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How challenger banks can become the future of financial services 

Jeremy Grinbaum, VP EMEA, Amplitude, dives into the importance of financial services embracing technological innovation and the future of challenger banks.  When it comes to innovation, the financial services (finserv) industry has been notoriously...

Abacus Group expands UK presence with Edinburgh office opening 

Abacus Group, a leading MSP to alternative investment firms, has announced the opening of a new office in Edinburgh to expand its research and development and customer support capabilities while leveraging local talent.   The new office is already...

Innovate Finance launches the first Unicorn Council for UK FinTech 

Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK FinTech, has launched the first Unicorn Council for UK FinTech (UCFT), a coalition of UK-based FinTech unicorn founders to accelerate and unlock promised growth in the UK FinTech sector. The Council...

Baader Bank chooses Broadridge’s platform for regulatory trade and transaction reporting 

Baader Bank AG has chosen global FinTech Broadridge Financial Solutions, solution for its regulatory trade and transaction reporting. The agreement further extends Broadridge’s strategic relationship with the bank, which is a user of...

Clearcover launches Generative AI insurance tool to expedite claims processing and improve customer experience 

Clearcover, a next-generation car insurance company, has announced the launch of its Generative AI solution that further digitises statement collection, significantly streamlining the insurance claims process and customer experience.  The AI-driven...

Klarna AI assistant handles two-thirds of customer service chats in its first month 

Available in the Klarna app, the assistant is designed to enhance the shopping and payments experience for Klarna’s 150 million consumers worldwide, capable of managing a range of tasks from multilingual customer service to managing refunds and...

OpenYield launches fully automated, equity-like marketplace to lead bond trading into the next era 

OpenYield Trading, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered alternative trading system (ATS), has printed its first trade, marking the launch of its platform. OpenYield aims to modernise fixed-income investing and empower broker-dealers, advisors...

nuam exchange and Vermiculus Financial Technology create tech core for Central Counterparty Clearing Houses in Chile, Colombia and Peru

Construction of an integrated cloud-native clearing system for the three clearing houses has begun – while progress is being made in parallel to create the clearing house in Peru. nuam exchange, the entity resulting from the integration of the Lima,...

Middle East CEOs’ confidence grows towards a future with AI, upskilling and tech savvy financial systems

The CEO Global Insights Study for 2024, with close to 300 global CEOs participating, sheds light on the ambitious plans and diverse strategies of the world’s largest companies, with the Middle East playing a pivotal role in shaping a...

BT Group partners with Adyen to transform business payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone 

BT Group has announced that its digital and startup incubation arm has forged a partnership with Adyen, the global financial technology platform that enables small business customers to accept in-person contactless payments with Tap to Pay on...

Chime starts offering in-app tax filing

Just in time for tax season, Chime is offering its in-app tax filing pilot program for free to even more members.  After early success with the pilot launch, the all-new tax feature is now available to millions more Chime members, showing members are...

NatWest invests in Icon Solutions reinforcing commitment to payments modernisation 

NatWest has announced a strategic minority investment in Icon Solutions, a leading FinTech provider of payments technology and consultancy services. The investment follows the news last September that NatWest selected Icon Solutions Payments Framework (IPF)...