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

LianLian and UnionPay forge strategic partnership

Money20/20 Europe, the global fintech flagship event, takes place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. LianLian Global, a brand under the Hong Kong-listed Lianlian DigiTech, has been invited to showcase its innovative digital payment solutions at the event.

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Raisin debuts retail deposit product

Raisin, Europe’s leading fintech platform for savings and investment products, has launched a new Welcome Account in Spain, marking a strategic milestone in its ongoing expansion across European markets.

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Kiwi raises $7.8 million for serving credit to underbanked Latinos

Kiwi, a fintech company building AI-powered financial tools for underbanked Latinos in the U.S., today announced a $7.8 million Series A equity round.

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Venmo launches debit card

Venmo, a leading social payments platform, today announced an accelerated expansion of its commerce capabilities, introducing even more benefits for customers to use their Venmo balance beyond peer-to-peer payments - from everyday purchases to earning enhanced rewards in-store and online with the Venmo Debit Mastercard1.

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ZestyAI secures deal with Kin Insurance

ZestyAI today announced a new partnership with Kin Insurance, a direct-to-consumer, digital home insurance provider committed to serving catastrophe-exposed markets.

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Paze comes to Worldpay

Worldpay and Early Warning Services have announced a new partnership at Worldpay’s annual client and partner event, Rethink, to enable Paze as a checkout option available to its merchants.

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Humans Group initiates arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Uzbekistan

Humans Mobile Ltd (Singapore), part of Humans Group, an international holding company and owner of Humans' business in Uzbekistan, has formally initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Uzbekistan before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID Case No. ARB/25/24).

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Huma joins the Global Dollar Network

Huma has officially joined the Global Dollar Network (GDN) — a coalition of leading enterprises committed to accelerating the adoption of stablecoins through aligned incentives, regulatory clarity, and global utility.

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Zimpler becomes Certified Payment Institution in Brazil

Zimpler, a leading Swedish company in Pay-by-bank solutions, has become a certified Payment Institution (PI) in Brazil, authorized by the Central Bank.

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Fasten joins Visa Fast Track programme

Fasten, a leader in driver rewards and customer loyalty solutions for car dealerships, today announced its participation in Visa’s prestigious Fintech Fast Track program.

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Thunes secures US money transmission licences

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced it has secured the 50 licenses it requires to operate in the United States.

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Ventura Capital leads growth round in Payall Payment Systems

Payall Payment Systems, the world’s first provider of end-to-end infrastructure that enables financial institutions to offer institutional-grade, safe, fast, low-cost, transparent and inclusive cross-border payments for B2X, P2X and G2X use-cases, has selected Ventura Capital to lead their Growth Round raise.

04 June 2025

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