Kraken, one of the longest-standing, most liquid and secure cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced plans for its new colocation service, aimed at clients and partners seeking ultra-fast execution.

XRP is positioning itself as a quantum-ready blockchain, proactively securing its infrastructure before quantum computing disrupts the industry. As quantum technology advances, XRP’s early focus on quantum resistance could give it a competitive edge in the evolving financial landscape. While XRP is already optimized for fast and scalable cross-border payments, the rise of quantum machines introduces both risks and opportunities.

Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments, has partnered with Mswipe, one of India’s largest fintechs providing payment technology to small businesses, banks and enterprises. Through this partnership, Cashflows will enable Mswipe to enter the UK market via a unique and revolutionary acquiring BIN sponsorship model.

Virgin Money customers will soon be able to see their credit card and current account balances and transactions from other banks on the Virgin Money Credit Card App, thanks to a new collaboration between the UK bank and Mastercard.

Global insurtech bolttech has appointed Ridhi Chaudhary, Chief Investment Officer, Dragon Fund by Liquidity and MUFG, to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. This follows bolttech’s recent Series C funding round led by Dragon Fund.

Town also recently closed an $18M seed round led by First Round Capital with participation from Conviction

Greek tax-residents can join the waitlist for Snappi, Greece’s first neobank licensed by the European Central Bank

mylo, the innovative fintech company born out of B.TECH, announced that it has received official approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) for its fully digital onboarding experience through its Fintech License, making it one of the first companies to offer this service.

Kuady, a leading digital wallet solution, has announced a new partnership with Deriv, a global online trading platform, to integrate its payment services for both deposits and withdrawals.

Chetwood Bank, the UK-based digital challenger bank, is launching a new range of fixed rate savings accounts

iplicit has announced its partnership with GoCardless to bring faster, in-app payment methods to iplicit’s growing customer-base

Checkout.com has partnered with Tabby, to offer flexible and high-performing payment solutions to merchants in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The countdown is on as Insurtech Insights Europe 2025, Europe's premier insurance technology conference, prepares to open its doors next week, March 19th, at the InterContinental London - The O2.

In their first full year of partnership in 2024, Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) and Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider, brought new economic opportunities to Malaysian SMEs, with Alipay+ making up more than 80 percent of cross-border inbound QR payments via DuitNow. In the peak travel season in December 2024, the partnership enabled 6 times growth in revenue for Malaysian merchants, compared to the same period in 2023.

Perth will host the inaugural Black Swan Summit, an ambitious international foresight and R&D forum presented by the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) at the University of Western Australia’s iconic Winthrop Hall from March 24–26, 2025.