Access Bank Kenya, together with the National Bank of Kenya (NBK), has announced a strategic service integration, enabling customers to benefit from in-branch banking solutions across both financial institutions.

TBC Bank Uzbekistan has announced that it has expanded access to its services to non-residents in the region of Uzbekistan.

FIS has finalised its acquisition of Amount, a provider of digital account origination and decisioning platforms for banks, credit unions and other financial institutions.

Abacus, a Swiss software company, has integrated SIX's bLink into its business software to enable a direct and secure connection to participating financial institutions. 

Financial institution HSBC has announced the launch of a new feature for SMEs, enabling them to access and view their bank account information across different banks on Business Internet Banking.

Spain-based financial institution BBVA has announced its plans to scale the value of its offer to buy Sabadell by 10% to EUR 17 billion.

Compass Plus Technologies has launched FraudAxis, a fraud management platform designed to help financial institutions detect, prevent, and predict fraud in real-time across all payment channels.

Australia-based ANZ Group has agreed to pay USD 160 million over systemic violations, including acting unethically in a government bond deal and other customer failures.   

Tamara, one of the first Saudi fintech unicorns, has secured an asset-backed facility of up to USD 2.4 billion from important financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Apollo funds.

Swift, together with 13 global financial institutions, has conducted experiments, with results showcasing how AI and secure cross-border data collaboration could have on minimising fraud in global payments.