How UNCHAIN 2026 Brings Europe’s Banks Face to Face with Execution Gaps, Infrastructure Risk, and the Limits of Automation Press release - Oradea, Romania, 27.01.2026 Over the past five years, the financial ecosystem across Central and Eastern Europe has undergone a quiet but profound transformation. What began as an urgent push for digitisation has evolved into a deeper reconfiguration of how finance is built, distributed, and experienced, from the unbundling of legacy banki

By Jeremy Rodgers, Founder Contentifai A year after fintech pioneers announced plans to build 'Monzo for HNWs,' the wealth-tech race has become a battle of narratives. With $124 trillion changing hands by 2048, the firms winning next-generation clients aren't just building better platforms. They're telling better stories. From Fax Machines to Follow-Through Last year in these pages, we shared David Brear's withering assessment of private banking: wealthy clients receive "rep

When ChatGPT Becomes the “Front Door” to Investing, Bank Self-Directed Platforms Get Disintermediated. By Catharina Lusser, Business and Account Executive For years, banks have invested heavily in execution-only and self-directed investing experiences: cleaner UX, broader product shelves, smoother trading flows, and richer information. The underlying idea is straightforward: when investors can research and transact in one place, it can strengthen engagement and support long-t

New company formed as Apax Funds complete purchase of Finastra’s Treasury and Capital Markets division   Press release - LONDON – February 2, 2026  – Teciem  launches today with a mission to grow and innovate across its proven portfolio of treasury and capital markets software solutions, putting customers’ evolving needs at the centre of everything it builds and delivers. The Apax Funds are committing to support the new company following the completion of the purchase of Fin

Press release - LONDON, UK (2nd February, 2026) - Yaspa , a leading fintech specializing in payments and identity solutions, today announces it has become a founding member of the newly launched AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) at the University of Nevada , Las Vegas (UNLV) International Gaming Institute (IGI). This collaboration underscores Yaspa’s commitment to integrating next-generation financial technology with academic research to foster a safer, more sustainable gambling en

By Sean Murphy, COO The Connector. Over the last few weeks I had the chance to attend both Hong Kong Fintech Week and the Singapore Fintech Festival . A short four hour flight connects the two cities, yet the difference between the two cities is striking. For Fintechs thinking about market expansion or building cross border corridors, the contrast teaches you more about Asia than any analyst report ever could. Hong Kong remains the primary international gateway into China.

By Tracy Lai - Partner Lystar Group   Members of the financial community gathered on Oct. 3, 2025, to celebrate the remarkable legacy of Klaas Knot, who had previously served as president of the Dutch National Bank , board member at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) , and various leadership roles at the Financial Stability Board (FSB) .  John C. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , praised Knot for his principle

By Koen Vanderhoydonk, CEO The Connector. European fintech is heading into a more grown‑up, rules‑heavy era, and the winners of 2026 will be the ones that treat regulation, AI safety and ecosystem presence as superpowers rather than chores. Think less “move fast and break things” and more “ship fast, pass audits, and stay invited to all the right rooms”. The new rulebook era By 2026, the combined impact of MiCA , DORA , PSD3/PSR , the AI Act and the emerging FIDA open‑finan