The final week of the first month of the year has arrived. Partnerships in payments, embedded finance, and DeFi are among the top headlines in fintech as the week begins. And with FinovateEurope only two weeks away, we’ve got our eye on interesting developments like JPMorgan Chase’s acquisition of UK-based WealthOS. Be sure to check Finovate’s Fintech Rundown all week long for the latest updates!
Payments
Global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo teams up with Visa to provide crypto-to-fiat off-ramping via Visa’s real-time payments platform, Visa Direct.
European payment service provider and acquirer Finby partners with the European Payments Initiative (EPI) to support the pan-European digital wallet, Wero.
Embedded finance
Embedded finance platform Treasury Prime inks partnerships with i3i Bank and Coastal.
DeFi
Core banking vendor DXC Technology partners with Ripple to embed digital asset custody and RLUSD stablecoin into its core.
KAST, a financial platform built on stablecoin rails, unveils its stablecoin yield product, KAST Pay.
Digital banking
Barclays and FactSet announce multiyear strategic agreement.
Wealth management
JPMorgan Chase acquires UK-based pensions and wealth technology platform WealthOS.
Wealth creation platform Vennre secures $9.6 million in pre-Series A funding.
Wealth management platform Pave Finance integrates with Fidelity.
Credit, data, and analytics
ClearScore joins the mortgage industry with its acquisition of Acre Platforms.