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UK MPs return to attack on the FCA

Members of Parliament have hit back at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its seeming failure to adequately address an earlier report that branded the watchdog as 'incompetent at best, dishonest at worst', amid calls far-reaching reforms.

03 February 2025

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Marlin makes majority stake investment in Napier AI

Marlin Equity Partners has taken a majority stake in UK financial crime RegTech Napier AI. Terms were not disclosed.

03 February 2025

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Emirates NBD's Deniz Ventures, Rasmal Ventures provide Mena securitisation innovation $7.6m boost

The world's first AI-powered securitisation platform, TeamSec, aims to transform the structured finance industry through a securitisation-as-a-service platform.

31 January 2025

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Euroclear signs seven-year deal with Microsoft

Euroclear has entered into a seven-year deal with Microsoft, harnessing a full suite of technology encompassing cloud, data and AI.

30 January 2025

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Trump Media launches fintech brand

Donald Trump's social media company has launched a financial services and fintech brand, dubbed Truth.FI, for a push into crypto and customised exchange-traded funds.

29 January 2025

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Infinox hit with first transaction reporting fine under MiFir rules

The FCA has issued its first fine for transaction reporting failures under MiFir regulations.

29 January 2025

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HSBC signs multi-year OTC derivatives servicing deal with Delta Capita

Delta Capita has been selected by HSBC to deliver OTC derivatives confirmation and settlement services globally under a multi-year agreement.

29 January 2025

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Broadridge preps India hiring spree

American fintech Broadridge is ramping up it headcount in India as it bids to cash in on the emerging economic superpower's rapidly-growing potential customer base.

24 January 2025

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Algo trading firm XTX to build €1bn data centre hub in Finland

Algo trading form XTX Markets is investing €1 billion in a large-scale data centre complex in Finland to support its growing use of machine learning.

23 January 2025

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European fintech investment increased 10% in 2024

European fintech investment increased 10% in 2024 in a sign of increasing confidence for one of the continent’s leading tech sectors.

23 January 2025

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Goldman Sachs wants to create AI that thinks and acts like a seasoned banker

Goldman Sachs is rolling out a Generative AI assistant to its staff in the first stage of a programme that aims to create a bot capable of thinking and acting like a veteran employee.

22 January 2025

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Circle buys tokenised money market fund Hashnote

Crypto firm Circle Internet Group has acquired Hashnote, the issuer of US Yield Coin (USYC), the largest tokenised treasury and money market fund in the world.

21 January 2025

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