Alpaca, a US-based brokerage infrastructure provider, has raised US$150 million in a Series D funding round led by Drive Capital,…

Torq, a security operations company focused on AI-driven automation, has closed a US$140 million Series D funding round, bringing its…

At the end of December 2025, DZ BANK received MiCAR authorisation from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to…

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has published a new supervisory communication outlining how it assesses the risks associated…

Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, has assessed whether introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is necessary to ensure that…

Anthropic, a US-based AI company, has signed a term sheet for a US$10 billion funding round at a US$350 billion…

Rain, a US-based infrastructure provider for stablecoin payments, has raised US$250 million in a Series C funding round led by…

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are a fast-growing sector, propelled by rapid advances in large language models (LLMs), declining compute costs,…

Danske Bank has appointed Dr Fiona Browne as its first Head of AI, with responsibility for the strategic development and…

Stablecoins are no longer just for a tool for cryptocurrency traders, and are now increasingly being adopted for real-world payments,…

Ripple has secured approval for its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license and Cryptoasset Registration from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority…

Finshape, a Prague-based provider of digital banking solutions, has appointed Neil Budd as its new Chief Executive Officer. Budd brings…

Fiserv has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to integrate AI more deeply into its development platforms and operations. The…

Apple and Chase have announced that Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card. The transition is expected to…

Swiss software company Adnovum has acquired IT service providers iSPIN and Koch IT, consolidating its capabilities in secure digitalisation. The…

PayPal has announced a partnership with Microsoft to support the launch of Copilot Checkout within Copilot, allowing users to discover…

In 2026, artificial intelligence (AI) will move from experimentation to enterprise-scale impact in banking, enabling faster servicing, improved operational efficiency,…

In 2025, online fraud continued to proliferate, driven by identity fraud, advances in artificial intelligence (AI), and increasingly sophisticated attacks…

Swiss21.org, a Swiss provider of digital tools and services for SMEs, has appointed Fabian Schläpfer as Managing Director, effective 1…

Lloyds has completed the first UK transaction using Tokenised Deposits, marking a global debut for sterling deposits on a public…