Narmi, a digital banking technology developer, and Grasshopper Bank, a client-first, full-service digital bank, have launched a first-of-its-kind Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that will allow Grasshopper's Business Banking clients to access personalized financial analysis and insights through Claude, Anthropic's advanced artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. While Claude is the first integration, this groundbreaking infrastructure sets the stage for seamless connectivity with other leading Large Language Models (LLMs) in the future.

Kasisto, the market leader for AI in banking, today launched KAIgentic, an agentic AI platform purpose built for banking and now available to banks and credit unions. KAIgentic delivers AI that thinks like a bank’s best banker, combining intelligence, compliance, and bank grade performance in one platform across customer experience, employee experience, and AI operations.

FloQast, an Accounting Transformation Platform created by accountants for accountants, today announced a strategic alliance with Deloitte Australia to deliver financial transformation for clients across multiple industries and service lines. The collaboration will bring together FloQast’s powerful AI platform and Deloitte Australia’s deep expertise to streamline the financial close process and drive efficiency gains.

SolutionsHub, a leading authority in egaming and fintech licensing and regulatory support, has been named Fintech Industry Influencer at the Global 100 Awards 2025, recognising its role in shaping standards across the financial technology sector.

Anti-money laundering (AML) company Strise (www.strise.ai) announces a strategic partnership with Nordic technology and consulting company PSA Solutions (www.psasolutions.com) to help Nordic and UK firms handle increasingly complex AML requirements more effectively.

AccountsIQ, a leading provider of cloud accounting software, has today launched a Non-Financial Metrics feature to all AIQ3 users, marking a major step in helping finance teams gain a true 360-degree view of business performance.

Global fintech is entering a new era of maturity and momentum. According to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and QED Investors, Fintech’s Next Chapter: Scaled Winners and Emerging Disruptors, the sector has emerged from a tough funding environment stronger, more disciplined, and with greater growth prospects than ever.

Work in Fintech (‘WIF’), the social project dedicated to increasing diversity and social mobility for young people in fintech, today announces the return of payabl., one of Europe’s leading financial technology providers, as main sponsor of its third flagship event - The Work In Fintech AI Summit - taking place at Google’s Headquarters in London.

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered GodRAT — a new Remote Access Trojan distributed via malicious screensaver files disguised as financial documents and delivered through Skype messenger until March 2025, subsequently transitioning to other channels. SMBs in UAE, Hong Kong, Jordan and Lebanon were targeted throughout this campaign.

Casca, the first AI-native loan origination platform, today announced it raised $29 million in its Series A, bringing its total in funding to-date to $33 million.

QED Investors announced the hiring of Kshitij Jayakrishnan as a principal, based in Bangalore

Instamo launched an Intermediary Portal API — enabling lenders to give brokers a fast, digital way to submit mortgage applications

Amid ongoing debate by Australian legislators and regulators on the future of financial advice, including how to restore advisor numbers and meet the needs of a growing demographic nearing retirement, the role of technology is both central and critical.

iCapital, the global fintech company shaping the future of investing, is expanding its partnership with Apollo by making a series of evergreen private markets solutions available to eligible investors.

The merger between UniCredit Bank S.A. (UniCredit Bank in Romania) and Alpha Bank România S.A. (Alpha Bank Romania) has been successfully completed. The combined UniCredit Bank strengthens the market position of the UniCredit Group in the country in both corporate and retail segments.