Tag: Fintech

Sustainability drives bank switching, Copecto research finds

A third of UK consumers would consider switching their bank to access a wooden payment card, according to new research by Copecto, a sustainable...

Trace Finance raises $32m to bridge stablecoin and banking rails

Trace Finance, a regulated financial infrastructure provider for cross-border payments and stablecoin settlement, has closed a $32m Series A funding round led by CoinFund...

US WealthTech deal activity projected to grow by 27% in 2026...

Key US WealthTech investment stats in Q1 2026: US WealthTech funding surged by 83% YoY in Q1 Deal activity projected to grow by 27%...

Why legacy surveillance tools are failing compliance teams

Compliance teams at financial institutions are buckling under the weight of outdated surveillance systems, and a new survey by A-Team Group suggests the breaking...

HSBC and Google Cloud forge multi-year AI partnership

HSBC, one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations, has struck a multi-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud to roll out artificial...

Sovra raises $2m+ pre-seed for global dollar accounts

Sovra, a FinTech platform offering users a self-custodial global dollar account, has closed a pre-seed funding round of more than $2m. The round was led by...

AI is reshaping AML in Australia — but at what risk?

Australia's financial crime compliance sector is caught between two forces pulling in opposite directions, according to RegTech firm Napier AI. AI is simultaneously strengthening...

VoP delays: the fraud risks banks can’t ignore

As Europe's shift to instant account-to-account payments accelerates, the pressure on financial institutions to implement robust fraud safeguards is mounting. Movitz Payments CEO and founder...

Prometeia: Italian production beats expectations in April

Italian industrial production has grown for a third consecutive month, according to analysis by Prometeia, offering tentative relief to financial services operators monitoring the...

Choco Up secures $15m credit facility for Singapore SMEs

Choco Up, Asia's growth financing platform, has secured a $15m credit facility from AlteriQ Global, a private credit investment company, to expand access to...

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