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BBVA mobile banking app uses AI to protect users from shoulder-surfing

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BBVA mobile banking app uses AI to protect users from shoulder-surfing

BBVA has added an artificial intelligence engine to its mobile banking app that hides user's data when it detects when more than one pair of eyes is viewing the screen.

Scalable Capital raises €155 million

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Scalable Capital raises €155 million

Digital wealth management platform and online broker Scalable Capital has sealed a €155 million equity financing round.

Nomupay expands in Japan with $40 million investment from SoftBank

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Nomupay expands in Japan with $40 million investment from SoftBank

Japanese giant SoftBank has invested $40m in Dublin's Nomupay, bolstering the firm’s ambition to provide an all access pass to the highly fragmented Asian market to international acquirers, merchants, Payment Service Providers and Independent Sales Organisations.

European Card Payment Association calls for EU payments sovereignty

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European Card Payment Association calls for EU payments sovereignty

The European Card Payment Association (ECPA) has called for a strong stance on payments soveriegnty across the bloc amid ongoing geo-political turmoil and fall out from Trump tarrifs.

Zilch partners Visa for physical card

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Zilch partners Visa for physical card

London-based buy now, pay later firm Zilch is launching a physical card as part of a partnership with Visa.

Poland and Thailand set for palm payment rollouts

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Poland and Thailand set for palm payment rollouts

Fintech Autopay has rolled out a biometric palm-authentication payment system in Poland. Meanwhile, Chinese tech giant Tencent is eying Thailand as a launchpad for its own biometrics-based payments technology in Southeast Asia.

Santander latest bank to ponder stablecoin play

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Santander latest bank to ponder stablecoin play

Bank interest in stablecoins continues to gather momentum, with Santander now reportedly looking into launching its own offering.

TP Icap buys Neptune to create dealer-to-client credit business

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TP Icap buys Neptune to create dealer-to-client credit business

Financial markets infrastructure provider TP Icap has acquired data company Neptune Networks and joined forces with nine investment banks to create a dealer-to-client credit business. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Fintechs enter new stage of profitability - report

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Fintechs enter new stage of profitability - report

The global fintech has enetered a new chapter defined by a rise in profitability and the emergence of scaled fintech and an "intensified focus on profitable growth".

UK fintech Tide eyes unicorn status

/retail

UK fintech Tide eyes unicorn status

Tide, the UK-based business banking fintech, is reportedly in talks about a funding deal that would make it the UK's next unicorn.

Standard Chartered names global head of data analytics and AI

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Standard Chartered names global head of data analytics and AI

UK bank Standard Chartered has bolstered its data analytics capabilities with the appointment of former HSBC executive Yusuf Demiral.

Monzo surpasses £1bn revenue milestone

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Monzo surpasses £1bn revenue milestone

UK fintech Monzo has recorded a sharp rise in profitability and posted revenue in excess of £1bn for the first time.

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