Omnisient, the AI-powered data collaboration platform that helps banks and insurers draw new consumer insights from alternative data, today announced the close of a $12.5 million Series A funding round.

The investment will accelerate the company’s global expansion, including the U.S. where demand is surging for privacy-safe alternative data to score and onboard credit-invisible and thin-file consumers.

A new whitepaper released by Europe’s leading tech, startup and digital investment event, GITEX AI EUROPE, in partnership with research firm - LUE, maps out the foundations for Europe’s digital sovereignty; identifying the imperatives that could define the continent’s next decade of technological leadership.

Leading global intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM has today promoted Casey O’Brien to Global Head of Incident Response (IR).

The global financial community has unleashed a new era for global payments innovation with universal adoption of ISO 20022 as the standard language for cross-border payments worldwide. The final switch happened on 22 November, with the end of coexistence with the traditional MT message format.

The move elevates customer experience in today’s fiat currency system in support of the G20 goals for international payments, enabling faster, more efficient and data-driven payments.

Millions of Nigerians can now receive money from abroad instantly, thanks to a new alliance between Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, and MoMo PSB, the fintech platform of Nigeria's largest mobile network operator, MTN. The alliance marks the significant stride attained by MoMo in the expansion of its African and international remittance corridors, allowing MoMo customers to receive funds from key international markets including the USA, UK, Canada, France, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Israel and South Africa.

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announced its support for the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), an open standard for AI commerce that lets AI agents, people, and businesses work together to complete purchases, powering agentic commerce for enterprise merchants.

Unlimit, the global fintech company, today announced that it has partnered with ShipAfrica, a global logistics and shipping platform, to strengthen its parcel delivery operations and international cross-border trade.

This partnership sees ShipAfrica integrate Unlimit’s industry-leading unified payments platform, enabling customers to pay using more than 1000 local and international payment methods - from global card schemes to Mobile Money and bank transfers.

Worldline, a European leader in payment services, has announced the UK launch of Android SmartPOS, an Android-based payment platform designed for small and medium-sized merchants that goes beyond traditional payment terminals.

As the payments and identification landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, TRUSTECH’s latest visitor survey provides a compelling snapshot of how industry professionals perceive the near future. The findings reveal both optimism and urgency, with innovation, security, and sustainability emerging as central priorities for 2025 and beyond.

A market brimming with confidence and challenges