International securities regulator Iosco has set out nine policy recommendations designed to address market integrity and investor protection concerns connected to decentralised finance (DeFi).

Ziglu, a UK-based cryptocurrency business that once commanded a $170 million price tag, is looking to raise £2 million to stay afloat at a massively discounted £10 million valuation.

Mortgage lender Perenna has become the first UK startup to receive an unrestricted banking licence in 2023.

The board of Top Image Systems is recommending a cash takeover offer from Kofax that will see shareholders receive a hefty premium over the content processing firm’s share price.

During the Temenos Community Forum in Vienna in May this year, Finextra spoke to Phil Barnett, president of the Americas at Temenos, and Charles Kim, executive VP and CFO at Commerce Bank to discuss digital transformation in the US payments industry.

Hashstacs (Stacs), a Singaporean startup using DLT to help financial institutions meet their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) needs, has raised US$3.6 million in pre-Series A funding.

French bank Credit Agricole (CA) is set to spend €15 billion on new technology over the next four years as part of its digital transformation.

Allium, a blockchain data platform that works with the like of Visa and Stripe, has raised $16.5 million in a Series A funding round.

MasterCard has raised the stakes for developers participating in the Money20/20 hackathon by chucking in a VIP Las Vegas experience and six-month access to its Startpath incubator programme for the winning team.

Consumer expectations, behaviour and payment preferences are and will continue to evolve at an accelerated rate.