Europe

The partnership with Bud will see HSBC implementing the technology in its challenger brand ‘first direct’ HSBC has signed a three-year global partnership with London-based fintech Bud, under which the bank will have access to Bud’s Open Banking aggregation, data...

FTSE 250 insurance firm JLT has accepted a $5.6bn (£4.3bn) takeover offer from US financial services giant Marsh & McLennan. Shares in JLT, which employs more than 4,000 people in the UK, soared 32 per cent in early trading on...

Open Banking Expo will bring together the innovators, disruptors and visionaries who will shape the future of Open Banking.Leaders and experts from financial services, fintech and regulation will reveal lessons learned from year one and what Open Banking 2.0...

Kony, which is headquartered in Austin, Texas, helps banks in enhancing the experience for their clients through its digital banking applications and its development platform Swiss banking software company Temenos has agreed to acquire Kony, a US digital banking software...

Howden, the retail broking unit of Hyperion Insurance Group, has partnered with cyber risk assessment services provider Cytegic to automate cyber risk assessment and financial impact analysis across global insurance markets. Cytegic is a cyber risk assessment company that developed...

Wescom Financial Services and Simplicity Life have formed a strategic partnership to enhance, expand, and provide more insurance sales support for Wescom Financial Services Advisors and Member Services Representatives. Wescom Financial Services went through an extensive RFP and search...

Fintech company PayU has agreed to acquire Turkish digital payment services provider iyzico for $165m (£129.7m). iyzico enables secure payments to more than 300 marketplaces. Its network includes more than 400,000 personal sellers of varying sizes and about 30,000 online...