MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, today announced a significant milestone with TruStage™, a financially strong insurance, investment and technology provider. The partnership has reached more than 1.4 million insurance impressions to date as part of the consumer loan process within the MeridianLink® Consumer loan origination system (LOS).

BetaNXT, a leading provider of wealth management technology solutions with real-time data capabilities and an enhanced advisor experience, and Fi-Tek, LLC, a leading FinTech company specializing in trust and wealth management technology, have come together to enable financial services organizations to streamline operations and workflows, enhance productivity, and reduce risk for their trust & wealth management, advisory, and brokerage divisions.

Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), a leading financial institution in the UAE, has partnered with Siemens Energy, a leader in energy technology, by providing an AED 550 million bilateral credit facility to Siemens Energy LLC in the UAE. This facility reinforces CBD’s commitment to supporting businesses with tailored financial solutions, enabling Siemens Energy LLC to execute its expanding pipeline of projects and drive future growth.

Fintech, Zuto, has announced record growth with turnover up 26%, reaching £61.8 million for the 2024 financial year ending June 2024. Recent customer volumes, revenue and profit indicate that strong momentum continues into the financial year ending June 2025, with revenue currently tracking at 35% YoY growth.

The Investment Association’s (IA) FinTech hub and accelerator, IA Engine, has today announced the latest cohort of firms to join its Innovator and Advanced Access Programmes at its EmTech Global 2025 conference.

As fraudsters continue to exploit any weaknesses in financial services systems, financial institutions must stay ahead of fraud threats, necessitating an integrated approach to risk decisioning across both fraud prevention and credit risk use cases.

The UK internal audit job market is rebounding sharply in early 2025, driven by regulatory pressures from the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) and updates to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In January 2025, vacancies jumped 70% month-on-month, reflecting firms’ urgent push to strengthen compliance. London’s share fell to 46% as financial institutions expanded risk functions across regional hubs. With enforcement tightening and corporate liability rising, demand for internal auditors is expected to continue growing throughout 2025, reversing 2024’s hiring slowdown.

FinScan®, an Innovative Systems solution and leading provider of advanced anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solutions, has signed UK-based Vanquis Banking Group plc, a leading FTSE All Share specialist bank, to further strengthen its AML processes and financial crime risk management.

Solaris, Europe’s leading embedded finance platform, announced today that investor SBI Group has passed the required regulatory ownership control process.

TBC Bank Group, which operates leading financial services and digital banking ecosystems in Georgia and Uzbekistan and is listed on the London Stock Exchange, announces that the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), a renowned international business school, has published a case study of how TBC evolved to become a regional financial services powerhouse.

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.

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.

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.