Latest Cloud News: Finextra Research

Cybercrime is national security risk – Google Cloud execs detail prevention strategies

Finextra spoke to leaders at Google Cloud: Nick Godfrey, senior director and global head, office of the CISO, and Jamie Collier, lead threat intelligence advisor (Europe), on how cybersecurity has evolved an what new threats are emerging in the financial crime landscape.

28 February 2025

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Treasury management fintech Embat buys Necto

Madrid-based treasury management startup Embat has acquired Necto, a US bank API connectivity specialist. Financial terms were not disclosed.

25 February 2025

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CaixaBank sets out €5 billion technology roadmap

Spain's CaixaBank has laid out a two-year, €5 billion technology roadmap that will seek to put generative AI at the centre of the bank's operations.

19 February 2025

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Australia's AMP taps Starling tech for SMB digital bank

Australian financial services firm AMP has tapped Engine by Starling for a new digital bank for small business owners and everyday customers.

11 February 2025

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IPiD launches AI-powered name matching tech for Verification of Payee

Payment identity network iPiD has joined forces with Microsoft to builds an AI-powered name-matching tool for Verification of Payee (VoP).

10 February 2025

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CommBank signs five-year deal with AWS

CommBank has entered a five-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to continue as the bank’s preferred cloud provider.

06 February 2025

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Worldpay to buy fraud prevention platform Ravelin

Payments giant Worldpay has struck a deal to buy AI-native enterprise fraud prevention platform Ravelin. Financial terms were not disclosed.

05 February 2025

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Euroclear signs seven-year deal with Microsoft

Euroclear has entered into a seven-year deal with Microsoft, harnessing a full suite of technology encompassing cloud, data and AI.

30 January 2025

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Clearwater to buy Enfusion for $1.5bn

Clearwater Analytics is building out its investment management platform through the $1.5 billion acquisition of SaaS outfit Enfusion.

13 January 2025

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BNP Paribas taps Oracle for cloud solutions

BNP Paribas has announced that it will adopt Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer solution into its cloud strategy to strengthen security and customer personalisation in their systems.

10 January 2025

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Finextra's year in review

With 2024 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

23 December 2024

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Google Cloud predicts four ways that GenAI will transform financial services

The next year will see an industry tipping point for AI innovation in the financial sector, says Zac Maufe, global head of regulated industries at Google Cloud.

19 December 2024

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