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Lupiya extends Series A to $11.25m

Lupiya extends Series A to $11.25m

Zambian neobank Lupiya, an AI-powered digital bank offering loans, payments and investments, has extended its Series A funding round to $11.25m, according to a...
Iute Group, a leading European FinTech company, has launched Iute Affinity, a new insurance services and operational management subsidiary designed to embed protection directly into its digital banking ecosystem and support its evolution into a fully fledged digital bank.

Iute Group debuts subsidiary to embed insurance into digital banking

Iute Group, a leading European FinTech company, has launched Iute Affinity, a new insurance services and operational management subsidiary designed to embed protection directly...
GFT and Ozone API partner to advance open banking in Canada

GFT and Ozone API partner to advance open banking in Canada

Canada-focused digital transformation firm GFT has partnered with open API platform specialist Ozone API to help Canadian financial institutions navigate the country’s transition to...
New British bank thisbank targets growth and saver returns

New British bank thisbank targets growth and saver returns

A new entrant has arrived in the UK banking market, thisbank, a newly launched British bank, as it sets out its ambition to scale investor growth while offering competitive savings rates to customers.
Gen Z prioritise everyday perks over interest rates when choosing banks

Gen Z prioritise everyday perks over interest rates when choosing banks

Pay.UK, the owner and operator of the Current Account Switch Service, has commissioned new research revealing that Gen Z in the UK are more...
Jet Bank partners Backbase to launch Albania’s first digital bank

Jet Bank partners Backbase to launch Albania’s first digital bank

Jet Bank, a newly established digital bank, and Backbase, an AI-powered banking platform provider, have partnered to launch Albania’s first digital-only bank, enabling a...
WeLab secures $220m Series D in Asia’s largest digital bank raise

WeLab secures $220m Series D in Asia’s largest digital bank raise

WeLab, a pan-Asian FinTech platform operating digital banks and online financial services, has completed a $220m Series D strategic financing, marking the largest digital banking capital raise in Asia in 2025.
Thread raises $30.5m to expand embedded banking digital branch model

Thread raises $30.5m to expand embedded banking digital branch model

Thread Bancorp, the parent of Thread Bank, has closed a $30.5m funding round to support the continued build-out of its embedded banking proposition. The new...
Monzo to acquire Habito to launch digital mortgage broking

Monzo to acquire Habito to launch digital mortgage broking

Monzo, a UK-based digital challenger bank, has announced plans to acquire Habito, a London-headquartered digital mortgage broker in a move designed to simplify how...
Flex raises $60m Series B to launch AI private bank

Flex raises $60m Series B to scale AI private bank

Flex, the AI-native private banking platform for high net worth middle-market business owners, has secured $60m in a Series B equity round led by...

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How purpose-built AI is transforming compliance from detective controls into preventive controls

As AI rewrites the playbook for financial crime and conduct risk, Behavox founder and CEO Erkin Adylov explains how purpose-built models are shifting compliance...
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Over $1.1bn raised across funding raises in red-letter week for FinTech

There was over $1.1bn raised across 23 deals this week in the FinTech sector, one of the most powerful weeks for raises seen so...

Ortec Finance’s GLASS PRISM targets insurance portfolio optimisation

Ortec Finance has unveiled GLASS PRISM, a next-generation strategic asset allocation (SAA) optimisation tool designed specifically for insurance asset managers.
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Why real-time intelligence sharing is now a legal must

A decade ago, the notion of regulated financial institutions exchanging crime intelligence in real time felt far-fetched. Legal barriers loomed large, trust between banks...
LSEG launches real-time vessel tracking API

LSEG launches real-time vessel tracking API

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has unveiled a new Vessel Tracking API, developed in collaboration with satellite operator Kinéis and Wood Mackenzie Vesseltracker, offering...

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