Welcome to Q2! We’re looking forward to first-looks at how fintechs are faring in 2026, especially with regard to investment trends. For now, we’re seeing new C-suite leadership in digital banking, partnerships in insurtech, and a new fintech that is leveraging stablecoins for cross-border payments. Be sure to check back here at Finovate’s Fintech Rundown in the days to come for the latest fintech news headlines.
Digital banking
nCino introduces new Chief Revenue Officer Keith Kettell.
Issuer-processor Paymentology partnered with Bank Zero to enhance access to modern digital banking in South Africa.
Payments
Lush UK to deploy Quadient’s accounts payable (AP) automation software to enhance its finance operations.
Derivative Path delivers FX payments solution powered by Wells Fargo’s FX Payment Solutions and connected through Jack Henry’s Treasury Management platform.
Insurtech
PK1Cloud, a division of independent actuarial and insurance consultancy, Perr&Knight, forged a strategic partnership with Pythia, an AI-native intelligence platform for the property & casualty insurance industry.
Travel insurtech Koala announces partnership with European airline Volotea.
Lending
ASN Bank chooses core banking platform provider Ohpen as its new strategic technology partner to enhance its mortgage operations.
Fraud prevention
Marqeta enhances its Real-Time Decisioning (RTD) offering with an AI-powered risk score that analyzes transaction risk levels.
Finovate Best of Show winner 1Kosmos announces that its platform has secured Department of War (DoW) Impact Level 4 (IL4) authorization.
iDenfy and 5 Star Jets team up to integrate identity verification and AML screening into the aviation company’s payment verification process for both fiat and cryptocurrencies.
Stablecoins
Cross-border money movement startup Latitude emerges from stealth with $8 million in seed funding.
Embedded finance
Cognitive Banking Platform company Personetics teams up with embedded financial connectivity innovator Atomic.