FINNOSUMMIT, Latin America’s most influential summit for Fintech and financial innovation, announces its first confirmed speakers for its ninth edition, taking place on September 24 & 25 in Mexico City.

Shield, a leading digital communications governance and archiving solution (DCGA) for the financial sector, announced the appointment of Michal Milgalter as VP of Marketing. Milgalter joins Shield during a period of rapid growth, joining a seasoned leadership team that is driving core areas of the business as the company continues expanding into new markets and product domains. Milgalter will lead initiatives to strengthen brand presence in global markets, open new territories, and deepen the company's position as a driving force in the DCGA domain.

Royal London Group is the largest mutual life, pensions and investment company in the UK* with assets under management of £173 billion and 8.7 million policies in force. It has selected Procentia’s pensions administration and management system, IntelliPen, to support BPA service delivery following a buy-in.

Länsförsäkringar Bank (LF Bank), one of Sweden’s largest and most established financial institutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Incore Invest's portfolio company SAVR, a Stockholm-based savings platform serving over 100,000 digitally native investors.

Minna Bank announced that the full cloud-based banking system developed and operated by Zerobank Design Factory (ZDF), a subsidiary of Fukuoka Financial Group, operating on Google Cloud, has been selected as the core system for the newly established digital bank by MUFG Bank.

Candescent, a leading independent digital banking technology provider, today announced that Y-12 Credit Union has been recognized by Member Loyalty Group for earning the highest NPS score for digital banking across both its asset size and among all benchmarked credit unions during Q4 2024. Member Loyalty Group helps credit unions strengthen member relationships and drive strategic growth through actionable insights, expert guidance and data-driven analytics, including benchmark data from over five million member surveys each year.

Award-winning open banking fintech Yaspa has named Chris Lowe as its new CFO

TBC Uzbekistan, the leading digital banking ecosystem in Central Asia and part of London-listed TBC Bank Group PLC (“TBC PLC”), is pleased to announce the appointment of a Supervisory Board for JSC TBC Digital.

iCapital, the global fintech platform shaping the future of investing, today announced a strategic partnership with LGT, a leading international private banking and asset management group that has been fully controlled by the Liechtenstein Princely Family for over 90 years.

Today, Smarsh, the global leader in communications data and intelligence, reveals new research that highlights UK financial services employees’ perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI). The data indicates that while AI is fundamentally changing how UK financial services employees work and communicate, they are increasingly aware of the risks it poses to businesses without addressing training, privacy and compliance issues.

The Destination Digital report, launched today by BVI Finance, reveals the strategic priorities, challenges, and jurisdictional considerations facing global fintech businesses. Based on the views of 451 fintech executives from the world’s major financial hubs, it finds a striking 94% of global fintech leaders consider cross-border growth either critical or important to their success. In fact, 63% are already operating through entities in International Finance Centres (IFCs) showing jurisdictions play a pivotal role in how decentralised and digital first businesses operate and grow.

Revolut, the global fintech with over 60 million customers worldwide, has today announced the appointment of Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier as the CEO for its new Western Europe headquarters in Paris, which will serve as the hub for Revolut’s banking operations in the region.

Kaizen, a leading provider of regulatory compliance solutions for global financial institutions, today announced the appointment of Michael Leach as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Leach brings extensive experience from his tenure at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), where he played a pivotal role in building UnaVista (now LSEG Regulatory Reporting Solutions) into a global brand.

Of the 59% of UK companies currently using AI, more than three quarters say it has improved their productivity (82%) or profitability (76%).

FinTech Australia today announced the appointment of prominent banking leader Marnie Baker to its board as a Non-Executive Director