September 20, 2025 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bivial, a Zurich-based financial technology company, has unveiled its latest update: instant 24/7 Swiss Franc (CHF) payments. Announced this month, this service aims to transform how businesses and individuals handle cross-border transactions in one of the world’s most stable currencies. As global trade accelerates and… Read More

 Tagged bivial, Cross-Border Transactions, europe, instant payments, switzerland, zurich

September 20, 2025 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group is reportedly exploring the sale of its controlling interest in Cushon, the fintech platform specializing in workplace pensions and savings solutions. Just two years after investing £144 million to secure an 85% ownership stake, the Edinburgh-headquartered lender has engaged financial advisors to facilitate… Read More

 Tagged cushon, natwest, pension, uk, united kingdom

September 20, 2025 @ 12:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bolt, a checkout, identity, and payments provider, this week announced the launch of Bolt Activate, a program designed to help digital commerce founders bring their ideas to market and scale. “The future of commerce won’t be written by the biggest companies with the deepest pockets…. Read More

 Tagged accelerator, bolt, Bolt Activate, Ryan Breslow

September 19, 2025 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlackRock’s (NYSE: BLK) BUIDL fund, tokenized by Securitize, emerging as aN example of tech advancements at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain technology. Over the past 18 months, BUIDL has experienced a 860% growth, which is seemingly a testament to the interest in tokenized… Read More

 Tagged blackrock, digital assets, securitize, tokenization

September 19, 2025 @ 6:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Finastra, a provider of financial services software, has developed new functionality within Fusion Invest to serve the specific needs of annuity carriers. Enhancements include the automation of dynamic hedging of annuity contracts, providing greater transparency and operational efficiency for both traders and risk management teams…. Read More

 Tagged annuities carriers, finastra, Fusion Invest, Julie Barthes, Wissam Khoury

September 19, 2025 @ 3:46 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gr4vy, a cloud-native payment orchestration platform, has released its alpha MVP for Agentic Payments Orchestration. It comes alongside a strategic collaboration with Google to support a new open protocol for agentic payments designed to ensure trust and transparency across ecosystems. As agentic commerce emerges, Gr4vy… Read More

 Tagged agentic payments, google, gr4vy, john lunn

September 19, 2025 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As a participant in the UK property finance sector, LendInvest (LSE: LINV) continues to focus on product development. As a fintech platform specializing in short-term, development, and buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages, the company has recently unveiled several updates. These initiatives address barriers for aspiring homeowners, strengthen… Read More

 Tagged development finance, lendinvest, mortgages, survey, uk, united kingdom

September 19, 2025 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key development for Switzerland’s financial sector, PostFinance, Sygnum Bank, and UBS, under the auspices of the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA), have completed a Deposit Token feasibility study. The results, published on September 19, 2025, mark a significant step toward establishing a standardized infrastructure… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, postfinance, swtizerland, sygnum, ubs

September 19, 2025 @ 8:42 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, global digital transformation company GFT Technologies announced its work to launch a generative AI-powered credit risk assistant in the U.S. to inform and scale lending decisions for private capital firms and banks. The new tool automatically pieces together financial data to create credit… Read More

 Tagged credit, genai, gft, Rishi Chohan, risk

September 19, 2025 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a boost for the UK’s SMEs, invoice finance specialist 4Syte Funding Limited has agreed a funding facility of up to £100 million with NatWest Bank. Announced recently, the deal is supported by the British Business Bank‘s ENABLE Guarantees program, which guarantees a portion of… Read More

 Tagged 4Syte, british business bank, sme's, uk, united kingdsom