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OnePay Expands Klarna Partnership with Post-Purchase Payments

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on January 22, 2026
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, Klarna

OnePay is expanding its partnership with Klarna to launch Swipe to Finance, a feature that will enable eligible customers to convert debit card purchases into post-transaction installment payment plans. Specific details of the terms around post-purchase financing have not been disclosed, but the feature will position OnePay alongside players like PayPal and Affirm by offering flexible repayment options beyond the point of sale. Swipe to Finance strengthens OnePay’s push to compete with digital banks such as Chime and Dave, adding to its growing suite of banking, payments, investing, and crypto tools backed by Walmart’s scale and embedded distribution. Walmart-owned digital banking platform OnePay is deepening its ties with BNPL player Klarna to launch Swipe to Finance, a new feature that will offer customers the option to pay over time even after they've made the transaction. "Not every purchase comes at the right time," said Thomas Hoare, Chief Commercial Officer at…

FinovateEurope 2026: Meet the Keynotes!

By David Penn Posted on January 22, 2026
Categories: FinovateEurope 2026, Speaker series

FinovateEurope 2026 is only weeks away—but there's still time to grab your ticket and save your spot. Be sure to visit our registration page today and take advantage of early bird savings! We recently kicked off our FinovateEurope 2026 Sneak Peek series to help you get to know this year's demoing companies. Today, we're sharing a look at the content side of things: starting with four keynote addresses—two for Tuesday and two for Wednesday—that you won't want to miss. From the impact of geopolitics on financial decision-making to the rise of agentic AI to the possibilities of open banking and open finance, these FinovateEurope keynotes will explain how the most significant trends in fintech and financial services are impacting bankers and financial services professionals—and will share insights on how to make the most of these exciting new developments and innovations. The Global Economic Outlook & the Escalation of Geopolitical Risk…

FreeAgent and Fathom Partner to Help SMEs Better Manage Finances

By David Penn Posted on January 22, 2026
Categories: Alumni News, FreeAgent

Accounting software provider FreeAgent has partnered with reporting, analysis, and forecasting platform Fathom. The partnership will enable small businesses in the UK to access real-time profit and loss reporting, cash flow forecasting, KPI dashboards, and interactive management reports. Founded in 2007, FreeAgent made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2013 in London. A newly announced partnership between accounting software provider FreeAgent and all-in-one reporting, analysis, and forecasting platform Fathom will enhance the ability of small businesses in the UK—and their accountants—to better manage their finances and make smarter business decisions. "By partnering with Fathom, we're giving accountants and their clients the tools they need to scale up their financial scrutiny and analysis," FreeAgent CSO Stewart Hurd said. "Rather than simply giving an overview of the current financial position, our integration offers deeper, visual insights, forecasting, and scenario modeling into small business data—meaning that accountants are better prepared to answer the questions…

FinovateEurope 2026 Sneak Peek Series: Part 3

By Madeline Clines Posted on January 22, 2026
Categories: FinovateEurope 2026, FinovateEurope 2026 Sneak Peek, Intuitech, Outsampler, Serene, Skill Studio AI

A look at the companies demoing at FinovateEurope in London on February 10. Register today using this link and save 20%. Intuitech Intuitech solves the financial industry's reliance on slow, manual, and risk-prone workflows that inhibit scalability and create inefficiencies and high operational costs. Features Achieves 5x faster time-to-cash Drives 15%+ additional credit growth Automates over 95% of workflows Who's it for? Banks, insurance companies, and financial entities with high document processing. Outsampler Outsampler lets finance professionals answer complex quantitative questions by talking to their data and models, with guaranteed numerical accuracy, full auditability, and on-premise privacy. Features Unlocks insights from previously untapped numerical data Cuts manual data analysis time by ~50% Delivers 100% numerically accurate results with full traceability Who's it for? Investment analysts, investment researchers, asset managers, risk managers, and portfolio managers. Serene Serene's AI orchestration layer, MySerene, turns behavioral risk insight into real-time, context-aware guidance for frontline teams…

Airwallex Acquires Paynuri to Move into Korea

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on January 21, 2026
Categories: Daily news, Mergers & Acquisitions

Airwallex is acquiring Paynuri to enter South Korea, securing payment gateway, prepaid electronic payment instrument, and foreign exchange business registrations to support cross-border payments and FX services. The move gives Korean businesses access to Airwallex’s global financial platform, enabling multi-currency spending, international payments, and cross-border expansion. The acquisition signals intensifying competition in APAC payments, as Airwallex uses its fresh Series G capital to accelerate regulatory access, expand headcount locally, and strengthen its position against regional fintechs and global incumbents. Commercial payments and banking platform Airwallex is expanding its global reach this week. The Singapore-based company is acquiring Paynuri, an entity that holds payment gateway and prepaid electronic payment instrument licenses in South Korea. Financial terms of the deal are undisclosed. Airwallex plans to use these licenses to empower companies in Korea to expand across borders by offering Korean businesses a comprehensive platform for managing their financial operations across multiple markets…

Alloy Unveils Perpetual KYB and Customer Risk Assessment

By David Penn Posted on January 21, 2026
Categories: Alloy, Alumni News

Identity orchestration platform company Alloy has launched its first perpetual Know Your Business (pKYB) and Customer Risk Assessment (CRA) orchestration solution in the UK and across Europe. The new offering will enable banks, fintech, and payments companies to enhance their ability to check and provide risk assessments on companies on a continuous basis. Headquartered in New York and founded in 2015, Alloy made its Finovate debut at our developers conference, FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016. Tommy Nicholas is Co-Founder and CEO. Identity orchestration platform provider Alloy has introduced its first perpetual Know Your Business (pKYB) and Customer Risk Assessment (CRA) orchestration solution in the UK and across Europe. The launch follows the company's introduction of its perpetual KYC (pKYC) solution in the fall of 2025. Financial institutions serving customers in the UK and Europe benefit from the opportunity to develop a variety of solutions for many different markets—from the Baltics to…

