Bank of Ireland has launched a new current account designed for children and young teens between the ages of seven and 15.

Alaan, a UAE-based, AI-powered corporate spend management platform founded by former McKinsey consultants, has raised $48 million in Series A funding.

Consumer credit fintech Salmon has become a licenced bank in the Philippines after acquiring a controlling interest in Rural Bank of Sta. Rose.

Germany’s growing robo-advisory market could be seen as a bellwether for how the country’s banking market will evolve, according to a new research paper by Deutsche Bank.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its specific requirements regarding management of ESG-related risks.

Embedded payments platform Payabli has closed on a $28 million Series B funding round.

In the face of growing government and industry pressure, the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator is set to bow to demands to reduce the reimbursement limit offered by banks to victims of authorised push payment fraud from £415,000 to just £85,000.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating how companies including Mastercard and JPMorgan Chase use AI and personal data for services that let firms set different prices for different people.

FundGuard, the cloud-native, AI-powered, multi-asset class investment accounting platform, has closed a $100 million Series C funding round led by Key1 Capital.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub is reporting a positive case for the use of distributed ledger technology in streamlining the green bond issuance process, while making it easier to track projects’ positive environmental impact.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has clarified comments made by the bank’s chairman at its general meeting over the use of renewable power sources and water to support its AI models.

Entrepreneurial network Founders Forum Group has acquired Tech Nation, rescuing the quango from oblivion after a decade of championing UK startups.

The UK Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has put together an industry coalition to fight economic crime through enhanced verification.

The Financial Conduct Authority has moved to clamp down on greenwashing by putting in place sustainability disclosure requirements and an investment labels regime.