Ever wanted to be in the same room as the senior executives leading payments innovation across the Nordics and Europe? NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden, is your chance to hear from the technology vendors that are supporting financial institutions expertly navigate a convoluted web of regulations, at a time when fraud is at an all-time high and consumer experience must be kept front of mind.

Previously, banks and members of the financial industry were either not aware or unsure of how to help when it came to biodiversity. However, that seems to be changing.

AI-native AML compliance platform Flagright has raised a $4.3 million Seed round to fund international expansion.

A new funding vehicle for providing growth-stage capital to UK fintechs has launched with support from Barclays, London Stock Exchange Group, Mastercard, NatWest and Peel Hunt.

National Australia Bank says more than 500 female staffers have signed up for a new in-house learning programme on cloud technology.

Bank of Ireland has launched a new current account designed for children and young teens between the ages of seven and 15.

Alaan, a UAE-based, AI-powered corporate spend management platform founded by former McKinsey consultants, has raised $48 million in Series A funding.

Consumer credit fintech Salmon has become a licenced bank in the Philippines after acquiring a controlling interest in Rural Bank of Sta. Rose.

Germany’s growing robo-advisory market could be seen as a bellwether for how the country’s banking market will evolve, according to a new research paper by Deutsche Bank.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its specific requirements regarding management of ESG-related risks.

Embedded payments platform Payabli has closed on a $28 million Series B funding round.

In the face of growing government and industry pressure, the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator is set to bow to demands to reduce the reimbursement limit offered by banks to victims of authorised push payment fraud from £415,000 to just £85,000.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating how companies including Mastercard and JPMorgan Chase use AI and personal data for services that let firms set different prices for different people.

FundGuard, the cloud-native, AI-powered, multi-asset class investment accounting platform, has closed a $100 million Series C funding round led by Key1 Capital.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub is reporting a positive case for the use of distributed ledger technology in streamlining the green bond issuance process, while making it easier to track projects’ positive environmental impact.