Accelex, a leading provider of AI automation for private markets data acquisition, reporting and analytics, has today announced its expansion into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with the opening of a new office in Sydney. The firm has appointed two seasoned industry professionals, Brett Angwin, Head of Sales, APAC and Kai Jebens, Sales Director, Southeast Asia, who will lead the firm’s drive to bring transparency to the region’s thriving private markets ecosystem.

Shield, the global leader in digital communications compliance and governance, expands its leadership in data science as Asi Messica, Ph.D, joins as Vice President of data science. Her appointment underscores Shield’s continued momentum in delivering scalable, explainable AI—fully integrated across the compliance lifecycle— empowering financial institutions to take proactive, confident, and regulatory-aligned action.

Akkuro, the composable banking platform built for banks and fintechs seeking full-stack banking capabilities, proudly welcomes Kamuno as its newest client. Kamuno, a Swiss fintech initiative backed by Urner Kantonalbank (UKB), is simplifying access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a fully digital lending platform built with Akkuro’s modular technology.

Cotality UK, a leading provider of data and workflow solutions to the mortgage market has announced a major new agreement with Paragon Bank, one of the UK’s largest providers of buy-to-let mortgages. The deal will see Cotality’s new Net Zero Hub, a cutting-edge platform for managing climate resilience and carbon emissions across mortgage portfolios, being adopted by its first user, Paragon Bank.

NeoXam, a global leader in data management, performance analytics, portfolio management, reporting and reconciliation software solutions, is pleased to announce the continued success of its collaboration with Gérifonds, a leading fund management subsidiary of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV). Gérifonds, which manages 138 funds with CHF 21.6 billion in assets, relies on NeoXam's Compliance solution to streamline regulatory compliance and operational workflows.

FTS.Money, a fintech specialising in global payments and financial infrastructure modernisation, CARE, who lead in creating innovative and cutting-edge information and communication technology solutions, and Kdotco, under engineering consultancy firm Kasib Group, have come together to establish a strategic partnership aimed at delivering new value to the FinTech ecosystem.

Danish fintech company Cardlay has officially entered scale-up territory, reporting the strongest financial results in its history and four straight years of 100% year-over-year revenue growth. A result driven by a bold strategic shift to serve mid- and large-market clients and the foundation of a global expansion strategy now anchored in both the EU and the U.S.

KeyBank (NYSE: KEY), one of the nation’s largest financial services companies, is further advancing its mission to empower clients to thrive by utilizing Personetics’ Cognitive Banking platform, which fosters deep personal relationships and assists consumers in achieving their financial goals.

Ireland's fintech sector has delivered exceptional performance despite global headwinds, attracting nearly €1 billion (€997.8m) in investment over the past 5 years. While European fintech VC deal activity levelled off in 2023, Irish fintech experienced an exceptional year with the second-highest year for deal volume in a decade, attracting €266.3 million in investment, representing the second-highest annual deal volume in a decade, according to a new Enterprise Ireland report powered by PitchBook data.

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will lead Italy’s participation at Europe’s premier Fintech event in Amsterdam in early June, highlighting the country’s renowned technical innovation and significant advancements in the financial technology sector.

PIMFA WealthTech, the market network and technology platform created with principal strategic partner Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment insights, recently set a challenge to the fintech industry and asked, “how can wealth management and financial advice firms leverage AI to enhance operational efficiency by optimising end-to-end processing across front, middle, and back-office functions?”

Nymbus, a full-stack banking platform for U.S. banks and credit unions, today announced the launch of Nymbus Levels: an enterprise-grade loyalty and rewards framework that empowers financial institutions to elevate their brand through bespoke loyalty experiences and dynamic pricing.

BankRadar, a performance analytics and incremental growth advisory firm, has announced a strategic partnership with Delfi to bring Delfi’s powerful real-time risk simulation tools to a broader network of banks, credit unions and investor groups. This collaboration will empower financial institutions to dramatically reduce risk and make more informed decisions regarding Asset-Liability Management (ALM).

Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, showcased its first public integration of Sumsub ID at Solana Accelerate in New York. The demonstration highlighted how users can issue on-chain credentials, such as attestations, via the new Solana Attestation Service (SAS), a built-in protocol from Layer 1 blockchain Solana, based on their Sumsub ID profile.

Vault Wealth Limited (“Vault”), MENA’s first digital private wealth platform built for the modern affluent, today announced its public launch, alongside an investment round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), with continued support from Outliers VC. This marks Peak XV Partners' first wealthtech investment in the MENA region and a milestone in Vault’s journey to deliver fiduciary-grade, technology driven private wealth solutions to the region’s modern affluent.