Sector Updates

2026

February 2026 payments rules banks and FinTechs can’t ignore

Each month, regulatory change continues to test the operational resilience of financial institutions, payment providers and FinTech firms. According to Vixio, using insights from...
ORION

AI-powered DLP provider ORION secures $32m investment

ORION, an AI-powered data security company focused on rethinking how enterprises prevent data loss, has closed a $32m funding round as demand accelerates for...
Commercial insurance underwriting is entering a decisive period. Data volumes are rising, risks are becoming more complex and manual processes are no longer sustainable. As carriers look towards 2026, IntellectAI is positioning its AI-powered platform as a core intelligence layer for insurers that want to move faster, price more accurately and operate more efficiently.

Seven reasons insurers are betting on IntellectAI’s platform

Commercial insurance underwriting is entering a decisive period. Data volumes are rising, risks are becoming more complex and manual processes are no longer sustainable....
US WealthTech top deals 2025

Stash secured one of the top US WealthTech deals as funding in the country...

Key US WealthTech investment stats in 2025: US WealthTech funding fell by 56% YoY in 2025 New York continued to dominate the US WealthTech...
NCR Atleos extends Heart of England Co-op ATM partnership

NCR Atleos extends Heart of England Co-op ATM partnership

NCR Atleos Corporation, a provider of self-service financial access solutions, has renewed and extended its long-standing partnership with Heart of England Co-operative in a...

Robinhood UK launches commission-free stocks & shares ISA

Robinhood UK, the UK arm of the US-based trading platform, has launched a new stocks & shares ISA, extending its low-cost and app-based investing...

EnFi secures $15m Series A to scale AI credit workforce

EnFi, an AI-native platform delivering agents to automate end-to-end commercial lending workflows, has raised $15m in Series A funding. The funding round brings EnFi’s total...
Neo Financial secures $68.5m equity to scale lending model

Neo Financial secures $68.5m equity to scale lending model

Neo Financial, a Canadian FinTech company focused on building digital-first financial products for consumers, has secured $68.5m in equity funding to support the launch...
Taxnova joins a16z Speedrun after $1m pre-seed raise

Taxnova joins a16z Speedrun after $1m pre-seed raise

Taxnova, a FinTech startup using AI to streamline R&D tax relief claims, has launched publicly after entering the a16z Speedrun accelerator and raising $1m...
Jethur

Why strong foundations are an imperative part of Jethur story

Jethur was built on a straightforward observation: while firms expand through new processes, tools and systems, few invest in the underlying foundations that hold...

News Stories

Middle East retail investing: the WealthTech opportunity

Retail investment and preparing for retirement is gaining traction in the Middle East. For Fredrik Davéus, CEO and co-founder of Kidbrooke, this isn’t just...
Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

As the Netherlands' pension sector navigates its Wet toekomst pensioenen (Wtp) transition, a growing body of regulatory guidance and independent research suggests that the...
Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

The Nordic region is among the most cashless in the world, with cash accounting for fewer than 5% of all transactions in Norway and...
Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw major deals come to fruition.

Global FinTech funding tops $2bn as RegTech deals run rampant

Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw a...
How metadata supercharges AI document processing

How metadata supercharges AI document processing

Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself into document-heavy organisations, promising to transform everything from contract analysis to compliance monitoring. Yet despite this momentum, many...

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