/payments
PayPal has unveiled a series of global partnerships that will connect many of the world’s largest payment systems and digital wallets on a single platform, starting with interoperability with PayPal and Venmo.
23 July 2025
/retail
NatWest has signed a five-year deal with Amazon Web Services and Accenture to consolidate its customer data streams into a single, bank-wide data platform, enabled by AI.
/startups
Berlin-based startup Credibur has secured $2.2 million in pre-seed funding to launch its credit infrastructure platform.
/crypto
PNC Bank has struck a deal with Coinbase to bring crypto services to the Main Street lender's clients and institutional investors.
/inclusion
Equifax and Mastercard are using open banking data to boost credit access for millions of Australians with limited or no credit history.
Bitget Wallet has partnered MoonPay to launch a fiat withdrawal feature that allows users to convert stablecoins directly into cash.
Stripe is bringing in Stephany Kirkpatrick, the founder and CEO of payments orchestration firm Orum. Financial terms were not disclosed.
22 July 2025
JPMorgan Chase could start lending against its clients' cryptocurrency holdings, according to the Financial Times.
Monet, a financial cashflow startup targetting the creative industry sector, has secured an early-stage funding commitment of £17 million led by prominent UK banking executives ahead of closing its seed round this July.
Swedish fintech Mynt has been selected by Nordea, the largest bank in the Nodics, to launch a business credit card and spend management service for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
The Bank of England is considering shelving plans for the creation of a digital pound amid growing scepticism over the project’s benefits.
The Serious Fraud Office has frozen equivalent to £10,865.76 in Bitcoin and £289.30 USDC belonging to Richard Yeowart, a suspect in its ongoing investigation into collapsed outside broadcast company Arena TV.
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