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Fintechs see 86% AI productivity gain in tech, product teams

A new industry survey finds fintech technology and product teams report an 86% AI-driven productivity gain, while other functions like operations and compliance lag behind, per FinTech Global.

25 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Fintech

Neno Raises €6.6M for AI-Native SME Accounting Platform

Dutch fintech Neno has raised €6.6 million in seed funding to expand its AI-native accounting and tax platform for SMEs across Europe.

25 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Fintech

Responsible Fintech Institute launches post-quantum security pilot

The Responsible Fintech Institute has launched a pilot testing how digital asset infrastructure could withstand future quantum computing security risks, signalling an early, proactive move by the fintech sector.

25 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

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Natural secures $100m Upper90 credit facility for AI payments

Fintech firm Natural has landed a $100 million credit facility from investment firm Upper90 to scale its AI-driven payments infrastructure, signalling growing capital-market confidence in machine-initiated transactions.

21 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Fintech

Velatir raises €5m to scale AI infrastructure in Europe

Velatir has secured €5 million to expand its AI infrastructure capacity across Europe, as investors back the underlying compute and governance layers needed to run AI at scale.

21 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Fintech

Airwallex Raises $320M as Autonomous Finance Enters RFPs

Airwallex closed a $320 million Series H round, a signal that AI-driven "autonomous finance" is becoming a formal RFP requirement for enterprise payments and finance vendors.

21 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

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