Trade Ledger and Bank of Queensland Group have entered a groundbreaking long-term partnership to revolutionise asset finance lending for SMEs

The African Development Bank and Ethiopian Airlines Group have signed a Letter of Intent for the development of the East African nation’s planned Abusera International Airport Project. The $7.8 billion project aims to address increasing passenger and cargo demands, reinforce Ethiopia’s position as a leading aviation hub, and stimulate regional economic growth.

The FCA has launched a new 5-year strategy to deepen trust, rebalance risk, support growth and improve lives.

Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, is launching its Reusable Digital Identity product suite

Lloyds Banking Grouphas partnered with, on a six-month training programme to further strengthen AI capabilities across its senior management teams

Algebrik AI Inc pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era Loan Origination System (LOS), today announced a strategic partnership with Docusign, the Intelligent Agreement Management company.

Coast Capital has launched its new digital commercial banking platform in collaboration with ebankIT

Fingerprints, a global leader in biometric technology, has partnered with Nymi on their latest Nymi Band 4, a water-resistant biometric wristband designed for secure, passwordless authentication in hands-on work environments like pharmaceutical manufacturing, cleanrooms, and industrial facilities.

Alfa, a leading developer of software for the asset finance industry, has reported its audited results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2024. The year marked significant achievements across financial performance, strategic growth and innovation.

IncredibleBank, has partnered with Alloy to provide faster service to improve its account opening process

Oracle has announced plans to invest U.S. $5 billion over the next five years to meet the rapidly growing demand for its cloud services in the UK. The investment will expand Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) footprint in the UK and help the UK Government deliver on its vision for AI innovation and adoption. This will enable more organisations in the UK to leverage Oracle’s comprehensive AI and cloud computing services, including sovereign AI, industry-leading multicloud capabilities, and state-of-the-art generative AI innovations.

NTT DATA UK&I, a global leader in digital business and IT services, has published its Banking Trends 2025 report – outlining 14 dynamics exerting pressure on, and creating opportunities for, banking and financial services providers around the world.

Thistle Initiatives, the award-winning financial services compliance company, is bolstering their Risk & Resilience offering with the launch of an integrated Risk Management as a Service (RMaaS) package, providing a modular and tailored solution for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) needing expert risk management without the overhead of an in-house team.

Liberty Leasing, a leading independent asset finance provider, has chosen Lendscape as its new contract management platform, accelerating its digital transformation journey with cutting-edge, AI-ready technology.

TBC Bank Group, which operates leading financial services and digital banking ecosystems in Georgia and Uzbekistan and is listed on the London Stock Exchange, announces that the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), a renowned international business school, has published a case study of how TBC evolved to become a regional financial services powerhouse.