Simon-kucher & Partners Hires Jon Causier to Lead Banking and Financial Institutions Practice

Narmi, a leading digital banking platform provider for banks and credit unions, today announced that CTBC Bank USA has selected Narmi to support the bank's future digital banking initiatives.

Clear Street ("Clear Street" or "the Company"), a cloud-native financial infrastructure technology firm on a mission to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset in every market, today announced it has received authorization from the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) to operate as an investment firm. The authorization marks a significant milestone in Clear Street's global expansion and establishes a licensed operating presence in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), which represents 27 European Union countries plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. This effort complements the Company's existing operations in the United Kingdom.

Proximus Global, the leading international communications enabler, has partnered with Vilja, the cloud‑native core banking platform, to deliver embedded WhatsApp capabilities to emerging banks across Southeast Asia. The collaboration aims to help rural and cooperative banks expand access to digital financial services across Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Nivo has launched a new market proposition featuring AI agents for lenders and brokers that work 24/7 over email to gather information and documents, check what comes back, chase missing items, and help teams get to a packaged case right first time.

Alkami announced the introduction of Alkami Code Studio, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered development capability

SBS has introduced SBS Lending Suite, a modular, cloud-based software platform designed to help financial institutions modernize their lending operations