AMLYZE Teams Up with Vinted Pay to Bring AML/CFT Monitoring to Payments

By David Penn Posted on January 20, 2026
Categories: Alumni News, AMLYZE

Lithuania-based regtech AMLYZE has forged a partnership with Vinted Pay, the payments division of European online marketplace for second-hand fashion and other goods, Vinted. Vinted Pay will use AMLYZE's technology to provide real-time and retrospective transaction monitoring and customer risk assessment during onboarding and payment processes. Headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, AMLYZE made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2024. Lithuanian regtech AMLYZE announced a partnership with Vinted Pay, the payments subsidiary of European online marketplace for second-hand items, Vinted. Vinted Pay will leverage AMLYZE's technology for real-time and retrospective transaction monitoring and customer risk assessment to ensure that Vinted Pay's onboarding and payment processes meet AML/CFT requirements. A leading second-hand fashion marketplace in Europe and a self-described "go-to destination for all kinds of pre-loved items," Lithuania's Vinted offers an online platform that connects millions of members across more than 20 markets. Founded in 2008, Vinted became the country's first unicorn in…

Gusto Unveils Global Stablecoin Payout Capabilities

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on January 20, 2026
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, Gusto

Gusto is testing stablecoin payouts for global payroll through a partnership with zerohash. The beta test is using regulated on-chain settlement infrastructure to enable faster, more transparent cross-border payments. If successful, the beta could signal stablecoins’ shift into core payroll infrastructure, modeling how HR and payroll platforms can adopt digital assets in a compliant, scalable way. Payroll, benefits, and HR management solutions company Gusto revealed today that it is testing stablecoin payout capabilities across its global payments. The California-based fintech will leverage a partnership with digital asset infrastructure provider zerohash. Founded in 2017, zerohash is a crypto, stablecoin, and tokenization platform that brings instant money movement to banks, brokerages, and fintechs. With more than six million end customers, the company has settled $65 billion in transaction volume, is available in more than 200 jurisdictions, and supports over 100 assets. Gusto said it chose zerohash for its deep regulatory expertise, operational maturity at…

Jet Bank and Backbase to Launch Albania’s First Digital-Only Bank

By David Penn Posted on January 20, 2026
Categories: Alumni profile, Backbase

A strategic partnership between Jet Bank and banking platform Backbase will power the launch of Albania's first digital-only bank. A greenfield digital bank able to leverage modern, enabling technologies, Jet Bank chose Backbase to serve as its digital engagement layer, orchestrating customer interactions across channels while integrating with core banking, card processing, and third-party services. "Our ambition is to set a new standard for digital banking in Albania by building a bank that feels intuitive, reliable, and relevant in everyday use," Jet Bank CEO Fatbardha Rino said. "This partnership with Backbase gives us the digital foundation to launch quickly while maintaining the trust and discipline expected from a licensed bank. We're not just launching an app—we're building a platform that can continuously evolve with our customers." So far, the collaboration between Backbase and Jet Bank has enabled the institution to transition from setup to User Acceptance Testing in three months,…

FinovateEurope 2026 Sneak Peek Series: Part 2

By Madeline Clines Posted on January 20, 2026
Categories: Candour Oy, Darwinium, FinovateEurope 2026, FinovateEurope 2026 Sneak Peek, Hagbad, Tweezr

A look at the companies demoing at FinovateEurope in London on February 10. Register today using this link and save 20%. Candour Identity Candour Identity offers identity verification that continuously prevents rapidly evolving fraud attempts and provides a frictionless user experience for everyday use. Features Counters rapidly evolving fraud attempts Delivers continuous fraud prevention Provides a great user experience for everyday use Who's it for? Banks, financial services, and telecom operators. Darwinium Darwinium is an AI fraud prevention platform born in the age of AI, using advanced AI tools to defeat the latest attacks, including scams, mules, and app cloning. Features Deploys in minutes at the perimeter edge Protects touchpoints in the customer journey without an engineering resource Uses adversarial AI red-teaming and an AI copilot to close the loop between detection and remediation Who's it for? Banks, fintechs, enterprises, and SMBs. Hagbad Hagbad is a fintech platform that digitalizes social…

Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on January 20, 2026
Categories: Fintech Rundown

We're more than halfway through the first month of the year, and topics like AI and stablecoins continue to dominate both the headlines and the mindshare in fintech. Below, we've aggregated the top news in fintech for the week. We’ll continue to add more announcements as the week progresses. AI AI voice start-up ElevenLabs in funding talks at $11bn valuation (paywall). Synechron launches suite of AI agents to automate complex workflows, reduce risk and speed adoption. Payments dLocal partners with HONOR to launch localized payments in Peru's growing tech landscape. TreviPay launches Pay by Invoice for issuers, enabled by Visa Credentials. Blackhawk Network's Giftcards.com expands access to digital gift cards across PayPal. Fiserv brings its Clover suite of products into Japan with Sumitomo Mitsui partnership. Lending Block surpasses $200 billion in credit provided to customers, continuing to address global lending gaps. Fraud, compliance, and identity eflow client base surges 23%…