Retail banking - Announcements, News, Articles & Research: Finextra

Kinective buys Compuflex

Kinective, the leading banking operations platform provider that simplifies the technology financial institutions need to compete, thrive and better serve their communities, today announced its acquisition of Compuflex Corporation, a provider of transformative cash automation solutions with more than 40 years of specialized expertise serving financial, retail and gaming markets.

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Anchorage Digital offers rewards on USDtb and USDe

Anchorage Digital Bank is expanding access to USDtb, America’s first federally regulated stablecoin. Following a partnership with Ethena Labs, Anchorage Digital is now the sole issuer of USDtb.

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MoonPay secures New York Trust Charter

MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has authorized MoonPay Trust Company, LLC, a New York Limited Purpose Trust Company (LPTC), to begin providing services to customers.

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Unlimit partners ShipAfrica to expand payment access across Africa

Unlimit, the global fintech company, today announced that it has partnered with ShipAfrica, a global logistics and shipping platform, to strengthen its parcel delivery operations and international cross-border trade.

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WilSon Energy taps GoCardless to cut payment costs

WilSon Energy, a leading provider of integrated heating and billing solutions for UK Heat Networks and District Heating schemes, has selected the bank payment company GoCardless to collect customer bills automatically.

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Monex Canada adds mass payments capability

Monex Canada Inc. (“Monex Canada”), a subsidiary of the wider financial services group Monex S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Monex”), an investment-grade global financial institution and a leader in commercial foreign exchange, today announced the launch of Mass Payments within its online FX payment platform, Monex Pay.

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ING adds roundup and invest feature to mobile app

ING in the Netherlands has made investing easier than ever for its six million app users with the launch of round up & invest last week.

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Santander México migrates its entire technology infrastructure to the cloud

Banco Santander México has successfully completed a major breakthrough in the digital transformation of Mexico's banking sector by becoming the first systemic bank to migrate the entirety of its technology infrastructure to Gravity, its global, cloud-based platform, to enhance customer experience with faster flows and new capabilities.

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Airwallex becomes a Principal Member of EPI

Airwallex, a leading global financial platform for modern businesses, today announced its partnership with the European Payments Initiative (EPI), which developed Wero, the European digital wallet.

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Swiss central bank consults on access to cash

On 21 November 2025, the Federal Finance Administration (FFA) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) held the second roundtable on the topic of cash.

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Checkout.com backs Agentic Commerce Protocol

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announced its support for the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), an open standard for AI commerce that lets AI agents, people, and businesses work together to complete purchases, powering agentic commerce for enterprise merchants.

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Backbase connects to Unblu conversational engagement platform

Backbase, the leader in AI-powered banking, announces a strategic partnership with Unblu, a pioneer in conversational engagement for financial institutions.

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