Sector Updates

Advance, a FinTech platform focused on insurance payments and premium management, has raised $8.55m in seed funding as it looks to modernise how insurance intermediaries manage and move money.

Advance bags $8.55m to transform insurance payments

Advance, a FinTech platform focused on insurance payments and premium management, has raised $8.55m in seed funding as it looks to modernise how insurance...
Duna

Business identity platform Duna bags €30m funding round

Duna, an identity FinTech founded by former Stripe executives, has raised fresh capital of €30m as it looks to tackle one of the most...
As the banking industry looks ahead to 2026, financial institutions are preparing for continued economic uncertainty, evolving customer expectations, and rapid technological change. Banks and credit unions are under growing pressure to modernise operations, strengthen relationships, and compete effectively without becoming technology companies themselves.

Five trends set to reshape banking in 2026

As the banking industry looks ahead to 2026, financial institutions are preparing for continued economic uncertainty, evolving customer expectations, and rapid technological change. Banks...
APEXX

APEXX Global raises $10m to scale payment orchestration

APEXX Global has announced a new strategic investment to support its next phase of international growth, raising $10m.  The FinTech has secured up to $10m...
Foresight backs AsiaVerify to scale Asian business verification

Foresight backs AsiaVerify to scale Asian business verification

AsiaVerify, a RegTech intelligence platform focused on Asian corporate verification, has secured a growth capital investment from Foresight Group to support expansion and product...
Bound raises $24.5m Series A to automate FX hedging

Bound raises $24.5m Series A to automate FX hedging

Bound, an automated FX risk management platform, has raised $24.5m in a Series A funding round to help businesses protect against increasing currency volatility...
What the Napier AI / AML Index reveals about trust, regulation and the future of compliance

What the Napier AI / AML Index reveals about trust, regulation and the future...

As losses from financial crime continue to rise, AI is often portrayed as a way to make compliance teams more efficient and effective —...

Clearwater Analytics integrates with TreasurySpring for cash management

Clearwater Analytics, a provider of investment management technology, and TreasurySpring, a global cash investment platform, have announced a new platform integration designed to enhance fixed-term cash management for institutional investors.
UK wealthtech Sidekick secures £7.8m in Series A

UK WealthTech Sidekick secures £7.8m in Series A

Sidekick, a UK-based wealthTech company designed for professionals whose finances are becoming more complex as their incomes and assets grow, has raised £7.8m in...
eToro and Amundi launch equity portfolio focused on megatrends

eToro and Amundi launch equity portfolio focused on megatrends

eToro, a global trading and investing platform, has partnered with Amundi, Europe’s leading asset manager, to launch a new strategic equity portfolio designed to...

News Stories

Key tax compliance deadlines and rule changes

Key tax compliance deadlines and rule changes

March 2026 has brought a wave of regulatory updates across IRS reporting, FATCA, and CRS frameworks. Comply Exchange has rounded up the most critical...
How Exante rebuilt its test framework for scale

How Exante rebuilt its test framework for scale

Exante's software development engineer in test (SDET) Anatoly Bobunov has detailed how the financial services firm tore down its ageing test framework and rebuilt...
How AI is reshaping wealth management advisory

How AI is reshaping wealth management advisory

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant ambition for the wealth management industry — it is rapidly becoming a practical necessity. According to WealthTech platform...
Nordic banks turn to CaaS to cut costs and modernise

Nordic banks turn to CaaS to cut costs and modernise

Nordic banks are grappling with the twin burden of ageing core infrastructure and spiralling compliance costs, with spending on card scheme mandates and PCI...
Wamo raises €10m Series A to expand across Europe

Wamo raises €10m Series A to expand across Europe

Wamo, a European financial operating platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has secured €10m in Series A funding to drive expansion into Italy...

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