The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) has brought together nearly 30 financial firms for a Nato live-fire cyber defence exercise.

Eloquent AI, a startup focused on customer support automation for financial services, has launched its AI Operator platform and closed a $7.4 million seed round.

Abound, a UK-based fintech that uses a combination of open banking and artifical intelligence to offer better loan deals to consumers, has raised £500 million in a mixture of debt and equity finance.

DBS Bank has launched LiveBetter – a one-stop digital platform where users can access eco-friendly tips, donate to local green causes, as well as invest in sustainability-themed funds.

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UK fintechs are set to increase professional hiring by 32% in 2025 despite challenging economic headwinds, according to Morgan McKinley and Vacancysoft’s latest fintech report.

Absa has launched Virtual Investor, an online self-service investment platform that uses algorithms to recommend a product for customers based on their financial attitudes to risk.

The ongoing shutdown of the US government, sparked by a disagreement over funding for border security, is starting to impinge on the US fintech industry, according to reports.

Compliance has been the traditional focus of IT departments in financial institutions, but as cyber threats continue to evolve, the financial industry needs to look to each other to help protect the wider ecosystem.

The London Stock Exchange has teamed up with crowdfunding platform Crowdcube in a bid to create a more inclusive and liquid private capital market ecosystem.

OCBC Bank is rolling out sustainability training for its 30,000 employees and adding ESG-related jobs as part of its “future smart” programme.

Walmart’s fintech unit OnePay is to add credit cards to its expanding portfolio of financial services.

Investor confidence in the cryptocurrency sector was punctuated after Bullish was valued at $13.16 billion last week, setting the pace for other digital asset firms looking to list in the US.

M&G Wealth is rolling out its robo-advisory platform twelve months after taking a stake in tech provider Moneyfarm.