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Interledger Foundation backs projects to bolster money movement around the world

The Interledger Foundation has broken ground on a host of new projects in countries such as Pakistan, Uganda and Jamaica as it works towards its goal of creating an open, interoperable payment network.

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Fiserv to buy Brazilian fintech Money Money

Fiserv has agreed a deal to by Money Money, a Brazilian fintech providing working capital to small businesses. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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TD to open New York AI office

Canada's TD Bank is opening a New York outpost of its Layer 6 AI research and development centre.

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BIS project puts promissory notes on the blockchain

Project Promissa, a collaboration between the Bank for International Settlements' Innovation Hub, the Swiss National Bank, and the World Bank, has demonstrated that paper-based promissory notes can be redesigned using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to address operational challenges that make the process time-consuming and cumbersome.

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The 150 leading organisations confirmed to attend NextGen Nordics 2025

The Nordic region has long stood at the forefront of digital payments, open banking, and financial technology. This legacy of innovation continues at full pace with the return of NextGen Nordics, a premier event gathering the most influential players in the financial services ecosystem. Set against the dynamic backdrop of the Nordic fintech scene, the 2025 edition of NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden promises to be the most impactful yet.

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Lloyds moves legacy lending infrastructure to the cloud

Lloyds Banking Group has shifted its lending infrastructure to the cloud, retiring more than 20 on-premises applications and resolving over 50 system limitations.

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B2B buy now, pay later app Hokodo raises €10 million

BNPL for business operator Hokodo has raised €10 million in an equity funding round co-led by Korelya Capital and Opera Tech Ventures - the corporate venture fund of BNP Paribas.

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Octopus Ventures to absorb Fintech Growth Fund

Octopus Ventures is reportedly preparing to take over the Fintech Growth Fund, a new funding vehicle for providing growth-stage capital to UK fintechs.

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Froda raises €20m to scale embedded SME finance across Europe

Swedish embedded finance player Froda has secured €20 million in Series B financing to fuel its European expansion and provide more SMEs with financing.

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