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Mintos Pursues ECB Banking Licence

PRNewswireFebruary 18, 20264 min

Mintos, a European multi-asset investment platform, has taken a major step in its long-term strategy by initiating the process to pursue a banking licence from the European Central Bank (ECB). Obtaining a banking licence would strengthen investor trust, expand Mintos’ financial infrastructure, and support sustainable growth across Europe. Founded ten years ago as a peer-to-peer lending marketplace, Mintos has evolved into a regulated, multi-asset investment platform serving nearly 700,000 registered investors and managing over €800...

Security

AnChain.AI Boosts Security and Compliance for NUVA’s RWA Marketplace

PRNewswireFebruary 18, 20264 min

AnChain.AI, the award winning AI-powered digital asset risk and security company, today announced a strategic partnership with NUVA, the chain-agnostic marketplace providing permissionless exposure to institutional-grade real-world assets (RWAs) from leading issuers through blockchain-powered vaults, empowering users with tokens that are liquid and composable. The collaboration integrates AnChain.AI’s comprehensive suite of blockchain security and compliance solutions with NUVA. This partnership is designed to instill a new level of trust and regulatory readiness for institutions tokenizing assets in...

Investments

AllianceBernstein selects SimCorp One Tech Platform for Investment Teams

PRNewswireFebruary 18, 20262 min

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE: AB) and AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”), a leading global investment management firm, today announced it has selected global financial technology company SimCorp as its core investment technology partner. Building upon the firm’s existing technology, AB’s implementation of SimCorp One will become part of its core, front-to-back infrastructure, enabling AB’s investment teams to have broader access to centralized, real-time data with both market-leading and proprietary tools for competitive trading. Supporting the firm’s specialized in-house technology,...

Compliance & Scoring

AML RightSource Establishes International Advisory Board

PRNewswireFebruary 18, 20268 min

AML RightSource, the leading expert solutions provider of financial crime managed services and advisory, today announced the formation of its International Advisory Board, chaired by Vesna McCreery, AML RightSource. The International Advisory Board has been created as an independent body within AML RightSource’s advisory structure, working alongside the North America Advisory Board to support the firm’s continued global expansion. Bringing together senior, practice-led expertise from across the globe, including the UK, Europe, APAC, and Australia, the board will...

Investments

FINTRX Expands C-Suite Amid Growth of Private Wealth Intelligence Platform

PRNewswireFebruary 18, 20264 min

Names chief revenue officer and chief product and data officer; hires director of sales to deepen enterprise reach

Payments

Branch Appoints Matt Peterson CFO

PRNewswireFebruary 18, 20264 min

New CFO brings deep expertise in usage-based technology and product-focused financial leadership as Branch enters its next stage of growth

Payments

PayNearMe Reports Record Performance in 2025

PRNewswireFebruary 17, 202610 min

Strong 2025 results, client and partner growth, and continued innovation on the PayXM™ platform position PayNearMe for success in 2026

Direct Lending

LendKey Selects BillingPlatform to Modernize and Scale Billing

PRNewswireFebruary 17, 20266 min

The Pioneering Digital Network for Consumer Lending Replaces Legacy System with Advanced Monetization Solution Designed to Support the Complexities of LendKey's Business Model

Payments

Zelle Surges 20%, Hits $1.2T in Transfers

PRNewswireFebruary 17, 20268 min

American consumers and small businesses sent more than $1.2 trillion using Zelle, marking the second consecutive trillion-dollar year and delivering 20% year-over-year growth in total dollars sent. That growth occurred at a nearly six-times-faster clip than U.S. consumer spending (3.5%) and business investment (3.2%) in the third quarter of 2025, underscoring the vital role the Zelle plays as a foundational financial tool in the U.S. economy. Based on publicly reported metrics, Zelle also continued to outpace peers for the second year. In 2025 Zelle did:...

Blockchain

Inference Research announces $20 Million Seed Round Led by Avenir Group

PRNewswireFebruary 17, 20263 min

Inference Research, an AI-native quantitative trading franchise architected to capitalize on the convergence of Digital Assets and Traditional Finance, today announced its launch and the anticipated closing of a $20 million Seed funding round. The round was led by Avenir Group, a pioneering investment group that originated from Mr. Li Lin’s family office and is Asia’s prominent institutional investor. Founded by Luke Li, the former Co-founder and Head of Trading at Amber Group, Inference Research is built to...

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