Gamification features such as push notifications and prize draws used by trading apps can increase risk taking among users, according to research from the Financial Conduct Authority.

Digital identity outfit ForgeRock has raised $93.5 million in a Series E funding round led by Riverwood Capital.

Shares in money transfer firm Wise jumped six percent in early morning trading as it posted preliminary figures ahead of its capital markets day event.

The University of Strathclyde has launched a Masters of Science (MSc) programme in fintech, what it claims is the first such course in the UK.

Revolut has bolstered its security features ahead of the festive season in an effort to mitigate an expected rise in phone-snatching and ‘transfer mugging’.

On 11th May, Finextra hosted the first workshop of its two-day virtual event, Sustainable Finance Live. The interactive session brought together expert investors and asset managers to explore how to build a portfolio that effectively supports biodiversity, natural capital, and ecosystem services.

The asset management group today announced its acquisition of the subscription based investment platform, Finimize.

Climate risk intelligence company Climate X has raised $18 million in a Series A investment round led by Google Ventures with support from by Pale blue dot, CommerzVentures, A/O, Blue Wire Capital, PT1, Unconventional Ventures and Western Technology Investment (WTI).

Standard Chartered is looking to ease the supply chain finance headache for business clients through an arrangement with the Infor Nexus Network

OpenAI is planning to integrate a payment checkout system into ChatGPT in a bid to boost revenues, according to the Financial Times.

Italy’s SIA has launched a dedicated connection channel to major payments networks for banks running applications hosted by top cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

After years of research, the Bank of Canada says it is “scaling down” its work on a retail central bank digital currency.

Tumelo, a UK startup that helps investment platforms and pension providers give investors insight into which firms their money is being put into, and a voice on issues such as board diversity and climate change, has raised $19 million.

The Every Action Counts (EAC) coalition has put together a guidebook designed to help firms engage with consumers on climate issues.

An Australian IT security consultant who claims to have invented the virtual currency bitcoin has been ordered by a US judge to hand over more than half of his bitcoin holdings, estimated to be in the region of $5bn, to the estate of his alleged former business partner.