To facilitate the development and deployment of generative AI use cases in its businesses and functions, BNP Paribas has designed and deployed an internal LLM as a Service platform.

Bank of Ireland is warning customers about a dramatic increase this week in reports and cases of an attempted ‘safe account’ scam. Customers should be on particular alert for fraudulent texts that attempt to lure them into to calling a fake ‘bank’ phoneline – where the account holder is then duped into transferring funds to their secondary account, in most cases Revolut, and in turn a ‘safe account’, which is controlled by a fraudster.

One of our initiatives as a firm is to work with founders and business leaders in financial services to accelerate their ability to have an impact. That is why this month, we were pleased to announce that the Fintech Forward Programme – in collaboration with EY – is open for applications. This accelerator programme is designed to empower exceptional start-up founders and business leaders who are developing solutions that have the potential to redefine financial services. For more information or to apply, visit here.

The FCA have joined forces to protect social media users from illegal financial promotions by rogue finfluencers

Triodos Bank UK has been awarded ‘Best Buy’ status by Ethical Consumer magazine for its investment funds and Stocks & Shares and Innovative Finance ISAs, based on criteria that assessed sustainability as well as company ethos, executive pay, tax conduct, transparency and whether funds have holdings in harmful sectors such as weapons or illegal occupations.

Epassi Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of UK-based Zest. Founded in 2004, Zest offers a highly configurable and intuitive SaaS platform that helps employers manage, communicate, and expand their employee benefits offering.

Zodia Custody, a leading institution-first digital assets platform backed by Standard Chartered, in association with Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, National Australia Bank, and Emirates NBD, has been appointed as the digital asset custody partner of GEMx AG, a platform offering institutional-grade, fractional ownership of emeralds.

Altimetrik, a pure-play digital business company, has been recognised as a “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s inaugural Banking and Financial Services (BFS) IT Services Specialists PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S., announced the release of the 2025 Update to the Retail Digital Sales & Service Maturity Model in collaboration with financial services influencer Jim Marous and Emerald Research Group. The report – based on proprietary research surveying over 200 U.S. financial institutions with a minimum asset size of $200M – offers a fresh benchmark for digital maturity in banking, with emerging performance distinctions in security and fraud, the employee experience, and data and artificial intelligence (AI).

HUB is pleased to announce that Sand Grove Capital Management LLP has selected HUB, a SaaS solution designed to simplify and automate manual post-trade operations.

LSEG Risk Intelligence publishes a report drawing attention to the global rise in child identity theft. The report calls out the impact of child identity theft, the risks to financial institutions, and highlights the growing threat of synthetic identity fraud. It outlines practical actions financial institutions may adopt immediately such as identity, age and third-party verification together with transaction monitoring for child-linked accounts and multi-layered security.

TBC Bank Group PLC (“TBC PLC”) announces the placement of a $200 million bond to further accelerate the growth of TBC Uzbekistan.

Apiture announced the launch of Fintech Connector, enabling fintech partners to rapidly integrate their solutions with the Apiture Digital Banking Platform

Experian® and Plaid announced a strategic collaboration to lower barriers to accessing cashflow solutions

We Fight Fraud (WFF) has selected Salv to share intelligence with financial institutions across Europe