Colombia’s Addi closes $85M Series D Addi is a Colombian commerce, credit and BNPL platform. The round was led by Citius, co-led by BTG Pactual, and included participation from GIC, Monashees and others. Addi also received authorization from the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia to operate… Read More
Tagged addi, beehive, Blipay, fintech adoption, Kikoff, mdotm, Themar, tilt
US financial institutions have entered preliminary talks about purchasing debit card processing networks from payments technology provider Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV). The discussions involve major players such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PNC Financial Services Group, according to reports citing people familiar with the… Read More
Tagged acquisition, bank of america, fiserv, jpmorgan
Digital banking provider Revolut has informed users it will cease support for Tether’s USDT stablecoin on its platform for European customers, with the complete suspension taking effect on August 31, 2026. The move aligns with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework, which… Read More
UK digital bank Starling has outlined plans to cut around 130 positions as it undertakes a restructuring of its banking and technology teams. The initiative, described by the company as an efficiency measure, seeks to simplify internal processes, eliminate overlapping responsibilities, and accelerate the rollout… Read More
Tagged ai, automation, digital banking, starling bank, uk, united kingdom
BBVA has completed the first real-world transaction initiated by an artificial intelligence agent on behalf of one of its cardholders. Conducted in collaboration with Visa (NYSE: V), this test demonstrates that AI systems can now securely handle purchases using existing payment networks and live merchant systems…. Read More
Tagged agentic ai, bbva, bbva switzerland, payments, visa
Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), the global digital bank and payments provider, announced on July 6, 2026, that it has formally applied for approval to establish its own banking subsidiary in the United States. The company submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit… Read More
Klarna (NYSE:KLAR) has announced a new partnership with financial wellbeing specialist Money Wellness. Launched recently this month, the collaboration gives Klarna customers straightforward access to a complimentary financial assessment known as the Money MOT. The service provides users with a clear, individualized snapshot of their… Read More
Tagged bnpl, flexible payments, klarna, money wellness, uk
Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) has released more than a dozen of its internal AI initiatives on GitHub under a permissive open-source license. The move, led by the bank’s AI Lab, makes specialized tools freely available to developers, researchers, and professionals worldwide, with the explicit goal… Read More
Tagged ai, europe, open source, santander
The United Kingdom’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced that its mandatory reimbursement rules for authorised push payment (APP) fraud are producing clear overall benefits for consumers and the wider payments sector. Authorized push payment scams occur when individuals are tricked into authorizing transfers directly… Read More
Tagged fraud, payment systems regulator, psr, scams, uk, united kingdom
London-based fintech Thought Machine has crossed a key financial threshold, with total revenue for the financial year ending December 2025 exceeding $100 million. The achievement was formally confirmed by the filing of the company’s latest audited accounts with the UK registrar. This performance reflects steady… Read More
Tagged digital banking, london, thought machine, uk
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