Upvest has announced the appointment of Starling Bank’s former Head of SME Banking, Symmie Swil, as UK General Manager,

NatureAlpha, a dynamic AI fintech business for preeminent nature risk data and analysis, today announced the launch of Geoverse 2.0, its enhanced analytics platform designed to help transform the way companies and investors measure natural world risks.

Vixio, a leading provider of regulatory intelligence solutions, is proud to announce that it has been named the winner of the Best RegTech Solution award at the prestigious Merchant Payments Ecosystem (mpe) Awards 2025 at the gala ceremony which took place as part of its annual conference in Berlin last week.

ECI Partners, the leading mid-market private equity firm, has promoted George Moss to its Investment Committee, with effect from April 2025.

The Securities Services business of BNP Paribas has rolled out the next generation of its reporting solution on its NeoLink client platform. The web app, named My Reporting, brings together a unified space, greater control over data, increased efficiency and improved collaboration.

Armalytix, a leading fintech enabling firms to establish their client’s financial position for compliance, affordability and more, has unveiled enhanced Source of Funds (SoF) solutions tailored for Commercial Property and Corporate Law lawyers. These new tools simplify the verification of how businesses fund transactions, ensuring lawyers and their firms meet regulatory requirements efficiently while reducing administrative burdens.

Stripe, the financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced that CLEAR—a leading identity verification platform trusted by over 30 million customers—is moving its payments and billing to Stripe. CLEAR is best known for its flagship membership, CLEAR Plus, which uses biometrics to speed up identity verification at airports. In recent years, CLEAR has expanded beyond travel to other sectors like healthcare and financial services.

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) presents immense opportunities for innovation and growth across the sector, but with this comes a myriad of challenges for financial advice, planning and wealth management firms in building, testing, and deploying reliable AI solutions.

Maven Capital Partners ("Maven"), one of the UK’s leading private equity firms, has completed a £2.25 million investment in Glasgow-based Kube Networks Limited (“KubeNet”), an award winning technology solutions provider specialising in managed IT & infrastructure services, cloud solutions, connectivity, voice, and cybersecurity.

SoluLab is one of the leading names when it comes to Blockchain and AI development, and now the company is all set to make a new move in the Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization industry. The company is planning to expand its asset tokenization services to global markets.

Brite Payments, a leader in instant bank payments, has been recognised at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem Awards 2025, winning the award for ‘Best Use of Opening Banking for Payments’. Additionally, Brite was a finalist in the ‘Merchant Payment Acceptance of the Year’ category. Hosted in Berlin, the annual MPE Awards brings together industry leaders to celebrate excellence and innovation in the payments industry.

TreasurySpring, the global cash investment platform, has announced the launch of a new currency conversion capability. This integrated feature simplifies the process of converting cash between major currencies, providing Financial Directors and Treasurers with a more efficient and transparent solution to foreign exchange.

As global trade continues to expand, customs administrations all over the world face increasing challenges in collecting accurate revenue and minimising fraud. In Africa, these challenges are particularly acute. Studies show that giving customs inspectors better information can improve fraud detection by 21.7 percentage points and increase tax collection by 5.2 percentage points (https://apo-opa.co/4c54C1C).

MoonPay is excited to announce that it is PCI DSS 4.0 certified. Earning a PCI DSS 4.0 certification means that MoonPay maintains its PCI Level 1 (the most stringent of the four PCI levels) at the highest security standards.

Tietoevry Banking, a market-leading provider of financial SaaS solutions for the Nordics and beyond, today announced a strategic partnership with Tapeeze, a Swedish fintech that brings the power and flexibility of digital wallets and tokenization to traditional physical payment cards.