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LHV Bank offers ‘no strings attached’ current account paying 4% AER

LHV Bank announces that its personal current account will track and pay the full Bank of England base rate, currently 4% AER, on balances up to £1 million.

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Creditinfo and NOTO partner to expand market access to modern fraud and AML controls

Creditinfo, a global provider of credit risk and data intelligence, and NOTO, an enterprise platform for fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML), today announced a partnership to bring modern, data-rich financial crime controls to banks, fintechs and lenders across multiple markets.

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FCA forges AI pact with Singapore

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is strengthening its international footprint with a strategic partnership on artificial intelligence (AI) with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and will establish a new presence in the country.

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Generative AI adoption in Dubai has nearly tripled in tthe past 12 months

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has today released the results of its artificial intelligence (AI) survey 2025, revealing a rapid acceleration in AI adoption among financial firms in the Centre, with 52% of firms actively using AI – up from 33% in 2024 – with growth particularly pronounced in the adoption of Generative AI (+166%).

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HKEX to buy 20% stake in OmniClear

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce that it entered into agreements today (Wednesday) to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the holding company of CMU OmniClear Limited (CMU OmniClear), as the leading financial market infrastructure operators bolster their strategic partnership to advance the long-term development of Hong Kong’s fixed-income and currencies (FIC) ecosystem.

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MAS grants Major Payment Institution License to BC Payments

Banking Circle S.A. (Banking Circle) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary BC Payments Pte. Ltd. (BC Payments Singapore) has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

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State Street acquires inflation analytics partner PriceStats

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) today announced the recent acquisition of its long-term partner, PriceStats, the leading provider of daily inflation statistics derived from digitally-sourced prices for millions of consumer products across the world.

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Research reveals 4.7million still holding paper shares in the UK

New research published by Euroclear’s UK CSD, Euroclear UK & International in collaboration with Thinks Insight & Strategy reveals that about 4.7 million people in the UK are still holding paper share certificates.

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Private markets platform Corastone opens for business

Corastone, the hyperscaler for private market investing, today announced that its platform is now live with Apollo, Morgan Stanley and a leading transfer agent supporting the process with integrated services, with Franklin Templeton and KKR set to follow.

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Finastra bolsters leadership team with new data, information security roles

Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced the appointment of three senior technology executives to its leadership team: a new Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, as well as a Chief Information Officer.

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Boku opens Singapore innovation hub

Boku, the global network for localized payment solutions, today announced the launch of its Innovation Hub in Singapore.

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Ant International’s Antom launches AI copilot app to speed credit access to MSMEs

Antom, a leading provider of merchant payment and digitisation services under Ant International, today announced EPOS360, an app that brings point-of-sale (POS) system, payments, banking, lending, and growth support together to help micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) move from setup to scale efficiently.

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