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News EUROPE · 3 MIN READ · 25 SEP 2026

BNP Paribas Plans Agentic AI Expansion Under Five-Year Google Cloud Partnership

BNP Paribas, has signed a five-year agreement with Google Cloud to expand its AI capabilities and plan agentic AI deployments in its Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) division, starting with planned AI agents for targeted workflows, including the preparation of corporate credit memos to assist teams, the companies said.

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ECB Launches Pontes to Settle Tokenised Assets in Central Bank Money

24 SEP 2026

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Five Minutes With… Opio co-founder and CEO Tristan Fulchiron.

18 SEP 2026

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‘Five Minutes With… Gilion co-founder and CPTO Henrik Landgren

Most AI experiments in investing and banking aren't built on data good enough to trust with high-stakes calls.

14 SEP 2026

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Small Business Banking Worth Up to 11.6 Times More Than Consumer Accounts, Visa Finds

Small-business banking relationships are worth up to 11.6 times more annual revenue for European financial institutions than personal-banking accounts, according to the full Visa-commissioned research report.

3 SEP 2026

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Five Minutes With…. Hannah Fitzsimons, CEO of Cashflows

More and more businesses want to own their payments rather than hand the whole process to someone else.

24 AUG 2026

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Wultra Raises €6.8 Million as Banks Begin Pricing in the Quantum Threat to Encryption

Wultra has raised €6.8m to expand post-quantum digital identity technology as banks prepare for future threats to encryption.

13 JUL 2026

EUROPE

MiCA Shakeout Leaves Wealth Managers Exposed on Crypto Reporting

MiCA’s crypto licence shakeout exposes wealth managers’ crypto reporting gaps as EU and UK rules push digital assets into mainstream supervision.

13 JUL 2026

EUROPE

ESMA’s ‘report once’ plan could save firms €1bn, but only if the regtech works

ESMA wants to merge MiFIR, EMIR and SFTR reporting into one regime. Read what the savings depend on and the 2031 timeline.

10 JUL 2026

EUROPE

Tribe’s Ruta Kairyte: Why the Baltics Are Becoming a Payments Powerhouse

Ruta Kairyte of Tribe Payments discusses the Baltics’ fintech growth, Kaunas as a technology hub and the company’s regional expansion plans,

9 JUL 2026

EUROPE

Binance Misses MiCA Deadline as EU Crypto Market Faces Licence Shake-Up

Binance will restrict EU services from 1 July after missing the MiCA deadline, as authorised rivals prepare to gain customers.

28 JUN 2026

EUROPE

Kalipso: ‘Every AI-Generated Sentence Needs a Source’

Following a $3.2 million funding round, Kalipso co-founders Pierre Ferran and Virginia Debernardi share insight into how the company plans to grow its regulatory compliance platform and why AI-generated advice must always lead back to the law.

26 JUN 2026

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Digital Euro Clears Key Vote as Banks Face Up to €5.8 Billion in Costs

MEPs have backed a digital euro with free basic services and privacy safeguards, as Moody’s points to uncertain demand and high bank costs.

25 JUN 2026

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European Central Banks Link Three Currencies for Instant Payments

European payment providers can now settle instant payments between the euro, Danish krone and Swedish krona through connected central bank systems

16 JUN 2026

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Money20/20 Europe 2026 Day One: Updates and Launches from Amsterdam

Money20/20 Europe 2026 opened with launches across AI, stablecoins, payments infrastructure and cross-border finance.

2 JUN 2026