The Banking Scene has launched a new white paper, Fraud Prevention in a Real-Time Economy, exploring how banks and financial institutions are adapting their fraud strategies to a faster, more complex and increasingly interconnected risk landscape.

Planixs proudly announces that Danske Bank has chosen the Realiti suite to spearhead its treasury transformation

ING has announced a significant step in its insurance strategy: the bank is now officially a MGA, with tech powered by Qove

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, today announced a strategic partnership and minority investment in CENTRL, a leading provider of AI-powered due diligence solutions for financial institutions. The partnership enhances Broadridge’s data and analytics solutions for the asset management and retirement advisory industries with leading due diligence technology and expands its AI-enabled capabilities, helping modernize counterparty due diligence and RFP processes through data-driven, innovative technology.

CaixaBank's UK branch has grown significantly in recent years and expects to reach 54 employees by 2027, representing a 60% increase in its workforce over the 2025-2027 Strategic Plan period. This growth reaffirms CaixaBank’s commitment to strengthening operations in key markets. It currently has a workforce of 43 people, 10 more than at the beginning of 2025.

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform services provider, announced that Nick Garrow, who has been serving as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), has assumed the role of Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) – a new position within the firm – and Josh Monroe has joined TT as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Both executives have decades of experience in capital markets and technology leadership.

The Government of Italy, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) have signed a bilateral co-financing agreement strengthening their strategic partnership to support priority projects across key sectors in Africa, including energy, agriculture, water, infrastructure, and human capital development.

Recognise Bank has appointed creative studio EveryFriday to lead a full rebrand of the specialist SME bank following a competitive pitch.

EBANX, a global technology company specialising in cross-border payment services for emerging markets, will begin operating in five new countries: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Turkey. With this expansion, EBANX will have integrated payment methods across seven economies in Asia, including India and the Philippines. Combined, they represent a USD 610 billion opportunity in digital commerce and more than 1.1 billion consumers, according to data from Payments and Commerce Market Intelligence (PCMI) and World Data Lab (WDL) analysed by EBANX. The five new markets alone account for 57% of that volume and 386 million of those consumers — whose spending is projected to grow 97% over the next decade, faster than regions like Europe, the US, and Canada, per WDL data featured in EBANX’s Beyond Borders 2026 study.

Thunes announced the expansion of its Direct Global Network with the launch of direct, real-time Pay-to-Bank services into New Zealand

DeCard by DCS has entered into a strategic partnership with DogPay to launch the DogPay Card

FinTech Australia is excited to announce the launch of its new Wealthtech Policy Working Group (WPWG)

EBANX is annoucing the expansion of its offering for recurring alternative payment methods (APMs)

DIFC today announced that it will become the world's first AI-Native financial centre and will provide financial firms with access to advanced AI tools

The UK’s payments sector is to be equipped for the future of rapid financial innovation through a new package announced today