Consumers and small businesses receiving payments across the globe will soon benefit from a pioneering new framework rolled out by Swift and a coalition of global banks. Designed to elevate the cross-border retail payment experience, the initiative promises to deliver next-generation speed, predictability, and affordability to everyday international transactions. Targeting high-volume remittance corridors Nasir Ahmed, […]
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The hiring landscape for UK scale-ups is being reshaped by artificial intelligence at an “unprecedented speed”. According to the newly released 2026 Salary Benchmark report authored by Santa Monica Talent, London’s technology recruitment market is fracturing into a distinct two-tier system. While AI-specific roles are securing salaries upwards of £250,000, the broader market is experiencing […]
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Skipr, an Abu Dhabi-based startup building an autonomous trust fabric for the artificial intelligence (AI) era, has closed its $2million seed funding round. The raise places the company at a $10million valuation. The fresh capital will support the startup’s expansion from Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, as it scales its sovereign AI infrastructure for […]
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iAltA Holdings, a private markets infrastructure company based in New York, has officially acquired Delio, a leading provider of white-label operating systems for private markets distribution and reporting. Based in Cardiff, Delio provides the investment structures and operating systems that enable wealth firms, asset managers, and other distributors to digitise, distribute, and report on private […]
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UK fintech portfolio intelligence platform GFA Exchange has reached a major milestone, with its market terminal now featuring live data on 10,000 UK lower mid-market businesses. The platform’s comprehensive coverage consists of the top 1,000 companies across all UK Government Industrial Strategy sectors, alongside dedicated monitoring for the Real Estate and Retail industries. Regulatory pressure […]
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London-headquartered global payments service provider 3S Money has launched local French IBANs alongside the opening of a new office in Paris. The move marks a significant step in the fintech’s broader European expansion and underscores its commitment to the EU’s second-largest economy. Streamlining complex cross-border payments Starting today, 3S Money corporate clients will gain direct […]
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Banco Santander and Mastercard successfully completed Europe’s first live end-to-end payment executed by an AI agent. The announcement marks the first agentic payment carried out within a regulated banking framework. It represents a significant milestone in the application of AI systems capable of initiating and completing transactions on behalf of customers. Santander conducted the transaction […]
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Western Union and Sasai Fintech, a Cassava Technologies company, have launched a new international money transfer mobile app tailored specifically for consumers in South Africa. The new application is designed to meet the evolving needs of an increasingly connected and mobile population, offering users a seamless and reliable way to send money abroad at any […]
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New York correspondent Amrit Kang reports on the third phase of the U.S. fintech evolution, where the industry has traded “vanity metrics” for a ruthless focus on profitability, infrastructure, and AI-driven efficiency. Q1 isn’t even over and the U.S. fintech market is already signalling renewed momentum. After two years of valuation compression and cautious capital […]
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Lisbon-based Bison Bank, a Portuguese institution specialising in private banking, wealth management, custody, and investment banking services, has entered into a new strategic partnership with blockchain analytics leader Elliptic. The alliance is being executed through the bank’s virtual asset subsidiary, Bison Digital Assets (BDA). The partnership integrates Elliptic’s blockchain analytics solutions into BDA’s operations, aiming […]
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