Global
Global: South Korea orders investigation as cyberattacks expose bank customer data
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered a full investigation into a series of data breaches targeting banks and financial services firms, ...
Global
Global: ANZ completes cross-border tokenised deposit payment through Swift ledger
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has completed a live cross-border corporate treasury transaction using tokenised deposits through Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger, ...
Global
Global: UK banks pilot tokenised deposits for faster, programmable payments
Seven UK banks have completed live pilot transactions using tokenised deposits, testing how commercial bank money can be moved across digital networks and ...
Fintech
Global: AI fintech Duqu raises €1.5m to tackle Europe’s late payment problem
Amsterdam-based fintech Duqu has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round to help businesses access cash tied up in unpaid invoices and ...
Fintech
Global: Canadian fintech investor Portage closes US$600m fund
Toronto-based investment firm Portage has completed the final close of its latest fintech fund at US$600 million, attracting backing from new strategic limited ...
Global
Global: Bank of Ireland and Stripe deepen partnership to accelerate digital transformation
Bank of Ireland (BoI) has entered into a new partnership with Irish payments technology company Stripe as part of efforts to accelerate its ...
Fintech
Global: Saudi fintech Tabby raises $233m at $6.5bn valuation
Saudi-based fintech company Tabby has raised $233 million in its latest equity funding round, lifting its valuation to $6.5 billion as it prepares ...
Global
Global: Singapore banks complete live SGD transactions on Swift blockchain ledger
DBS, OCBC, and UOB have completed live domestic Singapore dollar transactions using tokenised deposits on Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger, marking a new step ...
Fintech
Global: Hungary’s CIB Bank offers customers free contactless payment rings
Hungarian lender CIB Bank has partnered with Visa to offer eligible customers free RingPay contactless payment rings as part of an initiative aimed ...
Fintech
Global: Mexican fintech Kapital raises $100m in Series D funding
Mexico City-based fintech Kapital has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round as the AI-powered financial platform for small and medium-sized ...
