October 2025 – Page 6

BBVA Empowers Customers to Design Personalized Cards Using Apple AI

BBVA and Visa are enabling customers to personalize their payment cards using the AI-powered Image Playground feature on their iPhones. BBVA customers in Spain with...

Openbank by Santander Launches Crypto Trading Services in Germany

Santander's digital banking platform, Openbank, has launched a new feature allowing its German customers to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies. Clients can now trade a...

ECB Partners with AI Startup for Digital Euro Fraud Detection

The European Central Bank (ECB) has chosen Portugal-based startup Feedzai to implement fraud detection and prevention for its digital euro initiative. Feedzai's selection is part...

Banks Encouraged to Be Innovative, Not Just Updated

In Frankfurt, managing director Gary Wright facilitated a discussion on how modernization and innovation are transforming the industry. The panel included Chris Walters from Finastra,...

Robinhood CEO Describes Tokenization as an Unstoppable ‘Freight Train’

Vlad Tenev, co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, stated that the entire financial market is destined for tokenisation. Speaking at a conference in Singapore, he likened...

Lloyds Implements Broadcom Technology for Data Center Consolidation

Lloyds Banking Group has announced a partnership with Broadcom to implement VMware Cloud Foundation as part of its data center consolidation strategy. This collaboration builds...

NatWest Plans to Sell Workplace Pension and Savings App Cushon

NatWest is currently negotiating the sale of its 85% stake in Cushon, having invested £144 million to acquire majority ownership of the workplace savings and...

HSBC Unveils the First-Ever Quantum-Enabled Algorithmic Trading System in Partnership with IBM

HSBC is celebrating the successful results from trials conducted in partnership with IBM, which examined the potential of current quantum computing technology for algorithmic trading...

People’s Bank of China Launches Digital Yuan Operations Center in Shanghai

On Thursday, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) inaugurated a digital yuan (e-CNY) international operations center in Shanghai, aiming to foster innovation in central bank...

Bite Investments Secures $25 Million in Funding

Bite Investments, a technology firm focused on the alternative investments sector, has successfully raised $25 million in funding from NewSpring Growth. Bite’s flagship offering, Bite...