International SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has launched a new global website as part of its growth strategy, marking a significant milestone in its digital transformation.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Tokenovate have today announced the establishment of a new taskforce within the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) to accelerate operationalization of the Common Domain Model (CDM).

Three in five (59%) people are concerned about rumoured changes to pension tax-free cash rules in the Autumn budget, research by Nucleus has found.

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank's Hello Ujjivan app, a dedicated mobile banking platform exclusively for the bank's microbanking customers, has facilitated over ₹690 crore in financial transactions since its launch. Purpose-built for Microfinance customers availing group and individual loan customers, most of whom are first-time digital banking users, the app has become a critical bridge between financial exclusion and economic empowerment.

For years, the financial services industry has fallen back on one lazy explanation for the gender investment gap: that women ‘lack confidence’. New research from eToro’s Loud Investing campaign shows that this narrative doesn’t just miss the point, it actively discourages women from investing.

Emirates Investment Bank, a Dubai-based private bank, has partnered with Avaloq to digitally transform its private banking, wealth and investment management operations. As part of the new collaboration, Emirates Investment Bank will adopt Avaloq’s platform to modernize its core wealth systems, enhance front-office capabilities, and upgrade its digital banking channels across web and mobile. This will help the bank to scale its services and deliver a highly personalized, data-driven wealth management experience.

Atrium announces the launch of its enterprise SaaS platform that enables bank and real estate investors and analysts to drill from a bank’s balance sheet to every building it finances—in one click. Atrium's monitoring solution powers proactive and ongoing credit risk analysis so investors will not be stuck evaluating risk in hindsight. The company has raised $4 million in financing from Castle Island Ventures and EJF Ventures to accelerate product development and support nationwide data coverage.

Piere, an AI-first financial automation platform, today announced it has raised $2.1M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by early-stage fintech fund Grand Ventures, with participation from Selah Ventures, Trustage Ventures, Samvid Ventures, and Fabric VC. These investors have backed fintech leaders including Affirm, MoneyLion, Alloy, Happy Money, and Unit. Prominent angel investors in the pre-seed include Aditya Khurjekar (co-founder of Money 20/20), Nick Calamari (C-suite at Better.com), and Joe Lieberman (Managing Partner at K20 Fund).

AML Ranger, one of the world’s first AI-powered assistant tools for anti-money laundering compliance, has officially launched and is currently available to use for free. To improve AML processes, it provides three assistants: PEP, sanctions, and adverse media that perform real-time checks.

A new case study from Gradient Labs – the only customer service AI agent designed specifically for regulated industries – shows how Sling Money, a fast-growing global payments app, improved its support experience by deploying Gradient Labs’ AI agent. The solution now autonomously resolves 78% of customer inquiries on its own – up from 50% on day one – cutting response times and reducing the load on Sling’s support team.

Leading foreign exchange company Travelex has launched onshore wholesale banknote operations in Canada, marking a significant milestone in its global expansion strategy.

Innovate Finance, the industry body representing UK FinTech, and The Data City, a real-time data platform mapping the modern economy, have today announced a new strategic partnership to define and map the UK’s RegTech sector.

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the national membership body representing over 3,800 voluntary sector organisations in Scotland, has partnered with cloud accounting software leader AccountsIQ, to modernise its finance operations and drive efficiency.

M-DAQ Global, a leading Singapore-headquartered fintech group specialising in foreign exchange (FX) and cross-border payment solutions, today announced a landmark partnership with the Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX) and Bullion Ecosystem International.

Al Fardan Exchange, the UAE’s most trusted financial services provider since 1971, today announced the launch of its Salary Advance service for Wages Protection System (WPS) customers, in partnership with Abhi Middle East Limited, the neo bank of the future, backed by Hub71 and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and funded by Commercial Bank International.