Mastercard is in late-stage talks to buy crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform Zerohash for up to $2 billion, according to Fortune.

Investor services technology provider SS&C Technologies has finalised its purchase of funds processing network Calastone, concluding one of the largest deals between investment management technology firms in recent years.

BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a service that lets users access voice-activated market commentary and thought leadership through Amazon Alexa-enabled devices.

The financial services industry is already looking beyond Open Banking to the next phase of innovation, ‘Open X’, which will require deeper collaboration and specialisation, claims the latest World Fintech report from Capgemini.

El Salvador is to split its vast bitcoin reserves into multiple wallets to protect the holdings from a potential future quantum computing attack.

TSB chief executive Robin Mulloch has writtten to Meta demanding that the social media firm does more to protect consumers from fraud originating on its platforms.

European Supervisory Authorities have put together a report offering good practice guidance for financial education initiatives on scams, fraud and cybersecurity.

Revolut has brought in BNP Paribas veteran Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier to lead its €1 billion bid to crack France as CEO of its new Western European headquarters in Paris.

Global capital investment in fintech nearly halved in 2023 to $51 billion, with the UK seeing an even sharper decline, according to Innovate Finance data.

Singapore-based payments firm Airwallex is in talks to raise $200 million at a $6 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg.

Santander InnoVentures has led an expansion funding round for San Francisco-based digital mortgage lending platform Roostify. The size of the round has not been disclosed.

US Bank has hired Barclays and BBVA veteran Derek White as its first chief digital officer, putting him in charge of a new combined digital team.

Allied Payment Network has launched a bitcoin wallet app for banks and credit unions on Finastra’s FusionStore.

Swedish BNPL giant Klarna has crossed 11 million active customers in the UK and has doubled its merchant base in a year to 60,000,

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