Financial institutions are scaling digital products, expanding into new markets, and automating their decision-making more than ever in 2026, which makes managing controls, models, and regulatory obligations just as important as stopping fraud. At ...
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01/22/2026

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/01/21 20:55 -0500

Financial institutions are scaling digital products, expanding into new markets, and automating their decision-making more than ever in 2026, which makes managing controls, models, and regulatory obligations just as important as stopping fraud.

At FinovateEurope 2026, two new fintechs are showing how banks can move beyond manual processes and static controls toward more dynamic, data-driven approaches to compliance and risk. Check out how the following companies are helping banks reduce...

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/01/21 20:54 -0500
  • Airwallex is acquiring Paynuri to enter South Korea, securing payment gateway, prepaid electronic payment instrument, and foreign exchange business registrations to support cross-border payments and FX services.
  • The move gives Korean businesses access to Airwallex’s global financial platform, enabling multi-currency spending, international payments, and cross-border expansion.
  • The acquisition signals intensifying competition in APAC payments, as Airwallex uses its fresh Series G...
By David Penn on 2026/01/21 16:22 -0500
  • Identity orchestration platform company Alloy has launched its first perpetual Know Your Business (pKYB) and Customer Risk Assessment (CRA) orchestration solution in the UK and across Europe.
  • The new offering will enable banks, fintech, and payments companies to enhance their ability to check and provide risk assessments on companies on a continuous basis.
  • Headquartered in New York and founded in 2015, Alloy made its Finovate debut at our developers conference, FinDEVr Silicon Valley...
By David Penn on 2026/01/20 19:21 -0500
  • Lithuania-based regtech AMLYZE has forged a partnership with Vinted Pay, the payments division of European online marketplace for second-hand fashion and other goods, Vinted.
  • Vinted Pay will use AMLYZE's technology to provide real-time and retrospective transaction monitoring and customer risk assessment during onboarding and payment processes.
  • Headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, AMLYZE made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2024.

Lithuanian regtech AMLYZE announced a...

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/01/20 16:45 -0500
  • Gusto is testing stablecoin payouts for global payroll through a partnership with zerohash.
  • The beta test is using regulated on-chain settlement infrastructure to enable faster, more transparent cross-border payments.
  • If successful, the beta could signal stablecoins’ shift into core payroll infrastructure, modeling how HR and payroll platforms can adopt digital assets in a compliant, scalable way.

Payroll, benefits, and HR management solutions company Gusto revealed today...

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