Latest Wholesale banking News: Finextra Research

Paxos applies for national trust charter

Paxo has become the latest digital asset player to apply for a US national trust bank charter.

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Zodia Markets raises over $18 million in Series A funding

Zodia Markets, the Standard Chrtered-backed digital asset platform enabling institutional capital through stablecoins, has raised $18.25 million in a Series A funding round, as demand for real-time wholesale trading, settlement and cross-border movement via stablecoins skyrockets.

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UK fintech investment hits $7.2 billion in H1

Total UK fintech investment hit $7.2 billion in the first half of 2025, down five per cent from $7.6 billion in the same period in 2024, according to KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech report.

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Binance partners BBVA to let customers keep crypto off exchange - FT

BBVA is working with Binance to provide the crypto firm's customers with off-exchange custody, according to the Financial Times.

08 August 2025

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Ripple pays $200m for stablecoin firm Rail

Ripple is buying Toronto-based stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200 million.

07 August 2025

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Dwpbank buys brokerage-as-a-service platform lemon.markets

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (dwpbank) has agreed to buy Berlin-based brokerage-as-a-service platform lemon.markets

06 August 2025

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Maybank signs RM1bn digital transformation deal with Microsoft

Malaysia's largest financial institution Maybank, has agreed a deal with Microsoft that will see the tech firm spearhead the bank's digital transformation

06 August 2025

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BVI survey attempts to woo cross-border fintechs

Fintech’s international expansion plans are being thwarted by a fragmented regulatory landscape, according to recently published research designed to promote the role of international finance centres (IFCs).

06 August 2025

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Wells Fargo enlists Google Cloud for agentic AI play

Wells Fargo is expanding its relationship with Google Cloud to roll out agentic AI across its operations.

06 August 2025

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Alaan raises $48m for spend management platform

Alaan, a UAE-based, AI-powered corporate spend management platform founded by former McKinsey consultants, has raised $48 million in Series A funding.

05 August 2025

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QuamCore secures $26m to build million-qubit quantum computer

An Israeli startup has secured $26m in series A funding to build what it claims is the world's first one million qubit quantum computer contained within a single cryostat.

05 August 2025

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NatWest and Google to boost UK startups with AI tools and training

NatWest is working with Google Cloud to support entrepreneurs on the UK lender's business Accelerator with access to AI tools, cloud technology, and expert training.

04 August 2025

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