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View indexRegistry — Vantage Bank Texas (US) added to the registry
Enforcement — Fine issued against Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited · FCA · Mar 24, 2026
Partnership — Backbase and Ninth Wave Partner to Bring Open Finance to Commercial Banking · Apr 16, 2026
Product — SmartCard Marketing Systems Expands PaaS Portfolio and BaaS Enablement · Apr 16, 2026
M&A — American Express Agrees to Acquire AI Expense-Management Firm Hypercard Network · Apr 16, 2026
Funding — Ratio Raises $15.8M and Extends $100M Lending Capacity for Embedded BNPL · Apr 16, 2026
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Get connectedLV · Riga · Bank of Latvia / FCMC / ECB
NL · Amsterdam · DNB (Dutch banking license)
BE · Brussels, Belgium · ECB (full banking license); National Bank of Belgium
SG · Singapore and San Francisco · Multiple (80+ licenses globally)
SA · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · SAMA (SAR 20B capital)
US · Denver, Colorado · N/A — middleware provider
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Browse full registryThe FCA fined Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited £338,000 for market abuse and systems failures. The firm was categorized under electronic money and payment institutions.
The FDIC published a speech or update on reforms to its regulatory toolkit, potentially addressing BaaS and third-party risk management supervisory approaches.
The SEC and CFTC signed a landmark memorandum of understanding on regulatory harmonization in March 2026, potentially affecting bank-fintech partnerships involving digital assets.
The Central Bank of Nigeria released a Fintech Policy Insight Report on February 2, 2026, proposing collaborative regulation for fintechs. The report outlines a Standing Fintech Engagement Forum, a Compliance-as-a-Service platform, and an expanded regulatory sandbox.
In January 2026, the US Treasury heightened Bank Secrecy Act/AML scrutiny on banks for fraud detection, especially involving nonprofits and government funds. This indirectly raises compliance risks for fintech partners handling high-volume transactions.
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Subscribe to alertsCPI Card Group and Fiserv formed a major alliance integrating CPI's Card@Once SaaS instant card issuance platform into Fiserv's ecosystem. The partnership serves over 10,000 U.S. financial institutions, modernizing the issuance experience by combining digital and physical card capabilities. CPI becomes a preferred Fiserv partner for instant issuance.
CTBC Bank USA selected Narmi's digital banking platform for account opening and consumer and business banking capabilities. The partnership equips the bank with a modern digital front end to improve customer experience. This reflects continued fintech adoption among mid-tier U.S. banks.
Backbase and Ninth Wave announced a strategic partnership to enable banks to connect business clients' ERP and accounting systems to banking data via open finance APIs. The integration enhances cash flow visibility, reconciliation, payments, and operations for commercial banking clients. Ninth Wave's API layer manages consent, governance, real-time data transfer, and compliance, eliminating manual workarounds.
Ratio, a B2B lendtech company, raised $15.8 million in venture financing to accelerate development of its AI agents. Alongside the equity round, Ratio announced a $100 million extension to its lending capacity supporting its embedded buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) product. The combined funding positions Ratio to scale its embedded finance infrastructure for B2B buyers.
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