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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), in collaboration with its central bank partners, has successfully demonstrated how wholesale payment infrastructures, such as Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) systems, can interoperate for foreign exchange (FX) transactions through…
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View MoreOver the past years, France has emerged as a major fintech hub, with the number of companies operating…
ClearBank, a London-based clearing and embedded banking provider, has appointed Mark Fairless as its new Chief Executive Officer.…
Citigroup mistakenly credited a client’s account with US$81 trillion instead of the intended US$280 due to an input…
J. Safra Sarasin Group has signed an agreement to acquire approximately 70% of Saxo Bank, previously held by…
Flowdesk, a France-based digital asset trading and technology firm, has secured US$102 million in funding, with support from…
IDnow, a Munich-based identity verification platform provider, has announced a new strategic investment from Corsair Capital, a US-based…
Swiss retail banks are losing further ground in global digital rankings, dropping from 18th place in 2020 to…
Despite a decline in funding, Germany’s fintech sector demonstrated resilience and innovation in 2024, driven by advancements in…
Papaya Global, a US-based workforce payroll and payments platform, has partnered with Sumsub, a UK-based provider of verification…
Quantexa, a London-based tech company specialising in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions, has secured a US$175 million Series F…
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has opened bankruptcy proceedings against the fintech startup SWISS4.0 SA due…
Despite a challenging year for global fintech investment in 2024, the sector showed signs of recovery in the…
Zurich-based SaaS provider Rivero has announced a partnership with Zurich-based financial services firm SIX to implement its fraud…
Switzerland has shared plans to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) by adopting the Council of Europe’s AI Convention and…
BlackRock, a US-based asset management firm, has completed its acquisition of London-based Preqin, an independent provider of private…
Unique, a Zurich-based vertical AI company developing agentic AI solutions for financial firms, has completed its Series A…
Digital Asset, a US-based blockchain technology firm, and Euroclear, a Brussels-based provider of post-trade services, have launched the…
AMNIS Treasury Services, a Zurich-based fintech focused on international banking solutions for companies, has closed its Series B…
Thoma Bravo, a global software investment firm based in the US, has completed fundraising for its first Europe-focused…
The Swiss software company Adnovum, headquartered in Zurich, has appointed Matthias von Arx as Managing Director of its…
The ClearScore Group, a UK-based free credit scoring service and marketplace, has secured £30 million in debt financing…
Fintech is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimates that…
Next-generation technologies, including distributed ledger technology (DLT) and artificial intelligence (AI), have the potential to transform global capital…
Growing levels of financial crime and regulatory scrutiny are driving organisations to increase their compliance spending, though many…