UK RegTechs FundApps and SteelEye merge
UK RegTechs FundApps and SteelEye have merged to create a unified platform combining surveillance, monitoring, reporting, and analytics for buy-side and sell-side institutions.
Napier AI lands £45 million in funding
UK financial crime RegTech Napier AI has landed £45m in backing from US-based Crestline Investors.
Curve Wallet to compete with Apple Pay on iOS devices
After arriving on Android, London-based digital wallet curve has taken advantage of the opening up of the iPhone NFC interface to provide a compelling alternative to Apple Pay on iOS devices.
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FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou to host Sungard’s annual Global Coder Cup
SunGard is to take over Barcelona’s iconic Camp Nou football stadium to host the championship round of its third annual Global Coder Cup, in which eleven teams from five countries will compete to develop innovative new financial service apps.
Minna Bank hits 1 million app downloads in first year
Minna Bank, Japan’s first digital bank, has notched up over 1 million app downloads, and over 400,000 new accounts in their first 12 months.
Kfw selects Boerse Stuttgart for issuance of blockchain-based digital bond
German development bank KfW has selected Boerse Stuttgart Digital as infrastructure partner for its new blockchain-based digital bond.
ECB taps Italian tech firms Almaviva and Fabrick to build digital euro app and infrastructure
The digital euro, issued and backed by the Eurosystem, aims to complement cash, enhance financial inclusion, and bolster Europe’s monetary sovereignty. The initiative is also seen as a strategic move to strengthen the EU’s technological autonomy and resilience against cyber threats and technical disruptions.
Document management startup Arteria AI arises $30m
Arteria AI, a document and contract management spin out from Deloitte, has raised $30 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by GGV Capital US.
Interest-rate cut may finally be on horizon
Transak raises $16m to scale stablecoin payments infrastructure
Fiat-to-crypto infrastructure provider Transak has raised $16 million in funding to expand its stablecoin payments stack.
NJ law underscores need for lender in-vehicle data deletion
A New Jersey law in effect since January requires auto dealers to offer to delete consumers’ data from cars, highlighting…
Wise enters Africa
Global money movement firm Wise has received its first regulatory licence in Africa, securing conditional approval from the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) to operate as a Category 2 Authorised Dealer in Foreign Exchange with Limited Authority (ADLA)
Google launches agentic shopping experience
Google is to launch an agentic shopping experience within search results, enabling shoppers to set a price for a particular product and allow the AI agent to make the purchase.














