Spain’s start-ups topped €3bn in VC funding in 2025, analysis says
Spain ranked eighth among European tech ecosystems by value, with AI leading sector funding, according to Neil Martin’s Finextra a...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoSection
Fintech
UK puts four cloud providers under financial regulator oversight
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle units have been designated Critical Third Parties as UK authorities target cloud concentratio...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoHorizon adds native Kalshi access for institutional market makers
Horizon Trading Solutions said its clients can now connect directly to Kalshi to quote, trade and hedge event contracts through it...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoHSBC executive points to tokenised deposits as treasury tool
FinextraTV interview from EBADay 2026 highlights 24/7 treasury constraints, pre-funding costs and interoperability hurdles for tok...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoOpen USD stablecoin plan tests shared reserve-income model
Open Standard’s proposed dollar stablecoin has drawn attention for a partner-led structure tied to more than 140 named companies.
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoWall Street banks tighten staff rules on prediction market bets
Goldman Sachs and other large US banks are restricting some employee activity as event-contract platforms draw scrutiny over insid...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoGoyal says tokenized real assets could reshape fintech infrastructure
Octal IT Solution’s Arun Goyal says blockchain tokens may widen access to assets such as property, bonds, commodities and private...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 months agoSCB becomes first bank client on Citi’s tokenised dollar clearing service
Siam Commercial Bank has gone live with Citi’s 24/7 dollar clearing and token services, adding a round-the-clock cross-border paym...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoMoneff CEO sets out constraints on cross-border payment links
Sanjar Mavlyanov says firms connecting emerging markets with the UK and EU must solve rail, compliance and liquidity gaps.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoMachhapuchchhre Bank picks ZIGRAM for AML controls in Nepal
The Nepali commercial bank will use ZIGRAM’s Complete AML System for screening, monitoring, fraud risk management and regulatory r...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoRevolut hires JPMorgan’s Kuba Fast to lead EU banking arm
Kuba Fast will become CEO of Revolut Bank UAB as the UK digital bank adds a French hub for Western Europe, Finextra reported.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoCaixaBank turns expired cards into benches for rural banking users
The Spanish lender has donated 40 benches made from recycled payment cards to villages served by its mobile banking units in Ávila...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago