ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure firm, today announces that it has made two senior appointments to its leadership team.

Mark Williamson has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer. Mark will lead Product Management, Sales & Marketing, and Strategy, to help ClearToken deliver institutional‑grade digital market infrastructure.

Yaspa, a leading fintech specializing in payments and identity solutions, today announces it has become a founding member of the newly launched AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) International Gaming Institute (IGI). This collaboration underscores Yaspa’s commitment to integrating next-generation financial technology with academic research to foster a safer, more sustainable gambling environment.

NymCard has taken stablecoin settlement with Visa live in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, marking a significant step forward in modernizing settlement infrastructure and digitizing the backend of money movement.

TreasurySpring, the global cash investment platform, backed by Balderton, MMC and Mubadala Ventures, today announced flows totalling $350bn since inception.

In the period since the business last raised funds in summer 2023, flows have seen an uptick of 266% on previous years, covering 1000+ products. The surge reflects growing demand for short-term, capital-secure returns against a backdrop of continued focus on operational excellence and scrutiny of traditional stores of liquidity. 

Incard, the financial platform for high-growth digital companies, has raised £10m Series A funding in a move that will bring greater financial control and agility to more e-commerce brands, agencies, affiliates and resellers. This funding round was led by Smartfin, with participation from Founders Capital, MountFund and top-tier angel investors.

Real-time payments (RTPs) are becoming an integral part of everyday transactions across Southeast Asia, according to a regional study written in partnership with the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), Nextrade Group, and the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute (VEEI).

iAltA Holdings, the WestCap-backed private markets infrastructure company, today announced the acquisition of BridgeFT, a cloud-native, API-first wealth infrastructure software company that enables financial institutions, fintech innovators, and registered investment advisors (RIAs) to deliver better, data-driven outcomes for their clients.

Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry, today announces the official launch of USA₮, the federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin developed specifically to operate within the United States’ new federal stablecoin framework established under the GENIUS Act. The issuer of USA₮ is Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., America’s first federally regulated stablecoin issuer.

Juniper Square, the fund operations partner to more than 2,000 private markets GPs, today announced the appointment of Jason Sheller as Global Head of Go-To-Market, Fund Administration. Sheller joins the company at a pivotal moment of growth and will lead the global go-to-market strategy for the company's Fund Administration business.

Digital transformation is now a core leadership concern across the insurance sector, shaping board-level priorities, investment strategy and operational performance.