From November 3–6, 2025, Warsaw once again became the focal point of Europe’s financial community. Warsaw Finance Week (WFW) — now recognized as one of the continent’s most dynamic gatherings for leaders in banking, fintech, policy, and investment — transformed the Polish capital into a vibrant arena for debate, innovation, and strategic vision. Across four days, thousands of participants explored the forces reshaping global finance, with a strong emphasis on digital transfor

Centralized single platform streamlines global trade operations, boosting speed, transparency and scalability   Jakarta, Indonesia / Singapore – January 12, 2026 – Finastra , a global leader in financial services software, announced that PT. Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BNI), one of Indonesia’s largest state-owned banks, has accelerated customer onboarding by around 25%, unifying its domestic and international trade finance operations on Finastra Trade Innovation. Th

Alexandre Kech - CEO - Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) , a non-profit established in 2014 by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) under the G20 mandate, is accelerating its mission across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, GLEIF drives global adoption of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and the verifiable LEI (vLEI) to deliver unprecedented transparency and trust in fina

By Gauri Gupta and Kaustubh Shakkarwar, DATA>Nuance India’s digital payment ecosystem is uniquely positioned to transform privacy compliance into a strategic competitive advantage. The convergence of sophisticated technological infrastructure, robust regulatory frameworks, and evolving market dynamics creates unprecedented opportunities for payment providers to leverage privacy as a growth catalyst rather than a compliance burden. Digital Infrastructure Meets Regulatory Clari

New York, U.S. – December 22, 2025 - Finastra , a global leader in financial services software, today announced the opening of two new offices as part of its continued global growth and modernization strategy: a new U.S. office in the iconic King building at Perimeter in Atlanta, Georgia, and a new innovation center located in Technopark, the premier technology park in Trivandrum, Kerala. The company also confirmed plans to expand its existing office space in Pune, one of its

By Koen Vanderhoydonk, CEO, The Connector. If 2025 has taught us anything at The Connector , it’s that a little global magic goes a long way. By ‘magic,’ we mean a year-long whirlwind that lifted us from our Benelux roots to become a truly European, and even global, bridge for fintech ambitions and innovation. It’s been a period marked by transformative growth, new friendships, and a passion for connecting people and ideas across borders. From Benelux to the Baltics and Beyon

By Matthew Barnard, BBD Group Head: Financial Services For years, fintech sold the story of rebels versus incumbents. Speed versus bureaucracy. Apps versus banks.  That era is over. In 2025, fintech isn’t the disruptor on the edge of financial services, it is the infrastructure moving it forward. And that shift is reshaping everything: regulation, investment, delivery models, and what “innovation” actually looks like. And we can see that the market is rewarding those shifts

By Floyd DCosta, Co-founder, Space Armour / QXLI AI / Blockchain Worx  The Rise of Autonomous Agents—and the Breakdown of Traditional Financial Systems Artificial intelligence is accelerating beyond the realm of productivity tools and evolving into a distributed, autonomous digital workforce. Modern AI agents can now research, negotiate, orchestrate workflows, interpret data, manage processes, and optimize systems across entire organizations with little to no human supervis