Three-quarters of UK fintech founders use AI to speed up recruitment, says survey

Three-quarters of UK fintech founders are using AI to identify candidates and speed up recruitment, says a new survey.But findings from the survey also show that human judgment remains critical to ens…

Klarna launches peer-to-peer payments across Europe

Klarna is launching a service which allows its customers to send money to each other through its app, as it continues its shift to reposition itself as a bank. The Swedish fintech, best known as a BNP…

Klearly secures €12M for restaurant payments system

Amsterdam-basedKlearly, a payments platform for restaurants, bars, and clubs, has raised €12million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to €20 million.The round was led by PayPal Ve…

The Future Of Venture Capital: Strategies That Win

What is noise and what drives real performance in innovation investing? Only four strategies consistently explain venture outcomes.

Bunq reapplies for US banking licence

Bunq, the Dutch challenger bank which targets tech-savvy customers who live and work in multiple countries, has reapplied for a US banking licence, as it looks to target US metropolitan areas with its…

Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit

Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40 million, according to people familiar with the transaction. The acquisition brings together two of Af…

Even as global crop prices fall, India’s Arya.ag is attracting investors — and staying profitable

Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company offering storage facilities near farms and offering lending services to hundreds of thousands of farmers, has drawn investor interest and remained profitable even as global crop prices continue to fall in a volatile …

Fintech’s next chapter: The trends expected to shape 2026

European fintech showed resilience in 2025, recording increased investment levels compared to 2024, powered by the rise of technologies like stablecoins, embedded finance and AI. 2025 also witnessed p…

UK is “not a good jurisdiction to list in", says UK fintech boss

At a recent live episode of a well-known fintech podcast in London, a tall, lean banking executive told a packed audience about a “complete geek” thing he likes to do when visiting a new city on a bus…