China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd (CCXI) has affirmed African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) AAA issuer credit rating with a stable outlook.

PIMFA, the trade association representing wealth managers and financial advisers across the UK, today issued its response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) latest consultation on Targeted Support.

MANTL, an Alkami solution team and leading provider of loan and deposit account opening technology, today announced the launch of MANTL Bulk Account Opening, a new feature designed to help financial institutions open multiple retail or business accounts through a single application. This capability enables bankers to boost operational efficiency, deepen customer relationships, and grow wallet share while delivering a faster, more seamless in-branch experience.

Tenity today announced the latest cohort joining its European FinTech Accelerator, further cementing its role as one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors. Out of 433 applications, ten promising startups have been selected to receive funding, resources, and market access to fast-track their growth and expand across borders.

As part of its ongoing commitment to deliver leading-edge solutions and services to clients, IG Wealth Management (IG) today officially announced a strategic partnership with interVal, a Canadian company focused on automating insights, to help small- and medium-sized business owners measure the value of their businesses and identify opportunities for growth.

UAB Perlas Finance, one of Lithuania’s leading payment service providers, has chosen AMLYZE, the RegTech company trusted by banks and leading marketplaces, to further enhance its compliance framework and reinforce its fight against money laundering and other financial crimes.

iDenfy, a Lithuania-based identity verification, compliance, and fraud prevention business, recently announced its partnership with Ping Proxies, a rapidly growing UK-based provider of ethical residential proxies and web-data collection tools. By implementing iDenfy’s Know Your Customer (KYC) software, Ping Proxies will aim to efficiently scale the user onboarding process via AI-powered identity verification while ensuring that its proxy infrastructure is protected from fraudulent sign-ups.

cleversoft, a leading provider of cloud-based RegTech services, and Fineksus, an expert in financial messaging and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions, will be making their first joint appearance at Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt / Main (September 29 – October 2 2025). Following the acquisition of Fineksus by cleversoft group at the beginning of this year, the two companies are now combining their expertise into a powerful financial messaging suite with integrated AI – for more effective fraud prevention and compliance in real time.

Traze, a pioneering global financial institution dedicated to fostering financial education and technological innovation around investing solutions, today announced its participation in Money Expo India 2025. The event will take place on August 23rd and 24th, 2025, at Mumbai’s Jio World Convention Centre, bringing together India's foremost financial minds and a diverse audience of investors and enthusiasts.

Zimperium’s zLabs research team has identified a new variant of the notorious Hook Android banking trojan, now equipped with some of the most advanced capabilities seen in mobile malware to date. Dubbed Hook v3, this variant expands its arsenal to 107 remote commands, including 38 newly added, enabling attackers to steal data, hijack sessions, and bypass device defenses with unprecedented sophistication.

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.

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.