Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT)

Product Launch · EMEA

Backbase has launched Conversational Banking, an agentic AI platform enabling customers and employees to complete banking tasks via natural-language conversations within institutional governance frameworks

Product Launch · EMEA

Float, a card-linked instalment platform, launched in the UK in July 2026. First month of trading shows 75% of initial merchant cohort transacted on day one, with order value uplifts of up to 133%. Early adopter sectors include consumer electronics, furniture, home, and sports/leisure; advanced conversations underway with automotive, beauty, luxury fashion and jewellery retailers.

Product Launch · EMEA

Trintech launched three new AI agents (Data Access, Accruals Intelligence, and Exception Management) to expand AI execution across financial close processes.

Product Launch · EMEA

Kenswitch, Kenya's largest independent payments switch, launched Kenswitch Card, a domestic card scheme enabling banks and financial institutions to issue physical and virtual cards. The scheme leverages partnerships with TAI FINTECH and Stanchion Payments, and operates across 2,200+ ATMs, 50,000+ PoS terminals, and 80,000 agent outlets.

Product Launch · EMEA

Wirex launched Wirex One, a stablecoin neobank targeting the mass affluent consumer segment, as a day-one launch partner on Arc's mainnet. This is a public launch of a new banking product built on stablecoin rails.

Product Launch · EMEA

Starling Bank launched a suite of AI features enabling customers to build custom 'smart tools' within its banking app. Initial capabilities include tax analysis, spending quiz, student budget planner, automated savings, and fraud controls. The bank is crowdsourcing tool ideas from customers for future public releases.