Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

Tomorrow is Election Day in the US, and there are a number of high-profile contests in places like New York, New Jersey, and Virginia—the results of which are likely to dominate headlines over the next several days. For now, here in the fintech world, we’re seeing plenty of news in the fraud prevention and mortgagetech fronts, with new products and new partnerships on offer. We are also noticing an uptick in activity in the insurtech space, where AI-powered solutions to continue to make inroads.

Be sure to follow Finovate’s Fintech Rundown all week long for the latest updates in fintech news!


Fraud prevention and digital identity

AI transaction monitoring platform Flagright to power real-time transaction monitoring for online investment platform Webull.

TrustFinance announces global expansion of its financial company verification platform

Insurtech

AI automation firm Unitary launches its Virtual Agents for Insurance.

Digital solutions provider for the life insurance and financial services industry iPipeline introduces CHARLi, an AI foundation to enable L&A carriers and distributors to optimize workflows.

Crypto and Defi

Crypto tax compliance and accounting technology provider CoinTracker unveils Crypto Broker Tax Compliance Suite.

Payments

Saudi Arabian ATM provider Alhamrani Universal deploys Atombeam’s Neurpac SaaS solution to accelerate transmission of electronic payment transaction data.

Investing and wealth management

Prospero.ai renews its partnership with Finimize to provide retail investors with institutional-grade AI insights.

Mortgagetech

Intelligent payout solutions company Verituity teams up with mortgage servicing modernization firm Sagent.

AI-powered mortgage loan provider Better.com launches a Wholesale HELOC and CES Platform to enable mortgage brokers to access their technology for the first time.

Loyalty and rewards

Digital banking experience platform Plumery launches its Cashback Management capability.


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Plumery Unveils Cashback Management Capability to Help Banks Boost Engagement

Plumery Unveils Cashback Management Capability to Help Banks Boost Engagement
  • Netherlands-based digital banking experience platform Plumery introduced its Cashback Management capability this week.
  • The solution will help financial institutions build and launch their own cashback programs in weeks, providing real-time, personalized rewards that boost customer engagement and loyalty.
  • Founded in 2016, Plumery made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2025 in London. Ben Goldin is Founder and CEO.

Digital banking experience platform Plumery launched its Cashback Management capability this week. The new offering will empower institutions to build and run personalized, real-time rewards in weeks. The cashback management capability helps firms boost engagement, NPS, and revenue.

Many financial institutions would like to offer cashback—insofar as cashback is one of the most universally recognized and appreciated loyalty schemes. Yet many legacy core systems are unable to provide it, leaving some institutions stuck with outdated rewards programs that lack both personalization and real-time responsiveness. To help institutions manage this challenge, Plumery’s Cashback Management enables them to launch modern cashback programs—from instant or scheduled credits to AI-driven reward groups—while maintaining control of compliance, costs, and the customer experience.

The new Cashback Management offering features ready-to-use cashback journeys for transaction processing, rules engine, settlement, customer user experience, and analytics. The technology’s AI module reviews purchase history and category preferences to create monthly cashback groups based on spending habits—all fully configurable to ensure regulatory compliance. And as a SaaS-first, API-driven solution, Plumery’s Cashback Management integrates with core infrastructures, card processors, and KYC/AML providers to ensure that institutions can modernize and enhance their rewards offerings over time.

“Financial institutions tell us they want to increase engagement with cashback and rewards but are blocked by legacy infrastructure,” Plumery Founder and CEO Ben Goldin said. “Our Cashback Management capability changes this. With pre-built APIs, configurable rules, and an AI personalization module all designed to be transparent, compliant, and under the institution’s full control, banks and other financial institutions can move from design to live cashback in weeks. That means stronger retention, higher spend per customer, and new revenue opportunities from merchant-funded offers—and without the vendor lock-in.”

