Payhawk, a platform offering an expense management solution for businesses in 32 countries, has signed a strategic partnership with Novutech, a consulting firm specialising in digital transformation for businesses across Europe and a NetSuite expert. This collaboration is part of a shared commitment to provide customers with more integrated, automated and efficient expense management solutions.

Backbase, the global leader in AI-powered banking technology, announces that Bank Muamalat has officially launched ATLAS by Bank Muamalat (ATLAS), Malaysia’s first Islamic digital-only bank centered on faith and lifestyle alignment. This milestone represents a transformative leap in Bank Muamalat’s journey to redefine Islamic banking, positioning it as a pioneer in Malaysia’s rapidly expanding digital banking landscape. By harnessing Backbase’s AI-powered Banking Platform, ATLAS delivers a faith-aligned digital experience with seamless onboarding, DuitNow integration, Shariah-compliant financing, and personalized servicing — setting a new benchmark for Islamic financial services in the region.

Vistra, a leading provider of essential business services that help organizations to invest, grow, and operate efficiently and compliantly across the world, today announces the completion of its acquisition of iiPay. This powerful combination creates one of the world’s most comprehensive global payroll offerings and is a milestone moment for Vistra.

Third Bridge, a leading expert network, today announced its membership of a significant new consortium led by Aiera, a pioneer in generative AI solutions for financial professionals. This landmark collaboration is set to advance AI-driven financial research, establishing a new standard for collaborative and compliant innovation across the financial industry.

Sumsub, a global verification leader, has announced a major AI-powered update to its Case Management solution—a ready-to-use, cross-functional hub for financial crime investigations designed to streamline fragmented risk operations. Built with direct input from fincrime teams and Sumsub clients, the new release introduces AI-driven tools and intelligent automation to help investigators act on risk in real time.

Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays) and Microsoft Corp. have announced that Barclays is to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 100,000 colleagues globally, transforming the employee experience through AI agents and giving them access to the information they need most.

Ireland's rapidly expanding fintech sector made its mark on Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam

Ireland's fintech sector has delivered exceptional performance despite global headwinds, attracting nearly €1 billion (€997.8m) in investment over the past 5 years

Jack Henry announced that Triangle Credit Union has chosen Jack Henry's Symitar® platform

MindBridge unveiled its GPU-accelerated Insights Factory — a breakthrough in computational infrastructure that delivers analytics performance up to eight times faster than before

NCR Atleos announced results from its recent survey that explored the factors IT leaders consider when making investment decisions about enterprise networking

Businesses that require flexible access to their cash are being penalised by low interest rates, according to analysis from investment platform Lightyear.

The FCA has announced that firms will have the opportunity to experiment with AI using NVIDIA accelerated computing and NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software

J.P Morgan have announced that the Fintech Forward Programme – in collaboration with EY – is open for applications

The closure of bank branches is not seen as a major concern by those working in the industry, despite the public continuing to express worries about the impact, new research has found.