Why this partnership stands out 10x Banking delivers a powerful, tier-1 enterprise-grade, cloud-native core banking engine designed for extreme scalability, resilience, and adaptability. Its platform supports millions of accounts, enables real-time data access, and integrates seamlessly across programming languages through flexible APIs—empowering banks to innovate faster and tailor services to evolving customer needs. Constantinople elevates front- and back-office experiences with a comprehensive technology, operations, and compliance platform. With over 40 integrated vendors—including the 10x core—Constantinople brings together payments, onboarding, lending, compliance, customer support, and embedded banking across retail and business banking. Their compliant-by-design, fully integrated approach removes the overhead of…
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Scottish Widows has kicked off a six-month trial with Adclear, a leading FinProm compliance platform, to explore how artificial intelligence can streamline and safeguard its marketing compliance workflows. Adclear is widely recognised as the UK’s most sophisticated financial promotions review engine. Its AI-driven system supports marketing teams across the financial sector by checking content against FCA rules and supplying a detailed audit trail for compliance teams. With the ability to review written, visual, and video content, the platform helps businesses maintain top-tier compliance standards without slowing down campaign delivery. The software rapidly scans marketing materials, evaluates them against relevant regulations,…
As fraud tactics become more sophisticated, the UK has recorded a staggering 425% increase in phone theft since 2021. Criminals are increasingly targeting unlocked phones to initiate bank transfers on the spot—sometimes even forcing victims to complete selfie verification before escaping, a method now commonly known as “transfer mugging.” With the festive period bringing busy streets, late-night outings, and higher risk, Revolut is launching Street Mode just in time. Once switched on, customers can set their own “Trusted Locations.” Any transfer above a chosen limit made outside these areas triggers extra authentication and a mandatory one-hour delay. This built-in buffer…
HSBC’s new partnership grants the bank full access to Mistral AI’s commercial models, including upcoming releases. Teams from both organizations—spanning applied AI, engineering, and research—will work jointly to build advanced generative AI solutions for use across HSBC’s global network. By combining its own robust tech infrastructure with Mistral AI’s expertise in foundational model development, HSBC aims to upgrade existing AI initiatives using self-hosted models running securely within the bank’s internal systems. As part of its broader technology strategy, HSBC evaluates a diverse range of large language models. The bank identified Mistral as a strong fit to strengthen its internal AI…
NatWest has formalised collaborations with the University of Manchester, University of Brighton, and University of York, aimed at supporting early-stage founders, student entrepreneurs, and university spinouts. The bank is also working with Equinox, a major economic growth initiative led by the University of Oxford. NatWest plans to establish six more university partnerships by 2027. These alliances deliver on the bank’s university manifesto commitments made in March and will extend the NatWest Accelerator’s reach to students, faculty, alumni, and local businesses. Partnerships with York and Brighton will also introduce new on-campus Accelerator hubs, offering workspace, mentoring, networking, and export support—adding to…
Eunice, a RegTech platform supporting financial institutions, regulators, and businesses in navigating cryptoassets, tokenised assets, and on-chain infrastructure, has been accepted into the FCA’s Regulatory Sandbox. In collaboration with major crypto firms such as Coinbase, Crypto.com, and Kraken, Eunice is designing and testing a new solution to improve how important information about cryptoassets is disclosed. The goal is to make digital assets safer and more secure for UK consumers by ensuring they clearly understand the risks before buying crypto. To support this effort, a working group led by Eunice has created standardised, industry-led disclosure templates for cryptoassets. These templates are…
Since the partnership began in 2020, Tuum has played a central role in Multitude Bank’s transformation by streamlining its technology infrastructure, harmonizing operations across more than ten European markets, and accelerating the rollout of new financial products. Based in Malta and operating within a highly regulated and diverse payments ecosystem, the Bank has relied on Tuum’s platform to simplify complexity and support strategic diversification. As Multitude advances its consolidation of core systems and explores growth opportunities in areas such as consumer finance (through the Ferratum brand), secured lending, and cross-border payment services, Tuum remains the unified backbone of its technology…
Modern banking is at a crossroads. Customers want fast, intuitive, digital journeys — but they still rely on expert support during pivotal financial decisions. Banks focusing solely on automation risk losing customer relationships, while those who balance digital efficiency with personalized support gain long-term loyalty. Human-centered engagement, seamlessly embedded Through this partnership, Unblu’s comprehensive Conversational Engagement Platform — spanning live chat, voice and video calls, co-browsing, and AI-driven chatbots — becomes natively integrated into the Backbase platform. This means customers can transition smoothly from digital self-service to expert-assisted support within the same journey. Meanwhile, relationship managers, service agents, and caseworkers…
Revolut’s latest fundraising round was backed by top-tier investors including Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, and Fidelity Management & Research Company. Additional participation came from industry leaders such as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Franklin Templeton, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. The round also welcomed investment from NVentures—NVIDIA’s venture capital arm—further strengthening Revolut’s strategic collaboration with the technology giant, particularly in areas tied to artificial intelligence. As part of the transaction, current employees were offered the chance to sell shares, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to rewarding its workforce. To date, Revolut has facilitated five employee share sale events, positioning its programme among…
This partnership responds to a rising demand among financial institutions for a seamless connection between digital banking and payment technologies. By integrating two industry-leading platforms, the solution combines Alogent’s long-standing expertise in image capture, automated deposits, and fraud prevention with ebankIT’s robust omnichannel capabilities. The result is a consistent, intuitive digital experience across both consumer and business channels—built with scalable, future-ready architecture that supports ongoing growth. “Our partnership with ebankIT delivers secure, seamless experiences that build trust and keep users engaged across every channel, helping financial institutions modernize faster and smarter,” said Chris Wilson, VP of Business Development at Alogent.…