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Permira to acquire a minority stake in Carne group
02 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

As part of the transaction, Vitruvian Partners will exit its minority shareholding acquired in 2021, alongside several other minority shareholders selling their stakes

ClearToken makes two senior appointments
02 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Mark Williamson has been appointed chief commercial officer and Chris Smith has become chief operating officer

Message Labs and SecuritEase announce strategic partnership
02 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

As part of the alliance, the financial messaging provider will supply consulting services and automated assurance tooling

LSEG and ICB agree on Memorandum of Understanding
30 January 2026 UK, China
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The agreement reinforces the long-standing partnership between two global financial institutions and creates a framework for expanding collaboration in capital markets, trading, clearing, data, RMB business, and emerging technologies

Fenergo: 66 per cent of APAC compliance teams remain heavily manual
30 January 2026 Ireland
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The report, ‘AI and the next era of APAC compliance’ highlights a widening gap between the scale of compliance workloads and institutional intent to adopt AI

JTC appoints Marshall and Mees
30 January 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Lee Marshall succeeds Joost Mees as head of Luxembourg for JTC, who will move to an expanded global role as regional head of continental Europe at institutional capital services, JTC

Apex Group appoints Catâneo
30 January 2026 Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

In this role, Mauricio Catâneo will lead Apex Group’s LatAm business, with responsibility for growth, client delivery, and operational excellence across operations in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay

CAB secures permit from UAE financial regulatory authorities
30 January 2026 UAE
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The Crown Agents Bank has secured a Category 2 Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the Abu Dhabi Global Market

BCB Group makes leadership appointments
30 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Tim Renew has been appointed the company’s new CEO, with BCB Group co-founder Oliver Tonkin transitioning into the role of president, reflecting BCP’s desire to grow its customer base

WisdomTree integrates with Solana
30 Janauary 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

WidsomTree’s full product category can be accessed by its platform users on Solana, including money market, equities, fixed income, alongside the stablecoins USDC and PYUSD

N3XT integrates with Fireblocks
29 January 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The firm has embedded its infrastructure on the Fireblocks platform, allowing clients to manage their risk parameters and embed US dollar payment options

fundcraft makes new appointments as it opens its first office in France
29 January 2026 France
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Christian Senitz has been made the chief operating officer and Thomas Ibanez has been selected as country head of France