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Monument Technology Closes £18 Million Fundraising Round

Monument Technology has also confirmed it has commenced its Series A fundraising round, with commitments already secured at an increased share price and valuation.

UK financial institutions look to decade of AI-driven growth

The survey of more than 100 senior decision-makers across the UK’s largest financial services firms

Euro Banking Association analyses drivers for adoption of tokenized money

The insight note focuses on stablecoins issued by both banks and e-money institutions as well as tokenised deposits and deposit tokens issued by banks.

Crypto Valley is facing competition from an unexpected quarter.

While Zug and Zurich continue to stand for crypto banking, wealthy clients, and global blockchain infrastructure, Austria is increasingly positioning itself as a regulated gateway to the European market.

Amundi, CACEIS and Ant International Collaborate to Advance Blockchain-Powered Treasury and Tokenised Investment Solutions

Amundi has successfully launched tokenised share classes for the Amundi Money Market Fund

London bucks European trend to attract rise in digital foreign investments

A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business, in real estate or in productive assets such as factories in one country by an entity based in another country.

Barclays to buy UK money app GoHenry

The deal comes three years after GoHenry was purchased by US savings and investing app Acorns.

ING becomes first major Dutch bank to use AI in nonstandard mortgage applications

The move is intended to speed up decisions for homebuyers in a tight housing market while strengthening ING’s competitive position.

BBVA launches new machine learning operations framework with AWS

In the solution's pilot projects, it reduced development times for personalised recommendations and financial forecasting by up to 75%.

Barclays backs UK AI Innovation with investment in CommonAI

Through its membership model, CommonAI also aims to close the scale and knowledge gap in AI development that can hold back start-ups and small businesses from competing globally.

Ireland’s Fintech Advantage and Ecosystem in 2026

This convergence has become one of the defining characteristics of Ireland’s fintech sector.

Scotland Enterprise invests £3.18 million in fintech innovation lab

FinTech Scotland will work in partnership with the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

Swiss AI Pioneer Expands Leadership Team for Next Growth Phase

Over the next twelve months, the firm expects to double its revenues.

Norway’s DNB Bank partners with Infosys for financial crime tech modernization

With the aim of enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of its financial crime operations, DNB Bank is transitioning to a new system and way of working, underpinned by AI-enabled insights.

Capgemini Recognized as a Market Leader in HFS Horizons Report for Financial Crime Compliance in 2026

The report notes Capgemini’s advisory led approach, combining regulatory insight with strong execution across both transformation and run the business services.

UK banks still lack access to Mythos AI model

Six weeks after it first drew concern.

SoftBank plans up to €75 billion investment in French AI data centers

The plan follows discussions between French President Emmanuel Macron and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son during Macron’s visit to Japan earlier this year.

Foster Denovo turns up AI pace with new tech partner Palindrome

This means Foster Denovo is now able to use unstructured information, alongside its structured data lake, to transform the way its technology powers its advisory and consulting teams.

Foster Denovo expands AI capabilities with Palindrome

By combining unstructured information with its structured data lake, Foster Denovo said the technology will help improve the way data, documents and client information are used across the business.

When AI meets desire: Innovating human-centered luxury experiences in the agentic age

For decades, strategy for luxury brands has been oriented around destinations.