MasterCard has kicked off the first in a series of ten global hackathons in Sydney, where developers will compete for a place in the final and the chance to win a $100,000 grand prize

Consumers shopping for Tesla vehicles are now provided with low-rate financing options when reserving or purchasing a Model Y, Model 3, Model X, Model S, or Cybertruck vehicle through Tesla’s website or mobile app.

Nutmeg’s head of advice Lisa Caplan has spoken to Finextra about the continued expansion of its digital wealth management offering beyond the automated investment platform for which its known.

At EBAday 2024 in Lisbon, the second half of day two kicked off with a riveting discussion on open banking and embedded finance.

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — has invested $10 million in FintechOS, backing the European startup’s low-code approach as a way to boost financial inclusion around the world.

BBVA has revamped its personal virtual assistant, adding AI-powered account and card management features.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has set out its latest steps to improve the integrity of the UK’s crypto market.

Temenos has announced that Temenos Payments Hub, a payments solution, is available as the first of its kind on IBM Cloud for Financial Services.

Revolut, Starling and Wise are among a host of UK fintechs to join a new ‘Tech Zero’ taskforce to tackle climate change.

BBVA has selected Amazon Web Services analytics and AI technology for a new data platform that will provide a secure repository of the Spanish bank’s operations and customer data.

SoftBank Group is reportedly asking global banks to borrow $5 billion as founder Masayoshi Son pours funding into AI investments.

Singularity, a startup developing a protocol to provide institutions with compliant and confidential access to DeFi, has raised $2.2 million.

The UK is home to nearly three million “Frankenstein” identities stitched together by fraudsters out of real and made up personal details, according to researchers who warn of a potential multi-billion pound hit to the economy.

The cloud provider has announced that it is launching a dedicated Digital Assets Team to explore the potential of blockchain-based platforms.