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.

The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) launched by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, has officially welcomed the Bank of Algeria into its growing network. Algeria now becomes the 18th country of presence for PAPSS, marking a significant step in advancing Africa’s journey towards deeper financial integration. This development is expected to further support cross-border payments and enhance the regulatory framework governing intra-African trade.

The British Business Bank has agreed a transaction of up to £300m with Close Brothers under the ENABLE Guarantees programme, unlocking significant additional lending capacity.

AKUVO, a leading technology organization specializing in collections and credit risk management, is pleased to announce that the $9 billion PSECU, Pennsylvania’s digital-first credit union, has selected the AKUVO collections platform to modernize its collections operations.

Luminance, the pioneer of Legal-Grade™ AI for enterprise, today announced that leading Banking Services Provider, LHV, has adopted its technology to streamline and enhance contract workflows. As the business continues to scale, the legal team was facing growing volumes of agreements under tight deadlines. Manual review processes were time-consuming and prone to bottlenecks, which led the team to adopt Luminance to improve both accuracy and eGiciency across their legal workflows.

KlariVis, a leading data analytics solution for financial institutions, announced today it has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row, ranking No. 367 overall, 33rd in the software industry, and 7th among Virginia-based companies.

DNV, the independent assurance and risk management provider, has issued a Second-Party Opinion (SPO) on L&T’s ESG Finance Framework.

Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade (Al Masraf) has signed a strategic partnership with Lexzur, a leading legal technology provider offering AI-powered solutions for end-to-end management of legal practices.