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FinovateEurope 2025 kicks off this week at the Intercontinental O2 in London. Learn more about the conferences’s keynote speakers, power panels, demoing companies and more in our pre-show briefing.
In the meanwhile, here’s a look at some of the news making fintech headlines as the week begins. Be sure to check back all week long for more updates.
Payments
Backbase and MeaWalletteam up to bring advanced tokenization solutions to Australia and New Zealand.
Payments orchestration platform Yunopartners with Invest Qatar to as the company opens its new Middle East headquarters in the country.
Digital banking
Digital banking experience systems provider Plumeryannounces partnership with African digital identity verification provider, Smile ID.
Partnerships and collaborations in the payments space lead fintech headlines at the beginning of this holiday-shortened week. Be sure to check Finovate’s Fintech Rundown all week long for the latest updates in fintech and financial services.
Payments
Account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider Token.ioteams up with payment orchestrator Fabrick.
InComm Payments collaborates with Mastercard to offer Mastercard “Give Hope” gift cards in support of the American Red Cross.
The week begins with news of investment in insurtech, financial wellness, and risk management. We are also seeing a number of new partnerships in payments and fraud prevention. Check back here all week long at Finovate’s Fintech Rundown for updates on the latest fintech headlines.
Digital banking solutions provider Apiture and digital solutions company Omnicommanderteam up to help banks and credit unions better communicate with their customers and members.
Gold Coast Federal Credit Union enlistsTyfone to accelerate digital transformation.
Crypto / Defi
Ripplepartners with currency exchange provider Unicâmbio to bring crypto-enabled cross-border payments to Portugal.
Insurtech
Australian digital-first insurance broking firm UpCoversecures $19 million in Series A funding.
Via its brand Polly, European digital insurance broker CLARKlaunches its first fully digital underwriting solution in the UK.
Financial software and technology company CSI partners with Mitek Systems to launch its proprietary check fraud detection solution for NuPoint customers.
Backbase and Feedzaiteam up to integrate advanced security capabilities into Backbase’s Engagement Banking Platform.
Regtech and compliance
Sardine AIraises $70 million to make fraud and compliance teams more productive.
Investing / wealth management
Halal investment research platform Musaffalaunches new equity crowdfunding round.
BrightwaveintegratesQuartr’s global database of first-party information from public companies with its document analysis capabilities.
Datalignsecures $9 million Seed funding to accelerate AI-powered financial advisory solutions.
Lending and credit
FinastralaunchesAssist.AI, an AI-powered assistant to enhance the trade finance operations within its Trade Innovation solution.
New leadership for digital banking solutions provider nCino and the fallout from the recent ouster of CFPB director Rohit Chopra are among the major fintech headlines as the first full week of February begins.
Be sure to check back here at the Fintech Rundown all week long for the latest updates and announcement in fintech!
Digital banking
nCinointroduces new President and Chief Executive Officer Sean Desmond.
Uphold, an infrastructure provider for on-chain payments, banking, and investments resumes staking services for its UK customers who hold cryptocurrencies.
Reports of a major breakthrough in Chinese AI technology sent stocks reeling in the U.S. to begin the week. Here at Finovate’s Fintech Rundown, we’ve got one eye on the latest from DeepSeek and another eye on the latest developments in fintech.
As Monday begins, we share news of a partnership in the open banking space, an expansion into the APAC, and both new funding and new tools for business banking.
Open banking
Tink and Adyenteam up with prepaid platform Recharge to offer its German customers Pay by Bank services.
Payments
Visa and South Korean fintech DealMeteam up to offer cross-border card installment payments.
Canadian paytech Nuveiexpands into the APAC region on the completion of its acquisition of Paywiser Japan and granting of its acquiring license from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.
Skipifypartners with Retail Realm to launch identity-powered payments for Microsoft Dynamics 365 merchants.
Cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions, Alkami Technologylaunches its Business Banking Digital Maturity Assessment tool.
Shanghai Commercial Bank partners with Hong Kong-based digital banking solutions provider Planto.
Alliant credit union selectsBackbase to accelerate banking innovation.
Thanks for reading Finovate’s Fintech Rundown! We’ve got a new administration in Washington, D.C. and a new week of fintech news and announcements. We’re starting off the holiday-shortened week with a funding in the payments space and a handful of new product launches in insurtech and crypto.
We will update Fintech Rundown all week long with the latest in fintech news.
Payments
Egyptian payment orchestration platform MoneyHashsecures $5.2 million in Pre-Series A funding.
Worldline and Wixteam up to boost online commerce and payments solutions for businesses throughout Europe and Asia Pacific.
Gala TechnologylaunchesSOTpay Connect, a comprehensive payments gateway that supports open banking, direct debits, omni-channel payments, and more.
Insurtech
U.K.-based insurance intelligence platform Percayso Informunveils updated version of its Quote Intelligence platform.
Digital risk processing platform Cytorapartners with property data solutions provider Smarty to enhance property risk evaluation for insurers.
The week begins on the Fintech Rundown with news of product launches and new investments, as well as an acquisition in the digital banking space and a handful of partnerships in payments.
Be sure to check back all week long for the latest updates.
2025 is here! Whether you’ve kept an eye on the fintech headlines over the holiday break or took a little time off from the fray, Finovate’s Fintech Rundown is here to bring you up to date on the latest happenings and developments in fintech and financial services.
We starting off with a handful of stories from the crypto/DeFi sector including a pair of regulatory approvals, as well as some partnership news in the fraud prevention and digital banking space.
Crypto / DeFi
Blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Binancewins regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Brazil to acquire a locally licensed broker-dealer in Latin America.
Crypto payments company MoonPaysecures approval under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation and received its license on December 30.
It’s a holiday-shortened week here at the Fintech Rundown. But rest assured that we’ll have you covered on the the top fintech news headlines as 2024 moves toward a close.
We’re starting off with a series of stories in the embedded finance front, including an acquisition, a new launch, and a major fundraising.
Digital banking
Data-driven statement provider HC3forges strategic partnership with digital banking solutions company Apiture.
Winter officially begins at the end of the week for many of us, and the seasonal, end-of-year holidays are right around the corner.
This week in the Fintech Rundown we start off with news of a major acquisition in the supply chain finance space, and a handful of fundraisings in fields ranging from wealth management to crypto.
With only two more weeks before the holiday season and 2025 take over the calendar, let’s make this one count. Last week’s news cycle was rife with funding and M&A activity. Will this week bring the same? Stay tuned to find out. We’ll add the latest fintech news throughout the week as the space evolves.
