Africa-focused investment forum AFSIC – Investing in Africa has confirmed its first cohort of speakers for its 2026 conference, scheduled for 13–14 October at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London. The lineup signals continued institutional interest in African private markets at a moment when capital flows to the continent remain well below pre-pandemic peaks. Who is Speaking, and Why Does the Lineup Matter? AFSIC has not yet published the full speaker roster, but the organ

FinanceX Magazine is proud to announce its official media partnership with Point Zero Forum 2026, the global policy-technology dialogue convened by the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN). Taking place from 23 to 25 June 2026 at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland, the Forum brings together the central banks, regulators, and industry leaders rebuilding the foundations of European finance. This year's edition is organised around three inflection points reshaping glo

Germany's NORD/LB will deploy two additional Finastra modules, the Loan IQ Nexus integration layer and Loan Portal, on top of its existing Loan IQ servicing platform, with go-live scheduled within the next two years. The expansion targets corporate and syndicated lending workflows at one of Germany's largest Landesbanken, a roughly €120 billion-asset institution whose specialty book spans renewable energy, commercial real estate, and structured finance. For finance teams watc

Bretton AI's $75M round, DORA enforcement, and a new RegTech survey reveal the new compliance stack. See what's driving 2026 RegTech spend.

SEC clears HQLAx DLT settlement, DTCC sets a July test date, and JPMorgan & BlackRock launch tokenized funds. Inside Wall Street's tokenization week.

The Bank of England has set out a phased plan to move CHAPS and the underlying RTGS system toward near 24/7 operation, with Sunday and bank holiday settlement targeted for no earlier than 2029 and a 22-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week model by 2031. The consultation is the clearest signal yet that sterling wholesale settlement is being rebuilt around always-on payments, tokenised assets and stablecoins, with the primary keyword for finance professionals being CHAPS settlement hou

Pro Global has acquired Sydney-based GSI Professional Services, giving the London specialist insurance advisor its first operating footprint in Australia and a platform for Asia Pacific expansion. The deal, announced on 19 May, brings Pro Global into a market where intermediated business now generates AUD 35.6 billion in gross written premium every six months and where new operational risk rules are forcing carriers, MGAs and brokers to rebuild their oversight functions. Fina

Tether, issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, has taken an equity stake in cross-border payments fintech LemFi, in a deal designed to replace multi-day SWIFT settlement on Africa and Asia corridors with near-instant USD₮ transfers. The investment, announced on 18 May, makes stablecoin remittance infrastructure the central plank of LemFi's roadmap for the roughly two million immigrants who use the app to send money from the UK, US, Canada and Europe to more than 30 receivi

Q1 funding hit $1.63 billion, AI-native carriers swallowed almost all of it, and "speed" went from buzzword to billable feature. As of this week, the new InsurTech playbook is set, and the legacy stack is on notice. If insurance has historically been the slow-and-steady cousin in financial services, somebody just put it on espresso. As of this week, InsurTech is no longer pitching transformation, it is shipping it. Underwriting timelines that used to take three days are runni