Evertec Announces Closing of Controlling Stake in Tecnobank, Expanding Product Offering in Brazil

Xero announced its live integration with Anthropic, the company behind Claude, building on a multi-year partnership

Blade Labs today launched ZeroH Disclosure, a patent-pending privacy and proof platform that lets regulated financial institutions use AI and cloud services without surrendering control of sensitive data. The platform applies an institution's own disclosure policy before data reaches any external system, and produces a cryptographic record each time it does. The first product built on ZeroH Disclosure is Ask Ali, an AI co-pilot for compliance, product development, and Shariah governance teams inside Islamic financial institutions. Both are available for early access from 12 May 2026.

Riyadh, KSA — Abhi Saudi, powered by Alraedah Digital Solutions, has announced its partnership with QBS to provide employees with instant access to earned wages through its Earned Wage Access (EWA) solution.

LMAX Group, the leading global cross‑asset marketplace for FX and digital assets, today announced the launch of Kiosk, a fully hosted interface enabling institutions to seamlessly accept, custody, allocate and deploy digital assets as cross‑asset collateral. Kiosk provides a simple, secure way for clients to broaden their digital asset offerings.

Ualett, the leading financial technology platform serving gig workers, announced the launch of Ualett Rewards, a new loyalty program designed to recognize and reward clients for their engagement and financial activity.

Following Norges Bank's decision to increase the key policy rate by 0.25 percentage point at the monetary policy meeting on 6 May 2026, DNB has decided to increase the interest rate on home mortgages and deposits by up to 0.25 percentage point.