Nevis, an AI platform for wealth management, has emerged from stealth with fresh backing as it looks to overhaul how financial advisors work. The company, founded less than a year ago, develops technology aimed at freeing advisors from time-consuming administrative tasks. The firm has secured $35m in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from ICONIQ and Ribbit...

Bourn, the UK FinTech focused on modernising business overdrafts for the growth economy, has raised £3.5m in fresh capital to accelerate the expansion and adoption of its Flexible Trade Account (FTA). The funding round drew support from NatWest Group, McPike Global Family Office, Haatch, Love Ventures, Portfolio Ventures and Aperture. The latest tranche will help Bourn scale its offering and expand...

Sanctions compliance has expanded far beyond the financial sector. As global supply chains and digital ecosystems become more intertwined, organisations across manufacturing, logistics, technology, energy, and professional services face growing exposure to sanctions risk. Even an indirect connection to a restricted entity—through a supplier, customer, or partner—can trigger regulatory action, operational disruption, and reputational damage. In today’s environment, sanctions screening...

The performance of the US market over recent decades has been defined by long periods of expansion punctuated by rapid, but relatively rare, downturns. Even during moments of extreme volatility, recovery has typically followed quickly. The behaviour of the S&P 500 during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic offers a clear example. LSEG Data & Analytics recently delved into how to...

GNOMI, the New York–based AI platform redefining access to real-time, multilingual information, has launched Finance Mode, its new agentic AI experience for live global market coverage. GNOMI operates as an AI platform delivering rapid, verified global insights across 17 languages and 189 countries. Built on proprietary technology and a multi-layered data architecture, it allows users to ask questions, translate content,...

Seismic, a global provider of sales enablement and digital engagement platforms for financial services firms, has released new data highlighting critical gaps within the UK’s wealth sector. The company has published its 2025 State of Wealth Management Report in response to growing concern that the UK’s wealth managers are unprepared for the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history and are...

Zellis, the UK and Ireland’s leading provider of HR, pay, workforce management (WFM) and benefits solutions, has released its Financial Wellbeing Report 2025, exposing a deepening financial stress crisis affecting employees across both countries. The report has been launched to shed light on the scale of financial anxiety in the workforce and to encourage employers to treat financial wellbeing as...

Access PaySuite, a payments solutions provider, has released new research revealing a significant shift in consumer expectations around payment choice in the UK. The company commissioned a study to understand how generational preferences shape purchasing behaviour and overall customer experience. The findings show that a lack of preferred payment methods is now a material driver of purchase abandonment. According to...

FreemarketFX, a global payments and FX infrastructure provider, has expanded its strategic partnership with Napier AI, a London-headquartered RegTech specialising in financial crime compliance, to reinforce security across its international payment flows. With financial institutions facing an estimated 250–300 money laundering alerts per day, according to the Napier AI / AML Index 2025–2026, the company has prioritised advanced monitoring tools...

Sokin, a London-based global business payments provider known for its multi-currency capabilities and cross-border financial infrastructure, has secured fresh capital to accelerate its next phase of expansion.