Artificial intelligence has become impossible to ignore across financial services. Conference agendas, vendor stands and product announcements all highlight AI as the defining capability of […]
Year: 2026
What the EU’s defence notice means for SFDR
At the end of December 2025, the European Commission published a notice clarifying how the EU sustainable finance framework and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence […]
From ESG hype to credibility: what wealth management faces in 2026
As the industry draws a line under 2025, it would be easy to characterise the year through its loudest narratives: the backlash against ESG, the […]
DeFi: How is Lloyds Leading the UK with Tokenised Deposits?
Lloyds Bank announces partnership with Archax and Canton Network to successfully complete the first Gilt purchase in the UK using tokenised deposits Read More
Nant Global Finance Launches Fully Integrated Blockchain-Enabled Capital Markets Platform
Nant Global Finance (NANT) has launched a new capital markets platform designed to combine U.S. broker capabilities, exchange operations, transfer agency services, and blockchain technology […]
Arab Financial Services Launches SoftPOS in Egypt Following Central Bank Approval
Arab Financial Services (AFS), a leading digital payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa, has launched its SoftPOS solution nationwide in Egypt. The […]
Agentic Commerce: Mastercard & Fiserv’s Growing Partnership
Fiserv is set to become one of the first major payment processors to scale Mastercard’s Agent Pay Acceptance framework, enabling agentic commerce Read More
Zilch to Acquire Fjord Bank to Secure European Banking Licence and Kickstart Expansion
London-based payments platform Zilch has signed an agreement to acquire AB Fjord Bank, a Lithuania-based challenger bank, in a move designed to secure a European […]
Metronome: Consumption Pricing Transforms Software Model Era
Scott Woody shows how real-time telemetry, transparency and customer control make consumption-based pricing the new standard for modern software firms now Read More
RAKBANK Secures CBUAE In-Principle Approval for AED-Backed Stablecoin
RAKBANK, also known as the National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah, has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to issue […]