LemFi, a financial services platform for immigrant communities has acquired UK fintech Pillar to expand its credit services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

English county Yorkshire is bidding for a prime position in the UK’s AI sector with the launch of an investment fund targetting AI startups.

Triodos Bank UK and rewilding charity, Trees for Life, have successfully raised a crowdfunding bond worth £2 million, just 48 hours after launch – demonstrating the rising demand for rewilding as an investment opportunity.

Finextra is here in The Hague covering Temenos’ annual bash. Stay tuned for live rolling updates on proceedings and the very latest in innovative functionality and streamlined operations.

Global mobile banking trojan attacks on Android users grew by a third in 2023, while cryptocurrency-related phishing also saw a sharp increase, according to a Kaspersky report.

Think tank 2° Investing Initiative (2DII) has launched a free, open source climate scenario analysis toolkit for banks.

The University of Toronto has set up a ‘Fintech Boot Camp’ with a pledge to give learners the knowledge they need to move forward in the financial technology industry.

What is the future of CBDCs in Europe and what do experts expect from stablecoin adoption? These questions were answered at EBAday 2024 in Lisbon where leaders in digital currencies examined what the future holds for digital assets.

ANZ has partnered with Microsoft to launch an ‘AI Immersion Centre’ for the bank’s leadership team at its Melbourne headquarter offices.

Atomic, a US outfit that provide an API to help banks and fintechs integrate investing into their products, has launched with $25 million in Series A funding.

Sweden’s Riksbank has filed a police report after a ransomware attack on software firm Tietoevry knocked out some of the central bank’s IT systems.

SynapseFI, a San Francisco-based startup that provides things like payment and lending products to fintech firms via APIs, has raised just over $17 million in a Series A funding round led by Trinity Ventures and Core Innovation Capital.

Banked has acquired UK-based consumer payments app VibePay, to drive Pay by Bank adoption through consumer and merchant incentives.

Western Union has struck a deal to buy mobile wallet Dash from Singaporean telco Singtel. Financial terms were not disclosed.