Tokenized deposits gain enterprise case in treasury, repo and payments
Zeeve CEO Ravi Chamria says corporate liquidity, repo settlement and cross-border B2B payments offer the clearest early uses for t...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoFintech Correspondent
Rafael Ortiz
Rafael covers payments, banking infrastructure, and the software eating financial services. Former product lead at a payments processor.
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European banks see fraud trust costs overtake direct losses, report says
A 2026 fraud report cited by Citadel Advantage Group’s Stanley Epstein says AI-enabled scams are pushing banks toward human interv...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoStandard Chartered selects Broadcom platform for global private cloud
The bank says VMware Cloud Foundation now supports 70% of its infrastructure footprint as it modernises systems across 54 markets.
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoMoneff founder says EMIs are challenging SME corporate banking
Sanjar Mavlyanov argues that faster onboarding, multi-currency accounts and clearer FX pricing are drawing SMEs toward electronic...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoCreditspring loan advances pass £1bn since 2016 launch
The UK subscription lender says it has issued more than 2.2 million no-interest loans as demand for fixed-cost credit remains elev...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoSaaScada urges UK banks to move faster on AI deployment
Steve Round says regulatory caution, legacy systems and weak data foundations are slowing AI adoption across UK banks.
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoBBVA joins Swift retail payment scheme at launch in Spain
The Spanish bank says the Swift scheme can credit eligible inbound payments in Spain in about 25 seconds with upfront cost and FX...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months ago
Charterhouse enters talks to buy French maintenance group Batibig
PE Hub reported that Batibig’s co-founders will remain in charge and reinvest as Charterhouse backs the group’s acquisition strate...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoNatureAlpha backs TNC plan to open conservation geospatial data
The Nature Conservancy will share curated conservation science data through NatureAlpha’s Geoverse platform to support biodiversit...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoEbury signs multi-year foreign exchange deal with Ipswich Town
Ebury will handle foreign exchange and international payment support for Ipswich Town under a multi-year partnership with the foot...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoAlipay+ links travellers to Argentina QR payment network
Ant International’s Alipay+ has connected to Argentina’s Transferencias 3.0 QR system through PVS, extending acceptance to million...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoFintech funding rises 23% in first half despite fewer deals
Crunchbase data put global fintech venture funding at $28.6 billion in H1 2026, even as deal count fell and capital concentrated i...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months ago