Bred Banque Populaire picks Quantifi for market risk upgrade
The French bank will use Quantifi’s platform for cross-asset end-of-day market risk calculations and reporting across key product...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoSection
Fintech
Mastercard weighs Vocalink sale as UK payments overhaul advances
The Financial Times reported that early talks could value a 51% Vocalink stake at about £400mn, with UK banks seen as potential bu...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoMiCA grandfathering expiry leaves many crypto firms outside EU regime
A Finextra contributor says fewer than 18% of legacy VASPs had shifted to full CASP status as MiCA transitional relief ended.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoVectorPeak founder proposes hierarchy adjustment to Kelly sizing
Vallikat Peethamber argues a two-level market structure implies a Kelly fraction of 1/18, challenging standard position-sizing pra...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoSwift tokenized ledger sharpens focus on payments settlement layers
Swift says 17 banks will test tokenized deposit payments, as public and private projects seek roles in future wholesale settlement...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoUK tokenisation push targets wholesale markets measured in trillions
John Bertrand of Tec 8 says the UK’s existing financial-market scale gives it an edge, but legal certainty and operational deliver...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoSpare and Xsquare partner on UAE Pay by Bank tools for B2B payments
Spare said Xsquare will use its Open Finance infrastructure to add Pay by Bank functions for UAE business payments under the CBUAE...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoMoneybox lines up employee share sale at £800mn valuation
The UK wealth platform plans a secondary transaction of up to £45mn through the London Stock Exchange’s private market framework.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoAML compliance costs draw scrutiny as recovery rates remain low
A Finextra opinion by Oleksandr Tseitelman says global AML spending far exceeds recovered criminal funds, citing LexisNexis, UNODC...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoUK finance firms sign skills compact for AI training
Twenty financial services companies have joined a government-backed compact to train UK staff for AI and other critical skills, ac...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoBottomline adds stablecoin workflows to CFO Suite
Bottomline says its CFO Suite will let finance teams view and manage stablecoin payments alongside cash management and payment hub...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoTabby rolls out UAE cash card with cashback and no transfer fees
The fintech says Tabby Cash has 150,000 users and will reach all eligible UAE residents in the coming weeks.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago