Bibby Financial Services’ (BFS) Asset Finance division, Bibby Asset Finance (BAF), has announced the appointment of Hein Grobler as Senior Business Development Manager for the Vendor channel, as it looks to grow its support for UK SMEs.

Shiga Digital (https://Shiga.io), a rapidly growing blockchain-based fintech company, is transforming how African businesses access modern financial services. Today, the company announced the launch of its new Android and iOS apps, expanding access to its end-to-end digital finance platform for businesses and individuals across the continent.

Uzum, Uzbekistan’s leading digital ecosystem, has secured nearly $70 million in equity financing from Tencent and VR Capital, with participation from FinSight Ventures – a U.S. fund focused on AI, fintech and super-app investments, and lead investor in Uzum’s first equity round completed in March 2024.

XS.com, the global leader in multi-asset brokerage and global markets liquidity services, today announced its partnership with technology provider Centroid Solutions. This collaboration integrates Centroid into XS.com’s liquidity distribution network, expanding access to XS.com’s premium liquidity services for institutional investors and retail brokers worldwide.

Blue J, a leading GenAI tax research platform, today announced it has raised $122 million in U.S. dollars in a Series D funding round led by Oak HC/FT and Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Intrepid Growth Partners, and previous investors Ten Coves Capital and CPA.com. Coming seven months after Blue J’s Series C round, this investment signals a clear market consensus that Blue J is the breakout winner in its category.

Apiture, a leading provider of digital banking solutions, has been named a 2025 Finovate Awards finalist in the Best SMB/SME Banking Solution category. The Finovate Awards recognize the financial institutions and companies driving fintech innovation forward and the individuals bringing new ideas to life.

TOA Labs, a technology-driven market-making firm, and Argamon, a trusted institutional digital asset platform, have announced a strategic partnership set to redefine standards for institutional crypto trading and liquidity.

LoanTube, the UK’s leading digital credit marketplace, has partnered with Push Group to embed its business loans infrastructure across Push’s online comparison platforms, including QuoteHeroes.co.uk.

Research from ZestyAI, the leader in AI-powered climate and property risk analytics, reveals that 62% of U.S. homeowners are deferring critical home maintenance, adding up to $317 billion in potential claims exposure for insurers.

Liberty Blume, the business solutions company launched last year to deliver a wide range of high-impact tech-enabled services across multiple sectors, has acquired specialist Lloyds of London insurance brokerage PHL Insurance Brokers Ltd in its first strategic M&A transaction.

U.S. traders are ramping up activity on international high-leverage crypto platforms, even as regulatory scrutiny […]

Banking Transformation Summit returns to Charlotte, NC on November 17–18, 2025, bringing together over 800 banking and fintech leaders, innovators, and decision-makers for two dynamic days of insight, collaboration, and innovation. The summit kicks off momentum with launching the first 12 speakers on the event agenda.

Guavapay has become the latest global fintech to join Stop Scams UK, that will see Guavapay collaborate across sectors to fight fraud

Blockstream announced the public launch of Simplicity, a groundbreaking smart contracting language, on the Liquid Network

The Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management has launced as a first-of-its-kind solution to help financial institutions govern and manage models more efficiently