A new survey by Allica Bank of 199 of its accountant partners reveals they have confidence in business growth over the next 12 months. 83% of accountants believe their SME clients will achieve some level of growth over 2026, according to the survey, with 13% expecting high growth. Just 6% predict no growth at all, signalling that established businesses remain resilient and ambitious despite a challenging economic backdrop. 

Mondu, the fast-growing leader in B2B payments, today announced it has secured a €100 million debt facility from J.P. Morgan Payments. This financing will be used to scale Mondu’s B2B payment solutions and support its expansion across Europe.

International fintech company Armundia Group – which launched UK operations in 2025 – has released a modular platform designed to cover the entire value chain of fund management.

Armundia Group generates £15m in annual revenue and employs 250 people in 11 countries across Europe and the Middle East. The group’s subsidiaries include Armundia United Kingdom and Armundia Luxembourg.

Jopari Solutions and J.P. Morgan today announced a collaboration that enhances electronic claim payment capabilities across the healthcare and property & casualty (P&C) industries.

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has made its flexible payment products available when checking out on Apple Pay in France and Italy. Millions of eligible shoppers can now choose Klarna at checkout online and in-app using their iPhone and iPad, or in-store using their iPhone, and this innovative capability delivers even more convenience, control, and transparency to even more customers.

Conferma, the global leader in virtual payment technology for business travel, has announced a new partnership with Modulr, the embedded payments platform and principal issuing member of Visa and Mastercard. The integration makes Modulr a fully connected issuer within the Conferma platform — giving travel management companies (TMCs), online travel agencies (OTAs) and corporate travel programmes a modern, API-powered way to issue and manage virtual cards across the travel ecosystem.

Sumsub, a global identity verification and anti-fraud platform, has been selected by cryptocurrency exchange platform XBO.com, to deliver faster, more secure and fully MiCA-aligned onboarding and transaction monitoring for corporate and retail users. 

dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, announced today an expansion of its partnership with Yuno, the leading global payment infrastructure platform, to support their growth from Latin America into Africa — starting