Barclays Expands Anthropic Partnership, Targets Claude Code for Most Engineers by 2027
Barclays expects half its developers to use Claude Code by the end of 2026, as it extends Anthropic's AI across operations and engineering.…
Splitit Brings Debit and Deposit Account Installments to Jack Henry Banks
Splitit has joined the Jack Henry Fintech Integration Network, letting eligible US banks and credit unions offer installments on debit cards and deposit accounts.…
Checkout.com Goes Live With US Direct Acquiring Under Georgia MALPB Charter
Checkout.com has begun direct card acquiring in the US under its Georgia Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank charter, gaining direct access to card networks.…
PhonePe Wins In-Principle Approval From UAE Central Bank for First International Market
PhonePe has secured in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE for two payment licences, its first step into an international market.…
Mubadala and EBRD Co-Lead $35m Pre-Series C in Paymob as GCC Nears Half of Revenue
Paymob has raised $35m in a pre-Series C round co-led by Mubadala and the EBRD, after GCC revenues grew sevenfold in 18 months.…
barq Closes $329.5m Series A at $1.85bn Valuation
Saudi payments company barq has raised a $329.5m Series A from Noon Investments, Sohar International Bank and M20 Fund, valuing it at $1.85bn.…
UK Challenger Banks 2026: Profitability, Scale and the Next Competitive Phase
The UK challenger sector has split in two and the gap is widening. Where profitability is real, where it is rate-assisted, and who gets bought.…
The Gulf Payments Revolution: Real-Time Infrastructure and Digital Wallets
The GCC has rebuilt its payments plumbing at speed. This report asks the harder question - who actually earns from the new rails.…
UAE Open Finance: From Regulation to Ecosystem
The UAE's open finance journey from CBUAE framework to working ecosystem - why mandation bought speed, and why consent, not APIs, is the real constraint.…
OpenReserve Emerges From Stealth With OCC Nod for an Onchain National Bank
MoneyLion co-founder Dee Choubey's new venture has preliminary conditional approval to charter a full-service national bank built around onchain settlement and tokenised deposits.…
Revolut Wins OCC Conditional Approval to Form Revolut Bank US
The OCC has granted preliminary conditional approval for Revolut Bank US, National Association, with FDIC and Federal Reserve approvals still ahead of a planned 2027 launch.…
OpenPayd Adds 43 US Money Transmitter Licences Ahead of Nasdaq Listing
OpenPayd has integrated MSB USA Inc. to acquire 43 state money transmitter licences, giving its 1,200 clients a regulated US route as it prepares to list on Nasdaq.…