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Slash raises $41m for 'vertical banking'

Slash has raised $41 million at a $370 million valuation for its business banking platform that promises to end the one-size-fits-all model and instead provide bespoke offerings for different industries.

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Keep raises C$33m to build Canada's Brex

Keep, an all-in-one financial platform for small businesses, has emerged from stealth with C$33 million in equity financing to build a Canadian Brex.

/payments

Curve Wallet to compete with Apple Pay on iOS devices

After arriving on Android, London-based digital wallet curve has taken advantage of the opening up of the iPhone NFC interface to provide a compelling alternative to Apple Pay on iOS devices.

/ai

BBVA overhauls mobile app with AI and virtual financial coach

BBVA has overhauled its mobile app to offer faster response times and more personalisation through AI integration.

/retail

Digital pensions fintech Penfold raises £3.9 million

Digital pension provider Penfold has raised £3.9 million in a funding round led by Gresham House Ventures.

/ai

Google launches agentic shopping experience

Google is to launch an agentic shopping experience within search results, enabling shoppers to set a price for a particular product and allow the AI agent to make the purchase.

/ai

Temenos Community Forum welcomes an era of innovation, customer centricity and agentic tools

Temenos CEO Jean-Pierre Brulard opened this year’s Temenos Community Forum (TCF), in Madrid, Spain, with an impassioned speech focused on customer and partner gratitude.

/payments

Visa unveils programme for smoother fintech integrations

Visa has launched a programme it says will turbo-charge the fintech ecosystem by making it easier for businesses to embed payments into their applications.

/payments

Airwallex hits $6.2bn valuation

Airwallex has raised $300 million in a Series F funding round that values the payments firm at $6.2 billion.

/crypto

Binance integrates with Brazil's Pix payments system

Binance Pay has integrated with Brazil's Pix system to enable people to use crypto to make instant payments in reais.

/markets

Bloomberg Terminals back up after outage

Bloomberg terminals were hit by a global outage on Wednesday, disrupting trading round the world.

/ai

Fewer than 1 in 4 banks ready for AI era - report

A vast majority of banks are unprepared for the advent of artificial intelligence, according to recently published research