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Equifax Expands Credit Reports With Verified Employment and Income Data
Fintech & Ecommerce

Equifax Expands Credit Reports With Verified Employment and Income Data

Equifax has rolled out a new service Income Confirm that allows lenders to access verified employment and income information alongside traditional credit reports, marking a significant shift in how creditworthiness is assessed during credit card origination.

NEXA Lending Launches Chat & Social AI for Loan Originators
Fintech & Ecommerce

NEXA Lending Launches Chat & Social AI for Loan Originators

The new AI features are integrated directly into NEXA’s lending platform and include tools for drafting personalized messages, managing communication with borrowers, and automating routine tasks.

Footprint Firm Closes €76M Fund to Back 30 Climate and DeepTech Startups in Northern Europe
Finance & Economics

Footprint Firm Closes €76M Fund to Back 30 Climate and DeepTech Startups in Northern Europe

The Footprint Fund I has reached its target size, now ready to fully focus on investing the capital into sustainable projects and businesses.

GoCanopy Raises €2.1M to Build AI Operating System for Institutional Real Estate Investors
Fintech & Ecommerce

GoCanopy Raises €2.1M to Build AI Operating System for Institutional Real Estate Investors

GoCanopy, a Paris-based AI platform for institutional real estate investors, has raised €2.1 million in seed funding, ending its bootstrapping phase as it looks to scale its AI-driven operating system and expand internationally.

Fiserv and Affirm Expand Partnership to Bring Pay-Over-Time to Debit Cards
Fintech & Ecommerce

Fiserv and Affirm Expand Partnership to Bring Pay-Over-Time to Debit Cards

Pay-over-time, a flexible payment model, historically closely tied to card-based credit, will now extend to debit products as well, as Fiserv and Affirm expand their long-standing partnership.

OneBill and linked2pay Partner to Streamline Billing and Payments for Merchants
Fintech & Ecommerce

OneBill and linked2pay Partner to Streamline Billing and Payments for Merchants

OneBill and linked2pay have announced a strategic integration designed to simplify how businesses bill customers and process payments.

Key Retail Growth Forecasts for 2026 from Bain & Company
Finance & Economics

Key Retail Growth Forecasts for 2026 from Bain & Company

Bain & Company Predicts Slower Retail Sales Growth in the US, UK, France and Germany in 2026

Mine Raises $14M to Launch AI Money Agent for Gen Z As Young Adults Lean on AI for Financial Advice
Science & Technology

Mine Raises $14M to Launch AI Money Agent for Gen Z As Young Adults Lean on AI for Financial Advice

The world is witnessing a clear shift in how younger consumers seek money guidance, preferring quick accessible AI tools to personal professional consultations, and Mine’s latest funding round underscores that change.

Crypto Funds See Major Outflows Highlighting Market Caution
Blockchain & Crypto

Crypto Funds See Major Outflows Highlighting Market Caution

Recent fund-flow data show significant shifts in investor behaviour across digital asset investment products and crypto exchange-traded products, reflecting renewed caution among institutional and retail participants.

KAST Launches Earn Vaults Combining Stablecoin Yield with Institutional-Grade Risk Management
Blockchain & Crypto

KAST Launches Earn Vaults Combining Stablecoin Yield with Institutional-Grade Risk Management

KAST, a global financial platform built on stablecoin rails, has announced the launch of KAST Earn Vaults, a new stablecoin yield product that enables users to earn returns on their stablecoin balances while maintaining liquidity and day-to-day usability.

Nexi Group Joins Agentic Commerce Alliance Initiative
Fintech & Ecommerce

Nexi Group Joins Agentic Commerce Alliance Initiative

Joining European Agentic Commerce Alliance (ACA) is a chance for Nexi to directly participate in shaping the future of agent-driven commerce by establishing open, interoperable standards for autonomous AI agents in online shopping.

AI Helps Financial Services Become Cost-Efficient, NVIDIA Survey Finds
Fintech & Ecommerce

AI Helps Financial Services Become Cost-Efficient, NVIDIA Survey Finds

Artificial intelligence has become a core driver of revenue growth, efficiency, and competitive advantage in the financial industry.

Nubank Hits 112 Million Customers, Becomes Brazil’s Biggest Private Bank
Fintech & Ecommerce

Nubank Hits 112 Million Customers, Becomes Brazil’s Biggest Private Bank

Brazil’s digital challenger Nubank has now crossed a mark of 112 million customers, becoming the largest private financial institution in the country’s financial landscape and the most popular fintech in LatAm.

ClearScore Enters Mortgage Market with Acquisition of Acre Platforms
Fintech & Ecommerce

ClearScore Enters Mortgage Market with Acquisition of Acre Platforms

ClearScore has entered the mortgage market by acquiring UK-based mortgage technology provider Acre Platforms, reinforcing its expansion into digital home lending amid rising demand for online mortgage services.

JPMorgan Chase Acquires WealthOS to Strengthen Digital Pensions and Wealth Tech
Fintech & Ecommerce

JPMorgan Chase Acquires WealthOS to Strengthen Digital Pensions and Wealth Tech

JPMorgan Chase has completed the acquisition of UK-based WealthOS, signaling a major step in the bank’s push to modernise retirement and wealth management through advanced digital technology.

Mercuryo and Visa Partner to Expand Global Crypto-to-Fiat Off-Ramping via Visa Direct
Blockchain & Crypto

Mercuryo and Visa Partner to Expand Global Crypto-to-Fiat Off-Ramping via Visa Direct

Crypto-to-fiat just got faster: Mercuryo and Visa are teaming up to streamline off-ramping with Visa Direct.