The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) has launched a initiative designed to address the battle for tech talent.

Hong Kong’s central bank is inviting interested parties to submit applications for Phase 2 of its e-HKD CBDC pilot programme.

Estonian Regtech Salv has raised €3.9m in new funding to spearhead a launch into the UK.

Spanish banking group Globalcaja has confirmed that it has been hit by a ransomware attack carried out by the Play gang.

Applications to participate in the Sustainable.Finance Live 2025 Hackathon are officially open.

TP Icap has signed a major agreement with Amazon Web Services to streamline and scale the brokerage’s technology infrastructure.

BNP Paribas is to acquire a 22.5% stake in wealth mangement technology company Allfunds as part of an alliance to build a new fund distribution platform.

Thailand’s central bank has teamed up with IBM to launch the world’s first blockchain-based platform for government savings bonds, issuing a total of $1.6 billion within two weeks.

Singapore’s DBS Bank claims to have launched the largest bank API developer platform in the world.

The European Central Bank says it could launch a digital euro pilot in 2027 ahead of a 2029 launch for the CBDC.

US payments giant Stripe is bidding to build on its momentum in Asia with a host of new AI features to support cross-border commerce in the region.

In Frankfurt, Finextra’s own managing director Gary Wright led a conversation on how modernisation and innovation is reshaping the industry.

Nasdaq is to migrate its North American markets to Amazon Cloud, beginning next year with options mart MRX.

Revolut has been granted a trading licence by the Financial Conduct Authority, paving the way for the fintech to start offering UK-listed stocks.

JPMorganChase is launching the largest fraud and scam prevention initiative in the bank’s history, including components related to consumer education, prevention, awareness and continuing investments in technology to reduce scam attacks.