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Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 19 June 2026 [/ai](https://www.finextra.com/channel/ai) ## [NatWest CEO Thwaite says AI will take some banking jobs](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47960/natwest-ceo-thwaite-says-ai-will-take-some-banking-jobs) NatWest's Paul Thwaite has become the latest bank CEO to predict that artificial intelligence will take over some jobs in the sector but says that this does not necessarily mean overall headcounts will drop. 19 June 2026 [/cloud](https://www.finextra.com/channel/cloud) ## [Danish startup Festina raises $25m for pensions platform](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47959/danish-startup-festina-raises-25m-for-pensions-platform) Festina Finance, a Denmark-based provider of cloud platforms for the pensions and financial planning industry, has secured €25m from its latest fundraising round. 19 June 2026 [/ai](https://www.finextra.com/channel/ai) ## [Deutsche Bank exec lauds AI impact on project times](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47958/deutsche-bank-exec-lauds-ai-impact-on-project-times) Greater use of AI has drastically reduced the time of projects, according to a leading investment bank. 19 June 2026 [/startups](https://www.finextra.com/channel/startups) ## [Revolut refunds Irish customers after historic ATM glitch](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47957/revolut-refunds-irish-customers-after-historic-atm-glitch) Digital bank Revolut has refunded thousands of Irish customers following a software glitch that led to incorrect charges for ATM access fees. 19 June 2026 [/crypto](https://www.finextra.com/channel/crypto) ## [Reform leader Farage urges BofE to drop Britcoin plans](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47954/reform-leader-farage-urges-bofe-to-drop-britcoin-plans) Nigel Farage, the leader of UK populist party Reform UK, has urged Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey not to introduce a central bank digital currency, according to The Guardian. 19 June 2026 [/payments](https://www.finextra.com/channel/payments) ## [Deluxe agrees $625m acquisition of payment processor Celero](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47956/deluxe-agrees-625m-acquisition-of-payment-processor-celero) Deluxe, the company that invented the chequebook, has agreed a $625 million cash deal to buy payments processor Celero Commerce. 19 June 2026 [/ai](https://www.finextra.com/channel/ai) ## [JPMorgan blocks Claude for Hong Kong employees - FT](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47955/jpmorgan-blocks-claude-for-hong-kong-employees---ft) JPMorgan Chase is the latest Wall Street giant to remove access to Anthropic's AI models for its bankers in Hong Kong, according to the Financial Times. 18 June 2026 [/payments](https://www.finextra.com/channel/payments) ## [EBAday 2026: Zooming in on AI and digital assets as the key themes of the event](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47948/ebaday-2026-zooming-in-on-ai-and-digital-assets-as-the-key-themes-of-the-event) The two final panels at EBAday 2026 explored how AI systems are rapidly evolving from passive tools to autonomous agents, and recapped the highlights of this year’s events. 18 June 2026 [/markets](https://www.finextra.com/channel/markets) ## [Hong Kong pilots wholesale application of CBDC in a live market environment](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47953/hong-kong-pilots-wholesale-application-of-cbdc-in-a-live-market-environment) Hong Kong is piloting the use of a central bank digital currency for advance margin payments in after-hours derivatives trading. 18 June 2026 [/wholesale](https://www.finextra.com/channel/wholesale) ## [EBAday 2026: Correspondent banking and liquidity management in a real-time world](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47952/ebaday-2026-correspondent-banking-and-liquidity-management-in-a-real-time-world) As real-time schemes and digital assets reshape banking, how do the realities of correspondent banking and liquidity management change? 18 June 2026 [/security](https://www.finextra.com/channel/security) ## [HSBC Australia fined $35 million for scam protection failings](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/47951/hsbc-australia-fined-35-million-for-scam-protection-failings) HSBC Bank Australia is facing a $35 million fine and million of dollars in remeditation payouts after admitting to serious failures in protecting customers from scams that cost some tens of thousands of dollars, including their life savings. 18 June 2026  Watch our market data ##### 4,000 data feeds \| 75 data providers. 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