for consumers to monitor their financial health and better understand their credit history. The new Equifax Basic account refreshes a user’s Equifax Credit Score on a monthly basis and will also include access to their statutory credit report. 

SmartSearch has agreed to acquire Credas Technologies Ltd, a leading provider of identity verification solutions for the legal and property sectors. This strategic acquisition, subject to regulatory approval, enhances SmartSearch’s position as one of the UK’s foremost digital Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance platforms.

Trulioo, an industry-leading identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, today announced it won the Platinum Award for KYC Innovation and the Gold Award for Identity Verification Innovation in the Juniper Research Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments 2025.

Aspire is designed to deliver measurable impact by streamlining the distribution of various types of student financial aid, ensuring that beneficiaries receive their funds promptly and securely while materially reducing the time and administrative costs involved for funders.

Navro, the pioneering fintech that simplifies international payments for businesses, today announces a major expansion of its real-time, pay-to-bank capability – that is, the ability for businesses to send money instantly to someone’s bank account at any time of day, irrespective of banking hours, with funds arriving in seconds.

New research from Datos Insights reveals that card purchases have surpassed one trillion globally for the first time, driven by expanding use cases including salary payments, e-commerce and everyday spending