A holiday-shortened week begins with Independence Day in the US celebrated on Friday. Be sure to check with Finovate’s Fintech Rundown for the latest fintech news as the second half of 2025 gets underway in earnest!
Digital banking
Greece-based core banking vendor Natech raises $33 million in Series B funding.
Core banking platform Tuum forges strategic partnership with Romanian bank maib. Tuum won Best of Show at FinovateEurope 2024.
Fraud prevention
Trade surveillance and financial risk solutions company Eventus partners with trading platform Blue Ocean Technologies.
Credit and analytics
SaaS commercial credit bureau CreditProtect goes live with support from Experian.
Financial empowerment platform partners with transaction enrichment and insights and analytics specialist Bud Financial.
Crypto and DeFi
Identity and payments platform Bolt unveils Bolt Connect to streamline the onboarding process for merchants and integrate stablecoin payments.
Wirex announces that its Wirex Pay Chain is now supported on digital asset and payments infrastructure platform Fireblocks.
Cryptocurrency trading platform Kraken secures a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license in Ireland.
Small business solutions
Spend management platform Spendbase introduces new digital banking and virtual cards.
Payments
InComm and NCR Atleos team up to launch a suite of new self-service ATM solutions across the US.
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