Halma buys Dreampath Diagnostics from Summit Partners
Summit Partners sold Dreampath Diagnostics, a pathology lab automation provider that manages more than 300mn tissue samples, PE Hu...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month 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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Stoa raises £1.8mn to build perks-based savings products
The UK savings technology start-up secured pre-seed backing from Bespokeist Partners and Ingenii Capital for its fixed-term deposi...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoTapix CEO says banks should test payment enrichment on their own data
Ivan Dovica said procurement teams should judge enrichment vendors by accuracy on their own transaction mix, not sales claims or b...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoMbanq engineering executive warns banks over application sprawl
Igor Kostyuchenok says large banks’ software estates can block AI, data integration and technology transformation.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoSantander opens 11 AI projects to developers on GitHub
The Spanish bank released AI Lab tools under an open-source licence as it expands staff access and targets more than €200 million...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoUK productivity debate turns to skills use and workplace systems
ONS and CIPD data cited by Dmytro Spilka point to weak output per hour and unused worker capacity in UK organisations.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
RMH Systems buys Ohio material handling integrator Top Shelf
The deal is RMH Systems’ second add-on since its February 2025 partnership with Rotunda Capital Partners, according to PE Hub.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Surplus Solutions buys DCM BioServices in undisclosed deal
NMS Capital portfolio company Surplus Solutions acquired DCM BioServices, a Maryland laboratory automation services provider, PE H...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
CVC agrees to sell D-Marin stake to InfraVia
InfraVia Capital Partners is set to acquire CVC’s stake in D-Marin, a yacht-services network with 12 boatyards and operations acro...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoWise executive says fintech FX edge is shifting to service design
At EBAday 2026, Wise Platform’s Roisin Levine said faster payments and clearer fees have reset competition in foreign exchange.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoNordea executive says bank modernisation depends on staff skills
Allan Kismeyer told FinextraTV at EBAday 2026 that banks must invest in training as new technology and processes reshape transacti...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoBNP Paribas executive sees faster future for established payment rails
Amedeo Gallina told FinextraTV that legacy payment infrastructure remains central to high-volume flows if speed and client experie...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago