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SGX FX and BBVA partner for FX liquidity in Americas

SGX FX and BBVA have announced a strategic collaboration to expand liquidity provision and distribution in Latin America, marking a significant step in SGX FX’s long-term growth strategy in the Americas and emerging markets.

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Rostro Group makes internal appointments

Rostro Group, (www.rostro.com), the diversified fintech and financial services group of companies, has this morning announced a series of strategic appointments and structural developments designed to support its next phase of growth and reinforce its position as the investment bank of the future.

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Nasdaq upgrades surveillance platform after AI pilot

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today unveiled a series of enhancements to its market surveillance platform, having completed a pilot which successfully embedded advanced AI functionality at every stage of a market abuse investigation.

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DBS and BSF partner for trade finance

DBS and Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) – Southeast Asia’s largest bank and a leading financial institution in Saudi Arabia respectively – have announced a strategic partnership to expand their trade settlement, financing and regional currency clearing solutions. This partnership aims to promote trade and capital flows across the growing Asia-Gulf Cooperation Council[1] (GCC) economic corridor – by providing greater support for businesses and end-consumers seeking to conduct trade, investments and remittances.

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PwC India and UFF publish cybersecurity report

PwC India, in collaboration with the Unified Fintech Forum (UFF), has released a comprehensive report titled “FinSec: An Emerging Equation Between FinTech and Cybersecurity.”

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IG Group sells US futures exchanges business to Payward

IG Group Holdings plc (“IG”, “the Group”) today announces that it has completed the sale of Small Exchange Inc (“Small Exchange”) to Payward Inc (“Payward”), the parent company of the crypto exchange Kraken.

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Mastercard launches Commercial Connect API

Mastercard is pioneering a future where consumer-grade simplicity can be the norm for B2B payments. As consumers, we book a ride or order a coffee, and the payment for these services is seamlessly embedded.

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Mastercard brings multi-sector cyber defense exercise to Europe

Cross-sector teams from BT Group, Deutsche Bank, ING, Proximus and Santander join Mastercard’s European Cyber Resilience Centre in Belgium to test evolving cyber threats in real time.

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US Faster Payments Council releases state of play report

The US Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today released the 2025 edition of its State of Play in U.S. Faster Payments report.

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Zable finance app launches mobile plan

Zable, the consumer finance superapp, today launches a high-speed, unlimited 5G data plan for £20 per month with no long-term contracts.

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SkySparc buys Inovotek

SkySparc, a trusted global provider of digital transformation solutions for treasury and finance institutions, today announced the acquisition of Inovotek Solutions (“Inovotek” or the “Company”), a specialist provider of transformation services to capital markets and financial institutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Standard Chartered expand cross-border payment capabilities with Visa Direct

Standard Chartered has deepened its collaboration with Visa by integrating with Visa Direct to enhance cross-border, low-value global disbursements with greater speed, transparency, and cost efficiency.