Payments app Cardeo shuts down
UK credit card management app Cardeo is closing its doors after failing to find fresh investment to keep the firm afloat.
Alipay’s agentic AI tech goes live with coffee ordering app Luckin
Singaporean mobile coffee ordering app Luckin Coffee has integrated with Alipay’s AI agent for agentic ordering and payments via a conversational interface.
Bank of America launches digital 401(k) and retirement planning
Bank of America’s recent Workplace Benefits Report reveals that the two key areas where employees need financial wellness resources are: retirement education and planning, and learning how to generate income in retirement.
Aussie regulator sues eToro over CFD over-reach
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is suing online investment platform eToro over an alleged failure to act honestly and fairly in the marketing of its contract for differences (CFD) product, leaving 77% of retail clients out-of-pocket.
OpenAI and Stripe team on ChatGPT payments
OpenAI has joined forces with Stripe to let people make purchases from within ChatGPT.
FCA’s targeted support proposal sparks debate on advice boundaries and consumer access
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released rules for targeted support, which would allow organisations to provide guidance to specific consumers on financial products that would best suit them.
SC Ventures and SBI Holding set up $100m digital asset investment fund
Standard Chartered’s venture arm SC Ventures has joined forces with Japan’s SBI Holdings to set up a digital asset joint venture investment company in the UAE.
MAS kickstarts new round of asset tokenization pilots
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to commence a new series of asset tokenization pilots in collaboration with 17 international banks.
SBS talks changing face of banking, warns regulation and financial inclusion not optional
Day two of the SBS Summit 2025 continued to prioritise customer experience, but this time with a specific focus on data usage and inclusive efforts to serve the unbanked.
NextGen Nordics 2026: Architect the future of money in Stockholm
Registration is officially open for NextGen Nordics 2026, the region’s most influential banking and payments event.
Alabama man pleads guilty to SEC X hack
An Alabama man has pleaded guilty in connection with the January 2024 unauthorized takeover of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s social media account on X to artifically boost bitcoin prices.
Deutsche Bank gets better engineer job applicants after Google tie-up
Deutsche Bank is getting a better quality of applicants of engineering jobs thanks to a “halo effect” from its recently announced partnership with Google Cloud.
Report predicts boom in Apac’s wealthtech market
The wealthtech sector in Asia-Pacific could be worth more than $2trn by 2027 thanks to technological advancements, according to a report published by McKinsey.
NatWest launches Fintech Growth Programme
NatWest Group is launching a Fintech Growth Programme, to help startups to lean on the resources, expertise and networks of an established high-street bank to help them scale-up and drive the bank’s innovation pipeline.
Agentic AI platform selected for FCA sandbox
Ani Tech, a UK-based agentic AI platform focused on financial advice, has been chosen to participate in the inaugural AI sandbox initiative of the UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).