Interac has signed up for Microsoft Azure’s cloud technology in a deal the Canadian debit network says will lead to greater innovation and faster payments.

Google Cloud has developed an AI-powered product designed to help global financial institutions more effectively and efficiently detect money laundering.

ING is to trial a carbon footprint tracking app from fintech Cogo with 350,000 mobile customers.

The banking arm of UK Supermarket giant Tesco is creating 120 technology jobs in Edinburgh and Newcastle.

The UK fintech sector experienced a 44% surge in job vacancies in 2024, driven by venture capital investment and AI, according to a report for recruiter Morgan McKinley.

NatWest is in talks to offload its 85% stake in Cushon, two years after spending £144 million for majority ownership of the workplace savings and pensions fintech, according to Sky News.

The Sustainable Finance live section session of the day entitled ‘Showcase of the Art of the Possible’ aimed at showing potential journey of discovering natural capital to making it tradable.

A group of UK retailers are backing a new BNPL alternative from charity-owned responsible lender Fair for You.

BBVA is working with Binance to provide the crypto firm’s customers with off-exchange custody, according to the Financial Times.

Santander has launched its Openbank digital offering across the United States, taking its presence in the country nationwide.

Failure to adapt to consumers’ increased use of AI could see banks lose as much $170bn, according to a report from McKinsey.

Crypto platform Kraken has rolled out the Krak card, a multi-asset debit card for fiat and crypto payments.

Payments orchestration platform Modern Treasury is expanding into stablecoins through the acquisition of Beam. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Nasdaq has launched Marketplace Services Platform, making it easy to exchange assets, services and information across market ecosystems.

Cloud security company Lookout has uncovered nearly 300 loan apps circulating on Apple’s App Store and Google Play that exhibit predatory behavior, such as exfiltrating excessive user data from mobile devices and harassing borrowers for repayment.