/payments
Visa has announced a flurry of digital wallet launches as well as a planned pilot for early 2026
1 hour
Payment provider Zepz has teamed up with stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge to offer stablecoin-linked Visa cards to its Sendwave Wallets customers.
2 hours
/crime
Revolut has bolstered its security features ahead of the festive season in an effort to mitigate an expected rise in phone-snatching and 'transfer mugging'.
/wealth
German stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse has bid $5.5bn to acquire investment funds platform Allfunds in a move that could have ramifications for Europe's asset and wealth management market.
3 hours
/ai
Nevis, a startup founded by former Revolut executives, has raised $35 million in Series A funding to build an AI platform for wealth management.
13 hours
South Korea's NH NongHyup Bank has carried out a blockchain-based cross-border payments pilot via bank-backed vendor Partior’s platform.
/crypto
Sony Bank is planning to issue a dollar-pegged stablecoin that can be used to pay for Sony content such as games and movies.
/startups
NatWest is buying a minority stake in Bourn, a London-bases small business financing fintech, according to Sky News.
18 hours
Visa is bringing its Intelligence Commerce platform to AWS Marketplace in a move designed to make it easier for developers and enterprises to deploy agentic AI commerce options.
20 hours
UK B2B cross-border payments outfit Sokin is targeting international growth after securing $50 million in Series B funding led by Prysm Capital.
01 December 2025
/security
As Generative AI gives fraudsters more ways to scam victims, Santander has produced fake AI-generated social media adverts of popular Christmas gifts to to show just how realistic the bogus adverts can be, whilst helping Brits spot the tell-tale signs.
/sustainable
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has set out proposals to rebuild trust in ESG ratings with the introduction of new rules governing transparency and governance.
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