Global-leading exchange traded product issuer 21Shares and new personalised wealth management platform, Stratiphy have partnered to unlock regulated access to cryptocurrencies and digital assets for UK investors once the FCA changes have been introduced to UK investors.

Street Wallet, a cutting-edge mobile payment platform empowering informal traders and service providers, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Plush Car Wash, a leading car care brand operating across Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal, and Western Province. This partnership will see Street Wallet’s payment solution embedded in Plush’s dry wash services.

Synchrony, a leading consumer financing company at the heart of American commerce, acquired Versatile Credit, a consumer-financing software provider connecting merchants, lenders, and consumers through point-of-sale solutions. Versatile’s multi-source financing platform empowers its partners by delivering increased access to credit in a seamless manner.

Square, the globally trusted technology company that helps businesses of all sizes run and grow, is proud to support The JMHG Group, an independent hospitality group operating some of South West London’s most recognisable venues.

Financial IT’s Tawney Kruger sat down with Abacum COO Jorge Lluch to discuss the company’s recent $60 million Series B raise, its journey from inception to today, and the evolving role of financial planning in the age of AI.

MoneyGram, a leading global payments network for consumers, businesses and communities, and Plaid, the data network powering the fintech tools millions of people rely on to lead a healthier financial life, today announced the expansion of their pay-by-bank partnership to Europe.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has concluded a framework agreement in ranking with Feedzai, the world's leading RiskOps platform for financial crime prevention, as the first-ranked tenderer, to provide the central fraud detection and prevention mechanism for the digital euro.

Mesh, the leading crypto payments network, today unveiled the future of agentic commerce during a live demo at TOKEN2049, demonstrating an AI agent completing a crypto transaction. The demonstration highlighted how an AI agent can seamlessly complete a real world ecommerce purchase using stablecoins, in this case finishing a purchase of dog food from a retailer.

Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, and Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, announced significant progress in their strategic partnership first unveiled in 2024.