Plumery’s Cashback Management news comes days after the company reported that it had been included as a Sample Vendor in the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for Digital Banking Platforms. Plumery also announced earlier this month that it was expanding its digital banking platform to support credit unions in Canada. The company partnered with Aequilibrium, a digital transformation consultancy and implementation services firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, to help ensure that its platform meets the specific needs of Canadian credit union members.

“Canadian institutions have a rare opportunity to modernize on their own terms, rather than being tied to outdated systems,” Goldin said. “Our platform provides an immediate, future-ready option that puts control back in the hands of credit unions.”

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in the Netherlands, Plumery made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2025 in London. At the conference, the company demonstrated its Super App Accelerator, which enables financial institutions to build and launch their own comprehensive Super App in weeks rather than years.

To learn more about Plumery, check out my interview with Ben Goldin from earlier this year.


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Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

The dust is still settling in the wake of Circle’s “buzzy IPO” in the words of MarketWatch. We’ll see if the fintech headlines can keep up this week!


Digital banking

  • KAF Digital Bank goes live with Temenos SaaS to bring Islamic digital banking services to customers in Malaysia.
  • ABN AMRO’s payment app Tikkie has developed a full-service bank, BUUT, that caters to younger customers.
  • Digital bank N26 unveils an updated version of its premium subscription, N26 Go.
  • Open banking solutions provider Salt Edge partners with digital banking experience platform Plumery.
  • Farsight raises $16 million in funding, announces Series A to automate financial workflows and decision-making.

Fraud prevention and identity verification

  • FrankieOne launches new risk and compliance platform that offers fraud detection and identity verification.
  • Cybercrime consultancy We Fight Fraud partners with Salv to facilitate intelligence sharing between financial institutions in Europe.
  • Regtech iDenfy teams up with international hosting provider SpaceCore to bring optimized customer verification to global hosting.
  • The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and the Bank of England (BoE) collaborate on testing to see if AI can spot fraudulent activity in retail payments data.
  • AML and CFT solutions provider AMLYZE onboards Advanzia Bank as part of its European expansion.
  • Velera adds real-time account validation functionality to digital channels.

Payments

Crypto

  • The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposes allowing individual, retail investors to receive crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs).
  • Legislation in California moves forward to give the state authority to seize unclaimed cryptocurrency assets held on exchanges after three years of inactivity.

Credit unions

Business communications

  • Business communications platform LeapXpert acquires AI-powered, cross-platform messaging startup, StartADAM.

Lending and credit

Global technology and data company Experian and financial data network Plaid announce strategic collaboration to help lenders to better assess risk.


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Plumery Announces Strategic Partnership with Darien Technology

Plumery Announces Strategic Partnership with Darien Technology
  • Digital banking platform Plumery has forged a strategic partnership with financial services consulting firm Darien Technology.
  • The partnership combines Plumery’s technology with Darien Technology’s consulting and software development expertise to empower banks to accelerate their digital transformations.
  • Headquartered in Amsterdam, Plumery made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2025 in London.

Amsterdam-based digital banking platform Plumery announced a strategic partnership with Darien Technology. A consulting and technology firm that specializes in South America and Spain, Darien Technology will combine its consulting, software development, and UX/UI design expertise with Plumery’s developer-friendly, API-driven architecture to help banks and other financial institutions accelerate their digital transformations.

“This partnership allows us to extend Plumery’s reach into markets that are undergoing rapid digital change but are often held back by rigid legacy systems,” Plumery Founder and CEO Ben Goldin said. “Our platform provides the foundation for financial institutions to deliver seamless digital banking journeys that are easy to launch, fully customizable, and designed to scale. Through a focus on speed, cost-efficiency, and customer experience, we’re giving institutions the autonomy to evolve continuously without being tied to expensive vendor lock-ins or slow, professional service-heavy delivery models.”

