STOCKHOLM. Sweden has long exported ideas that shape everyday life. The latest is focused not on lifestyle but on preparedness: a handbook for managing money in crisis, linking personal finances to national resilience. Northmill Bank, one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintechs, has released the Handbook for Financial Resilience, the first to place household finances within the architecture of crisis preparedness.

ZILO™, the Global Technology and Innovation Leader specialising in asset and wealth management software, is pleased to announce that it has raised $27 million in a Series A2 funding round.

Multi-region broker GO Markets announced a strategic partnership with Acuity Trading today. The partnership will bring Acuity’s AnalysisIQ trade-ideas product to GO Markets’ clients under the brand name Signal Centre. The integration delivers curated, analyst-verified trading opportunities directly inside MetaTrader 4/5, Telegram, Dynamic Email updates, and the GO Markets Client Portal, helping traders to make more informed trading decisions.

ARK Invest Europe announced today it has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) across its European fund ranges, having started 2025 at $446m. The milestone comes exactly two years after ARK Investment Management LLC acquired Rize ETF in September 2023 and subsequently launched 3 ARK ETFs in April 2024. Surpassing this milestone underscores the growing demand from European allocators for active, high-conviction exposure to disruptive innovation.

Veridox, the AI-powered forensic document and image manipulation analyser for insurers, announces that it has successfully raised £1 million. Outward VC led the round, with participation from Solo Investments Holdings Limited, the investment company of LBG Media founder Solly Solomou.

Millions risk being condemned to retirement poverty unless the UK’s pensions system is overhauled, PensionBee has warned, as it calls on the Pensions Commission to deliver bold reforms

Insurtech leader Zego has significantly strengthened its financial position in 2024

Reap will deploy Flagright transaction monitoring, risk-scoring, and case-management solutions to strengthen financial-crime controls

Insify, the digital insurance platform built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, has raised €16.3 million in Series B funding

Tyl by NatWest and akru have partnered to offer hospitality venues across the UK a seamlessly integrated POS and payments solution

Buckaroo announced the successful deployment of Silverflow’s cloud-native card processing platform as part of its strategy to unify e-commerce and POS acquiring.

Mastercard has signed a landmark MoU with the Central Bank of Syria to collaborate on the development of a national payments ecosystem

Airlines and travel merchants are overhauling their sales and distribution processes, moving toward modern "Offer-Order-Settle-Deliver" (OOSD) models that promise more personalized retailing and greater revenue potential. Yet payments remain the missing piece – fragmented, expensive, and unfit for modern retail.

Duck Creek Technologies, the global intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, today announced Duck Creek Technologies has been positioned again by Gartner as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® “Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS P&C Insurance Core Platforms, North America.” The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analyzed the company’s overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

EBANX, a global technology company specialising in cross-border payment services for emerging markets, has unveiled a new generation of products designed to strengthen global companies' operations across Latin America, Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.