HSBC has become the first bank to start using R3’s Corda enterprise blockchain network on Google Cloud.

Researchers from the Bank for International Settlements have used AI to produce daily forecasts of market dysfunction 60 business days before thy actually happen.

PayPal has used its own stablecoin to make an additional investment in blockchain risk management specialist Chaos Labs.

Klarna is launching a dollar-backed stablecoin on the new blockchain from Stripe and Paradigm.

The EDM Council (EDMC) has just released a study which provides recommendations to ratings providers and data aggregators (RPDAs) on major challenges around the ESG data supply chain.

UK-based Alpha Group is to acquire 85% of Cobase, an ING-nurtured fintech that enables corporates to manage their banking relationships, accounts and transactions in one interface.

The Pebble smartwatch has got its first payment app, using a software development toolkit from mobile payments network LevelUp.

Finastra has scored its second core cloud banking deal with an up-and-coming UK neo bank, adding SME-focused startup Gravity to its client roster.

Naturemind.ai and representatives of Lloyds Banking Group have won the Sustainable Finance.Live 2025 Hackathon.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has partnered with big xyt to be the first to market with online trading analytics platform for listed shares and ETFs, for daily use by traders, sales traders and senior business management.

Insurance unicorn Wefox has warned investors that it may soon face insolvency due to financial losses and regulatory charges.

Nationwide Building Society has picked seven fintech startups to take part in its £3 million challenge to develop Open Banking-based apps and services that help financial vulnerable people.

Latin American bank Itaú Unibanco will purchase Ideal in two stages, acquiring 50.1% of the share capital initially before making a secondary acquisition of shares worth R$651 million (US$117 million) and taking control of the company.

There has been a sharp uptick in experiments and pilots with wholesale central bank digital currencies over the last year, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

Swiss fintech neon has unveiled a sustainable account for everyday banking, backed by certified CO2 compensation from myclimate and a pledge to plant five trees per user, per month.