Finmo announced the launch of MO AI, a conversational assistant embedded directly within its intelligent treasury platform

Light Frame and Mambu have partnered to deliver a core banking solution for the private banking and wealth management industries

Ant International announced the Alipay+ smart glasses-embedded payment solution for global e-wallets

Vyntra has launched a new global leader in transaction intelligence, formed through the strategic union of NetGuardians and Intix

Visa announced significant advancements in its stablecoin initiatives, with expanded settlement capabilities in CEMEA

Project Nemo releases a new report uncovering the extent of financial exclusion of adults with a learning disability

UK financial institutions are stepping up their fight against money laundering and fraud, but the threat is evolving fast. According to BioCatch’s inaugural Dark Economy Survey, 65% of UK fraud and compliance leaders believe criminal enterprises are now more sophisticated at laundering money than the banks trying to catch them.

An international survey on the uptake, trust, and future of real-time payments (RTP) from global analytics software leader FICO suggests that UK consumers are behind other European markets. Of the five surveyed countries in EMEA, the UK had the smallest number of consumers who had sent an RTP.

Ebury, the global financial services firm specialising in international payments and collections, foreign exchange risk management solutions, and business lending, is excited to launch Ebury Connect, a new business unit aiming to increase the efficiency with which companies benefit from Ebury’s products.

Jumio, the leader in AI-powered identity intelligence anchored in biometric authentication, automation and data-driven insights, today announced general availability of Jumio Liveness Premium with advanced deepfake detection, the company’s most advanced biometric liveness detection solution to date.

Oakbrook and Experian have launched OakbrookOne, a new type of personal loan designed to make borrowing simpler, fairer, and more accessible – particularly for those traditionally underserved by mainstream credit. It helps eligible customers bring their debts together into one manageable payment, with the process handled seamlessly in the background.

With regulatory pressures and compliance costs continuing to rise, most firms are still footing the bill for mandatory identity checks. This is especially true for sectors like real estate and conveyancing, where firms routinely onboard multiple parties for a single transaction. Recognising the burden this places on firms, Credas Technologies, the leader in identity verification technology, has launched Credas Payments, designed to help firms charge clients directly for their compliance checks, seamlessly and securely, within the existing onboarding journey.

OKX, a global onchain technology company, and Consensys, the leading blockchain and Ethereum software technology company, today announced a strategic partnership that will enhance the onchain trading experience for millions globally through expanded trading capabilities and advanced user safety features.

Tenity is doubling down on Quanted—the UK startup modernising quant data infrastructure with cutting-edge tooling—alongside Flixfounders and strategic angels, including the owners of a $41B AUM asset manager, a $1.4B commodities firm, a quant hedge fund, and senior execs from tier-one quant funds, investment banks, and data providers, underscoring strong market confidence in Quanted’s vision.

Atec Group, the high-growth multichannel insurance distribution platform, has announced it has acquired Commercial SME insurance specialist, Moorhouse Group, subject to regulatory approval.