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.