Latest company updates: Finextra Research

Paymentology opens Dubai office

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, has announced the opening of its new and expanded office in Dubai, marking a significant milestone in its continued investment across the Middle East.

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Liquidnet bolsters European listed derivatives business

Liquidnet, a leading technology-driven agency execution specialist, today announced two senior appointments to support the expansion of its Listed Derivatives business across Continental Europe and into Equity Derivatives.

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GLEIF laucnhes VLEI hackathon

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) announces today the official launch of the vLEI Hackathon – a global innovation challenge in digital organizational identity.

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HashKey Chain launches tokenised SpaceX fund

HashKey Chain announced the successful deployment of $SPCX (Paimon SpaceX SPV Token), a tokenized special purpose fund share backed by U.S.-based aerospace company SpaceX, on its mainnet.

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Unicaja agrees banking transformation deal with DXC

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider today announced a 10-year agreement with Unicaja, one of Spain's leading banks, to transform and modernize its banking operations.

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Quant Insight completes series C funding

Quant Insight, the breakthrough macro factor analytics company serving institutional investors globally, announced completion of its Series A funding round led by 7RIDGE.

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Vivid and Adyen partner for SME payments service

Small businesses across Europe still struggle to get paid—often waiting days to access their own revenues from card payments. Vivid, one of Europe’s leading financial platforms for entrepreneurs and SMBs, is changing that.

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Redwood Bank names new CITO

Redwood Bank has appointed Simon Goodyear as its new Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO) as it reinforces its strategic focus on technology, data excellence and operational efficiency.

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Study reveals insurers reliance on AI for investment

Insurance investment managers and investment managers working for insurers are increasingly using AI to guide and improve their investment strategy as spending on new applications increases, a new global study* shows.

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Survey shows sharp rise in SaaS breaches

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS & AI security, released its third annual The State of SaaS Security 2025 Report, revealing troubling trends: A sharp increase in SaaS security incidents, a rising complexity in application ecosystems, and that new risks from AI-enabled apps exacerbate the disconnect between widespread confidence in current security measures versus actual risks.

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Kraken launches US regulated derivatives offering

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, today announced the launch of Kraken Derivatives US, a regulated US derivatives offering.

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Candex raises $33m

Candex, a leading vendor management and tail spend solutions provider for global enterprises, has raised $33 million in a Series C funding. The round was led by 9Yards Capital, with participation from Hedosophia and existing investors including Goldman Sachs, Altos Ventures, Craft Ventures, NFX, and Edenred. This brings Candex’s total funding to over $115 million.

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