The energy sector led Q1 2026 M&A growth, while IT M&A activity rose on the back of the US$250 billion xAI deal.

Zilch, a consumer payments platform, has obtained a payments services license from UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), allowing it to operate without reliance on third-party providers and develop ...

Germany’s Lucht Probst Associates (LPA), a European provider of financial software and captech solutions, has acquired payoff, the operator of Swiss financial platform payoff.ch. The move strengthens ...

AMINA becomes first bank to support Canton Coin, enabling custody and trading as institutional adoption of Canton Network ...

In the financial services industry, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved into a mainstream standard, with machine ...

Financial technology vendor FIS has partnered with AI company Anthropic to introduce new automation tools for banks. The collaboration centres on deploying FIS Anthropic agentic AI technology to ...

Signicat appoints Emma Bauer as Global CPO as it scales its identity platform amid upcoming EU eIDAS 2.0 and AML regulations.

Established fintech firms are pursuing banking licenses to control the entire value chain; B2B fintech providers are ...

Ebury raises £550m as Santander lifts its stake to 55%, with new investors backing global expansion and product development.

This year, global fintech funding is flowing towards scaled banking startups competing directly with traditional banks, as ...

Vyntra has officially launched as a new company focused on transaction intelligence, created through the merger of NetGuardians, a Swiss-based provider in AI-driven fraud prevention and anti-money ...