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.…
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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.…
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.…
Mollie Completes GoCardless Acquisition, Creating a 350,000-Business European Group
Mollie has closed its acquisition of GoCardless, combining cards and local payment methods with one of Europe's largest Pay by Bank and Direct Debit networks.…
MAS Commits S$220m to FSTI 4.0 as Private Fintech Funding Retreats
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has committed S220m over three years to the fourth round of its Financial Sector Technology and Innovation scheme, with AI adoption and talent the priorities.…
UK Hands the Bank of England a Secondary Objective on Payments and Digital Money
HM Treasury will give the Bank of England a statutory objective to support innovation in payment systems and digital money, including stablecoins, subordinate to financial stability.…