Finastra has scored its second core cloud banking deal with an up-and-coming UK neo bank, adding SME-focused startup Gravity to its client roster.

Naturemind.ai and representatives of Lloyds Banking Group have won the Sustainable Finance.Live 2025 Hackathon.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has partnered with big xyt to be the first to market with online trading analytics platform for listed shares and ETFs, for daily use by traders, sales traders and senior business management.

Insurance unicorn Wefox has warned investors that it may soon face insolvency due to financial losses and regulatory charges.

Nationwide Building Society has picked seven fintech startups to take part in its £3 million challenge to develop Open Banking-based apps and services that help financial vulnerable people.

Latin American bank Itaú Unibanco will purchase Ideal in two stages, acquiring 50.1% of the share capital initially before making a secondary acquisition of shares worth R$651 million (US$117 million) and taking control of the company.

There has been a sharp uptick in experiments and pilots with wholesale central bank digital currencies over the last year, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

Swiss fintech neon has unveiled a sustainable account for everyday banking, backed by certified CO2 compensation from myclimate and a pledge to plant five trees per user, per month.

The UK’s fintech sector faces an uncertain future, with almost half of firms flagging the potential risk of failure by the end of 2023, according to new research commissioned by business advisory firm FRP.

Datalign, an AI platform matching people with financial advisors, has secured a $5 million investment from Link Ventures.

Asset managers and institutional investors are much likely to trade digital assets if there is a recognised custodian involved, suggests recently publish research.

Barclays is launching an online and in-branch ‘Code Playground’ to help families of all ages acquire digital skills and knowledge.

Amazon reported that its cloud growth has slowed, as business customers reduce spending amid market uncertainty.

AI is set to upend the finance industry, adding tens of billions of dollars in profit while leading to the automation of as many as half of jobs in the sector, according to research from Citi.