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Paxos agrees $48.5m New York settlement over Binance-related AML failures

Blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos has reached a $48.5 million settlement with New York regulators over AML failures in its relationship with Binance.

/ai

AI-powered payment disputes platform Casap raises $25m

Casap, a firm using AI to automate payment disputes and tackle first party fraud, has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Emergence Capital.

/crypto

Ripple pays $200m for stablecoin firm Rail

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

/payments

FCA tightens the screws on e-money firms; consumer groups say "too little, too late"

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has finalised new rules to protect consumer's money in the event of payment firm insolvency.

/wealth

Cinven makes majority investment in Objectway

Private equity firm Cinven has made a majority investment in Italian wealth management technology provider ObjectWay. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

/sustainable

Sustainable Finance.Live returns November 2025

Finextra’s annual sustainable finance event, Sustainable Finance.Live, will return this year on 4 November 2025 in London.

/people

Visa launches cybersecurity advisory practice

Visa has created a cybersecurity advisory practice and appointed expert Jeremiah Dewey as global head of cyber products.

/markets

Barclays and BNP Paribas invest in Capitolis

Barclays and BNP Paribas are the latest big-name banks to invest in Capitolis, bringing the capital markets tech provider's strategic funding round up to $56 million.

/markets

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

/cloud

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

/startups

Spend management startup Stavtar secures $55m funding boost

Stavtar Solutions, a US-based startup with a SaaS platform for expense allocations and spend management, has completed a series A funding round worth $55m

/predictions

UK's high street banks see profits fall as online rivals gain ground

High street banks in the UK have seen their profits drop in 2024 as customers opt for alternative lenders and online banks offering both higher savings rates and more digital services.