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Global: UK Leads European Fintech Funding as Sector Rebounds
European fintechs attracted €3.6 billion in capital investment in the first half of 2025, marking a 23% year-on-year increase, though still significantly below ...
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Global: SoftBank Vision Fund Cuts Workforce to Accelerate AI Investment Drive
SoftBank Vision Fund has announced a 20% reduction in its global workforce as part of a major restructuring effort aimed at sharpening its ...
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Global: Lloyds Bank Partners with Broadcom to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure
Lloyds Banking Group has expanded its partnership with Broadcom to enhance its data centre operations, aiming to build a more resilient foundation for ...
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Global: Artificial Intelligence Poised to Reshape Global Trade – WTO
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could increase the value of global trade in goods and services by up to 40% by 2040, but the absence ...
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Global: WorkFusion Secures $45m to Scale AI Agents for Financial Crime Compliance
WorkFusion has raised $45 million to accelerate the deployment of its AI-powered compliance agents, designed to automate labor-intensive processes in financial crime compliance ...
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Global: Bank of England Poised to Slow Quantitative Tightening, Hold Interest Rates
The Bank of England (BoE) is expected this week to scale back the pace of its £100 billion-a-year quantitative tightening (QT) programme, while ...
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Global: China and Indonesia Launch Pilot for Cross-Border QR Payment Linkage
China and Indonesia have officially commenced a pilot program to enable seamless cross-border QR code payments, marking a significant milestone in regional payment ...
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Global: Paytently Partners with Mastercard to Advance Open Banking Payments
Paytently has joined forces with Mastercard Open Finance to launch a new open banking solution that enables shoppers to pay directly from their ...
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Global: Lead Bank Raises $70m to Expand Banking-as-a-Service for Fintechs
Lead Bank, a Kansas City-based community bank retooled to serve fintechs and crypto firms, has secured $70 million in fresh funding to scale ...
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Global: JPMorgan to Launch Chase Digital Retail Bank in Germany by 2026
JPMorgan Chase has announced plans to roll out its Chase digital retail bank in Germany in the second quarter of 2026, marking a ...