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Remara selects 10x Banking for core modernisation drive

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Remara picks 10x Banking's cloud-native core to speed new lending and investment products and fuel ANZ and Southeast Asia expansion.
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Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson to lead AI push

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Smart Communications appoints Heidi Johnson as chief product and technology officer to spearhead its next phase of AI-led innovation.
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UK, Ireland lag on quantum-safe crypto as certs shrink

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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UK and Ireland firms trail global peers on post-quantum crypto prep as key, certificate woes mount and budgets constrain defences.
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EuroCTP picks Equinix Frankfurt site for EU share tape

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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EuroCTP selects Equinix's FR2 data centre in Frankfurt to host the EU consolidated share tape, targeting a Q3 2026 live launch.
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GoCanopy raises EUR €2.1m for AI real estate platform

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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GoCanopy secures EUR €2.1m seed funding to build an AI-driven “system of record” for institutional real estate investors in Europe.
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Raylo raises GBP £30m & seals LG UK subscription deal

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Raylo secures GBP £30m funding and inks LG TV and audio subscription deal as it eyes UK growth and a 2026 launch in the US market.
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UK finance jobs surge, led by tech & fintech roles

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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UK finance jobs jumped 13% in 2025 as tech and fintech hiring surged, with London tightening its grip and banking still leading the field.
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ControlUp buys Unipath to boost agentic AI automation

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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ControlUp snaps up Unipath to fold security automation into its platform and push deeper into agentic AI for autonomous endpoint management.
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Mastercard unveils BIN Sponsor Plus scheme for UK fintechs

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Mastercard launches BIN Sponsor Plus in the UK, accrediting card sponsors to give fintechs a vetted route into issuing and payments at scale.
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Bitget names Oliver Stauber to lead new Vienna EU hub

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Bitget taps Oliver Stauber to head its new Vienna-based EU hub as the crypto exchange gears up for the bloc's MiCAR regime.
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Cerillion appoints Greg Price as new finance chief

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Cerillion names Greg Price as incoming CFO to replace Andrew Dickson, who will step down from the board in March 2026 after four years.
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Why lenders need fintech-level payments

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Lenders clinging to legacy payment rails are losing borrowers to fintechs that can approve, fund and collect on loans in near real time.
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Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.
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Fingular secures SGD $10m Kilde credit line for SEA push

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Fingular taps Kilde for SGD $10m credit line to fund Southeast Asia expansion, ramping up Malaysia consumer lending under Tambadana.
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HCLTech to buy Singapore wealth consultancy Finergic

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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HCLTech moves to deepen its wealth management push with a deal to acquire Singapore-based consultancy Finergic, pending approval by 2026.
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Rackspace names Joseph Vito to lead global alliances

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Rackspace appoints Joseph Vito to spearhead global strategic alliances, bolstering its hybrid cloud and AI partnership ecosystem.
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Acumen Cyber appoints Derek Whigham to support UK growth

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Glasgow cyber security provider Acumen Cyber appoints veteran strategist Derek Whigham to its board to steer UK growth and services.
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Houlihan Lokey hires Mark Ward to boost IT services

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Houlihan Lokey hires Mark Ward as Managing Director to expand European IT services coverage from its Manchester and London offices.
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Apadmi targets 20 percent FY26 growth with new hires

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Apadmi eyes 20% FY26 growth after posting GBP £30 million revenue, fuelled by fresh client wins and senior hires in Amsterdam and marketing.
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Juspay secures USD $50m, hits USD $1.2bn valuation

Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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Juspay raises USD $50m in follow-on funding led by WestBridge Capital, lifting the payments firm to a USD $1.2bn valuation.