Boris Johnson opens Canary Wharf fintech ‘accelerator space’
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has officially opened Canary Wharf-based Level39, Europe’s largest “accelerator space” for financial technology.
Afin taps Thought Machine to launch digital bank for Africans in the UK
Afin Bank, a digital lender created to help people from Africa living and working in the UK, has picked Thought Machine as its core banking provider.
Fintech acceleration partner archie adds ekko and wamo to portfolio
A new fintech “acceleration partner” chaired by Atom and Metro Bank co-founder Anthony Thomson has added its first two portfolio companies, backing SME banking and payments firm wamo and climate-focused outfit ekko.
Danske Bank backs Copenhagen fintech accelerator
Danske Bank has teamed up with fellow Danish FS player Nykredit to back a new Copenhagen fintech accelerator designed to attract global talent to the Nordic scene.
Stripe alumni raise €10.7 million for business identity startup
Duna, a business identity startup founded by former Stripe staffers, has raised €10.7 million in a Seed funding round led by Index Ventures.
BNY executives on combatting CX fragmentation and integrating AI
At Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, Finextra spoke to BNY executive platform owner of payments platform Isabel Schmidt, and executive platform owner for treasury services Carl Slabicki, on everything AI, blockchain, and cross-border.
Big tech and banks fall out over compensation for fraud victims
A war of words has broken out between banks and big tech firms over who should be primarily responsible for reimbursing victims of fraud.
Lloyds facing Curve shareholder rebellion over £120 million acquisition
Lloyds Banking Group has reportedly signed a £120 million deal to acquire UK digital wallet provider Curve.
Citi to engage developers via fintech meetups
Citi is to host a series of fintech meetups in its latest attempt to engage with thriving local developer ecosystems.
Mexican fintech Plata sees valuation exceed $3bn
Plata, a startup based in Mexico and founded by three former Tinkoff executives has completed a $250m fund raise.
State Street selects Taurus to grow digital assets business
State Street is to add tokenization and digital custody services to its digital assets business through a deal with infrastructure provider Taurus.
Anti-scam hotline receives one million calls
More than a million calls have been made to an anti-scam service that gives people a memorable number to contact if they suspect they may be dealing with a fraudster.
Pimco, Man Group and State Street join forces with tech vendors to build new AM operating model
Pimco, Man Group, IHS Markit, State Street, Microsoft and McKinsey have joined forces to create a new technology company for the asset management industry.
Monnai raises $6.5m to help fintechs use consumer data
Monnai, a provider of consumer insights infrastructure for financial institutions, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Tiger Global.
UK startups lacking AI expertise at board level
UK startups and scaleups are being urged to address an absence of AI skills within their boardrooms, according to a recently published report