How BNY is Using Blockchain Tech to Modernise Record Keeping

Innovation

Premier League clubs trade gambling sponsors for fintech, sovereign investment

As Premier League clubs bid goodbye to gambling front-of-shirt sponsors, a diverse new group of commercial partners including sovereign investors and fintech firms are stepping in, Nielsen said in a new report.

In 2023, ‌Premier League clubs collectively agreed to stop featuring gambling sponsorship on the front of soccer kits, with the agreement taking effect from the start of the 2026-27 season.

AI

How Visa Enhances Fraud Prevention by Leveraging BioCatch

Visa is strengthening its security capabilities by acquiring BioCatch for US$2.4bn to advance cyber intelligence & combat sophisticated AI financial fraud.

Payments

Fintech Firm Klarna's Integration With JPMorgan Payments Now Live For US Merchants

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments specialist, has activated its inaugural integration with J.P. Morgan Payments in the United States. Merchants using the bank’s Commerce Platform can now present Klarna’s payment choices at checkout without actually developing a separate technical connection.

Blockchain

How BNY is Using Blockchain Tech to Modernise Record Keeping

Carolyn Weinberg, Chief Product & Innovation Officer at BNY, says moving fund records onchain has the potential to transform market infrastructure

Research

Capital One gives update on Discover community investment plan

The bank issued a report last month on progress related to the $265 billion it had committed to invest as part of its bid to buy Discover.

Digital Banking

Augustus gets FDIC nod to launch bank

Among stipulations of the approval, the clearing bank must launch with $73,660,000 or more in capital funds and maintain a 10% or greater leverage ratio throughout its first three years.

Technology

Kalshi deal pulls Comply into prediction market oversight

The integration will allow compliance teams to track employee activity on prediction market contracts alongside their existing oversight of traditional securities and digital assets, giving firms a single, consolidated view of staff trading behaviour.

Acquisition

Visa acquires behavioural biometrics fintech BioCatch for $2.4bn

Expected to close in Q2 2027, the deal will see BioCatch integrated into Visa's value-added services unit, with all current leadership remaining in place.

Europe

How AI and tokenisation are reshaping European fintech

While fintech investment picked up in 2025, the European fintech landscape is marked by increasingly selective investors. As advances in payments infrastructure, AI integration, and the growing adoption of digital assets continue to reshape fintech, how can firms transform these opportunities into cross-border scale?