mea Platform, a fast-scaling (re)insurance AI product company, and Moonrock Insurance, a specialist drone insurance managing general agent (MGA), have entered into a partnership aimed at implementing mea Operations as an AI-first operating platform across Moonrock’s business. The collaboration has been formed to support Moonrock’s ambition to scale rapidly in a specialist and fast-moving market. Rather than relying on legacy insurance...

Key Singaporean FinTech investment stats in Q4 2025: Singaporean FinTech funding surged by 2.6x YoY Average deal value rose by over 2x to $34.3m as investors loosened purse strings Airwallex, a global commercial payments and financial platform providing cross-border banking, payments, treasury and spend management services, completed the biggest Singaporean FinTech deal of the year with a $330m Series...

The combined volume of FinTech investments declined week over week. A total of $898m was raised through 20 deals, compared to the $1.5bn raised through 25 deals.  The largest fundraise of the week was secured by UAE-based WealthTech company Mal. The AI-native Islamic digital bank secured $230m in funding led by Abu Dhabi-based BlueFive Capital. The investment will support the...

LSEG Data & Analytics says aluminium and copper have posted strong gains as supply constraints collide with shifting trade policy and geopolitics, leaving markets vulnerable to short-term swings even as longer-term fundamentals stay supportive into 2026.

FinTech Global recently spoke to Zaliia Gindullina, head of business development at WealthTech provider Kidbrooke, about the trends that continue to shape the ESG FinTech landscape.  There was a large move away from ESG ideas in 2025, with governments becoming increasingly hesitant towards the area. As such, there were some major regulatory changes to the space, most notably the EU's Omnibus I...

FreeAgent, an accounting software provider focused on supporting small businesses, has announced a new integration partnership with Fathom, a reporting, analysis and forecasting platform, aimed at improving financial health and decision-making for UK SMEs and their accountants. The partnership brings together FreeAgent’s accounting platform and Fathom’s business reporting and performance tools to deliver a more comprehensive view of financial health....

Across the insurance industry, pricing remains one of the last major functions to fully modernise. While data volumes have grown and analytical techniques have advanced, many insurers still rely on spreadsheet-heavy workflows, fragmented models and manual processes that slow decision-making and limit visibility. As competition intensifies and margins tighten, these legacy approaches are increasingly becoming a barrier to growth. Insurers...

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.

ClearScore Group, a leading financial marketplace, has announced the acquisition of Acre Platforms Limited, a technology solutions provider to the UK mortgage industry. The acquisition marks a significant step in ClearScore’s strategy to broaden beyond its established strength in unsecured credit broking. By bringing Acre into the Group, ClearScore is adding mortgage technology capabilities to complement its existing offering. This...

Juspay, a global payments infrastructure provider for enterprises and banks, has secured fresh capital. The company announced that it has raised $50m in a Series D follow-on round from WestBridge Capital. The transaction, which combines both primary and secondary investments, values Juspay at $1.2bn. The secondary portion of the round provides liquidity to early investors and employees holding ESOPs, marking the...