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Saudi open banking fintech Spare raises $5 million

Spare, a fast-growing open banking infrastructure provider based in Riyadh, has raised USD 5 million in a pre-Series A funding round.

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Pega launches agentic payments and investigations tool

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), The Enterprise Transformation Company™, today announced Pega Smart Investigate Agentic Automation, a new edition of its payment exceptions and investigations solution.

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Capitolis hires Melanie Carucci as global head of sales

Capitolis, the financial technology company, announced the appointment of Melanie Carucci as Global Head of Sales, effective September 15.

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CLS welcomes US Bank as setttlement member

CLS, a financial market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, today announces that U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. Bank) has joined CLSSettlement as a settlement member and become the third settlement member to join this year, bringing the total number of settlement members to 76.

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Linya's National Union Bank selets Network International for digital payments

Network International (Network) (www.Network.ae), a leading fintech company in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with National Union Bank – مصرف الاتحاد الوطني (NUB), aimed at modernising Libya’s banking sector and expanding access to secure, innovative financial services.

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FairPlay to validate Arva's AI AML Agents

Arva AI, a leader in financial crime prevention technology, today announced a partnership with FairPlay, the AI Enablement Company for the Financial Services industry, advancing the responsible adoption of agentic AI in financial services.

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Mastercard Start Path welcomes five new startups to the Blockchain and Digital Assets programme

Mastercard Start Path today announced five companies that have joined the startup engagement program for Blockchain and Digital Assets: Plume, Nomyx, Borderless.xyz, keyrails and Nominis.

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Digital asset manager Orqo goes live

ORQO, a next-generation institutional asset manager operating at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain, today announced the formal launch of its global platform.

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Partior and Finteum join forces for plug-and-play FX swaps and payments

Partior and Finteum are proud to announce the interoperability of their respective platforms, enabling banks to trade intraday FX swaps and orchestrate 24×7 Payment versus Payment (PvP) settlement for settlement-risk-free intraday liquidity management.

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Starling unveils new visual identity and money money management tools

Starling has revealed major changes to its visual brand, with a new logo, colours and card designs set to roll out to the bank’s app from today.

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Luma Financial Technologies appoints Tara York as head of Emea

Luma Financial Technologies, a leading global fintech platform for structured products and other alternative investments, today announced the appointment of Tara York as the company’s new Head of EMEA.

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Solidgate Treasury unlocks seamless Sepa payments across Europe with LHV

Solidgate, a global payments orchestration platform, today announced a strategic partnership with LHV Bank to power instant SEPA payments across Europe.

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