Combining Plumery’s technology and Darien’s acumen will provide financial institutions with a digital banking stack that integrates seamlessly with existing core systems to enable them to offer digital banking experiences across both online and mobile channels. The collaboration will drive frictionless onboarding, KYC compliance, personalized engagement, and full loan origination journeys. Financial institutions will benefit from real-time responsiveness thanks to Plumery’s event-driven platform architecture and cloud-native infrastructure. At the same time, firms will be able to leverage regional delivery capabilities and expertise in guiding firms through their digital transformation journeys courtesy of Darien.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Plumery,” Luis Salazar, Digital Transformation Director & CDO, EMEA, at Darien Technology, said. “Their flexible, cloud-native, event-driven architecture and developer-friendly approach to digital banking, coupled with their ability to support progressive modernization without the need for large-scale core transformations aligns perfectly with our mission to help financial institutions innovate with speed and confidence.”

Headquartered in Panama, Darien Technology is a digital transformation and technology consulting firm that specializes in accelerating innovation, modernizing legacy systems, and delivering digital experiences for banks and financial services companies. The company’s capabilities include software development, systems integration, UX/UI design, cloud infrastructure, digital onboarding, document management, identity verification, and AI-driven data insights. Daniel Sepe is CEO.

Founded as a private consultancy in 2016, Plumery grew into an independent product company in 2022. The company made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2025 in London, where it demoed its Super App Accelerator, which empowers financial institutions to launch a comprehensive Super App in weeks rather than years. The solution helps financial institutions transition from traditional banking apps to lifestyle-integrated platforms that serve a wider range of consumer financial demands.

Learn more about Plumery in my conversation with Ben Goldin from earlier this year. We discuss the growth of lifestyle banking as well as trends such as AI and hyper-personalization in banking.


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Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

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 MeaWallet team up to bring advanced tokenization solutions to Australia and New Zealand.

Payments orchestration platform Yuno partners with Invest Qatar to as the company opens its new Middle East headquarters in the country.

Digital banking

Digital banking experience systems provider Plumery announces partnership with African digital identity verification provider, Smile ID.

Embedded finance

NatWest Boxed and The AA forge strategic partnership to leverage Boxed’s embedded finance platform to offer financial products, including instant savings accounts, to AA customers.

Financial wellness

PensionBee teams up with financial wellness marketplace ClearScore.

Socially responsible credit provider Kashable announced a technology partnership with HR, payroll, workforce management, and culture solutions company UKG.

E-commerce

Payments and e-commerce network Klarna expands its partnership with European paytech Nexi.

Regtech

Equifax UK goes live with its Finance Emissions Calculator to help enhance sustainability reporting requirements.

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Arva AI

Arva AI offers AI-enabled business verification for banks and fintechs.

Features

  • Provides AI agents for document intelligence and fraud detection
  • Analyzes web presence
  • Communicates with customers

Who’s it for?

Banks, credit unions, payment providers, and fintechs.

Doshi App

Doshi App helps financial institutions deepen customer loyalty through engaging financial education that empowers better financial habits.

Features

  • Generates AI-driven customer insights for personalised CRM
  • Delivers plug-and-play financial education for easy integration
  • Offers scalable white-label solutions for seamless branding

Who’s it for?

Banks, credit unions, fintechs, lenders, and credit builders.

Plumery

Plumery’s cloud-native digital banking platform empower’s financial institutions of all sizes to craft distinctive, customer-centric mobile and web banking experiences.

Features

  • Drives 60% higher customer engagement through lifestyle integration
  • Generates 40% growth in transaction volume through embedded services
  • Creates new revenue streams through partnership models

Who’s it for?

Financial institutions of any size, ranging from large multinational banks to smaller regional players.

Xaver

Xaver empowers banks, insurers, and brokers with agentic AI-driven omnichannel sales capabilities to improve pension savings for millions of Europeans.

Features

  • Delivers up to 65% sales efficiency gains through autonomous AI financial advisors and AI co-pilots
  • Provides seamless omnichannel experiences bridging online and offline
  • Tailors AI-generated, hyper-personalized journeys

Who’s it for?

Insurance companies, banks, and brokers.