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UniCredit calls in BNP Paribas and FNZ for next phase of securities services revamp

UniCredit is to create 200 new jobs in the next phase of a securities services revamp that calls on BNP Paribas for custody and FNZ for the build of a cloud-based post-trade securities platform.

/startups

Greek neobank Snappi goes live

Snappi, Greece's first ECB-licenced neobank, has officially gone live to Greek tax residents via the App Store and Google Play.

/retail

Walmart's OnePay becomes latest fintech to offer mobile plans

Walmart-backed OnePay has teamed up with Telecom-as-a-Service platform Gigs to become the latest fintech to launch its own mobile phone plan.

/wholesale

Bank for fintechs Lead raises $70m

Lead Bank has hit a $1.47 billion valuation after raising $70 million to serve fintech and crypto firms.

/markets

LSEG offers to share data centre rooftop after FCA competition probe

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has agreed to give up exclusive rights to the rooftop of its data centre building to allay regulatory concerns that the arrangement hinders competition for low latency connectivity services (LLCS).

/crypto

Stripe unveils Tempo blockchain for stablecoin payments

Stripe and crypto investment firm Paradigm have unveiled a blockchain project for stablecoin payments.

/people

Temenos shares slide as CEO ousted

Shares in Temenos fell by around 14% on Friday after the Swiss core banking vendor's CEO Jean-Pierre Brulard departed with immediate effect.

/wealth

BlackRock to manage $80 billion in assets for Citi Wealth

Citi has signed an agreement with BlackRock to manage $80 billion in assets for Citi Wealth clients managed by Citi Investment Management (CIM).

/people

Revolut taps former SocGen exec as Western Europe Chair

Digital banking giant Revolut has appointed Frederic Oudea, former chief executive at Societe Generale, as chairman for its Western European operations.

/sustainable

Green Fintech Network publishes ‘Theory of Change’ roadmap

The Switzerland-based organisation, the Green Fintech Network, has published The Green Fintech Theory of Change report, outlining how fintech can drive the green transition.

/ai

Ant unit debuts agentic AI payments tech

Ant International's Antom unit has launched an agentic AI payments offering that supports both card-based and alternative methods.

/ai

PayPal gives users early access to Perplexity AI browser

PayPal and Venmo users in some countries are being offered early access to Perplexity's new AI-powered web browser.