Fitch Solutions, a leading global provider of insights, data, and analytics, has launched ‘Fitch Nexus’ – an MCP (Model Context Protocol) connector that allows clients to quickly access Fitch Ratings’ trusted credit insights directly through their own internal AI-based applications and LLMs, all via a single, governed interface designed for enterprise and regulated environments.

Jolt Capital, a leading private equity firm specializing in growth capital for European deeptech companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of João Rodrigues as Value Creation Partner, based in London, UK.

New research from Smarsh®, the global leader in communications data and intelligence, reveals that generative AI has rapidly evolved from an emerging tool to a fixture of daily working life for UK financial services and insurance professionals – with 61% now using it every day. However, as AI tools become embedded in all areas of work, organisations’ are struggling to keep pace with the need to monitor and govern the resulting content, creating new and potentially significant compliance risks.

Axyon AI, a leading technology provider of Agentic and Predictive AI solutions for the investment management industry, today announces the launch of the Axyon AI Top 40 Japan Large/Mid Cap Index. Building on the successful debut of its first AI-powered index on the US market last year, Axyon AI is now turning its predictive AI capabilities to one of Asia's most significant equity markets. Universe construction and calculation services are once again provided by Morningstar Indexes, the globally recognised index provider renowned for its methodological rigour, verified data, and transparent standards.

TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, today announced the launch of Credit Agent, a new service which automates quote negotiation and trading for dealers providing pricing on Dealer-to-Client (D2C) venues.

Financial Risk Solutions (FRS) today announced that Bybit, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has selected FRS’s Invest|Pro™ software to support its PRIIPs (Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products) regulatory requirements.

The XTB investment app has launched a new in-app call verification feature, taking a major step toward improving investor safety. As cyberthreats escalate globally and scammers adopt increasingly sophisticated tactics, XTB is setting a new standard for secure communication between financial institutions and their clients.

LemFi, the leading financial services platform for underserved communities globally, is investing £100 million in the UK over the next five years as it selects London as its new global headquarters.

Interpolitan Money has received regulatory approval to operate within GIFT City, marking a significant step in the company’s global expansion and strengthening its cross-border capital infrastructure connecting international financial centres.

Smart money app Plum has announced that the company reached operational profitability for the first time in January 2026.

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), the platform for agentic banking, today announced that Raiffeisenbankengruppe Oesterreich has selected nCino as its unified corporate lending platform. The group is a landmark institution for nCino in the DACH region and a key example of the cooperative banking model nCino employs for thousands of US credit unions in Europe.

Ortec Finance, the global provider of risk and return management solutions, today announces the BETA launch of OPAL Targeted Support: a framework designed to help wealth management and financial advice firms deliver on the operational reality of Targeted Support, not just its regulatory threshold.

Access to professional-grade investment research has always come at a price most people can’t afford. Bloomberg and FactSet terminals cost between $30,000 and $60,000 a year — tools built for institutional desks, not the tens of millions of self-directed investors who are now active on the markets. Two brothers, Peter Pavlov and Miroslav Pavlov decided to change that. Over the past six months, the two co-founders have committed €1.5 million of personal capital to build Edge Hound: an AI platform that distills the kind of multi-signal, narrative-driven intelligence that hedge fund analysts spend their careers developing, and puts it in the hands of anyone with a trading account.

New quarterly data from V12 Retail Finance shows that UK consumers continued to turn to point-of-sale finance for high-value purchases in the first three months of 2026, with total finance values across the platform growing 4% between January and March, compared to Q1 2025.

City Week is returning for its 16th annual edition. Held in-person at the Royal Garden Hotel between 18 and 19 May, this year’s edition will take place at a time when the financial services are undergoing profound change. Geopolitics – particularly the Iran war - are reshaping trade and investment flows. Technology, especially AI, is transforming business models. Regulatory regimes are having to pivot toward a pro-growth stance amid a widespread cost-of-living crisis. The role of the financial services industry in combating climate change is under challenge. Crypto, digital assets and blockchain have finally achieved acceptance in mainstream finance. No financial institution can afford to stand still in the face of such change.