JPMorgan Chase today announced new responsibilities for several senior executives as it continues to build on its leadership positions across global financial services.

HYPERLINE, the next-generation monetization platform, has raised $10 million in a seed extension round led by global venture capital investor, INDEX VENTURES, to help small and medium-sized businesses transform revenue management.

In 2024 Finora Bank recorded unprecedented growth. The loan portfolio provided to business clients increased by more than 38% over the year – from €20.4 million at the end of 2023 to €28.1 million at the end of 2024. The bank's assets grew by 61%, reaching €36.9 million compared to €22.9 million the previous year.

Deus X Pay, a regulated institutional stablecoin payment provider, is thrilled to announce its strategic payment partnership with BCB Group, a leading provider of payment and trading services for the digital asset economy. This integration offers instant settlement of fiat currencies, enabling faster, cheaper, and safer financial transactions for clients.

Paystand, the global leader in blockchain-based payments and financial services, announces the opening of its new downtown Santa Cruz headquarters, offices formerly occupied by Google. The return to its Santa Cruz roots highlights the fintech firm's long-time dedication to fostering economic growth in Santa Cruz, including working with local businesses to incentivize them to accept Bitcoin.

Paystand's Long-Time Santa Cruz Commitment 

Adoption to continue growing

Today, Airwallex announced several milestones in its global expansion strategy: securing a payment institution license from the Banco Central do Brasil, and finalizing the acquisition of MexPago, a Mexico-based payment service provider and an Institution of Electronic Payment Funds (IFPE) lice

Droit, a technology firm at the forefront of computational law and regulation, has appointed Somerset Pheasant as Chief Strategy Officer. 

In this newly created role, Somerset will spearhead the firm’s strategy development, oversee the evaluation of new opportunities, and accelerate the execution of its commercial growth objectives. He will also be responsible for driving partnership engagement and ensuring continued alignment with Droit’s clients’ needs.  

Temenos today announced that CEC Bank, the third largest bank in Romania, has selected Temenos to modernize its retail and corporate core banking systems.

The state-owned bank is migrating from legacy systems to Temenos’ core banking platform including best-of-breed solutions for payments and data analytics. This transformation will enable CEC Bank to drive faster time to market, operational efficiency and business agility as it looks to further strengthen its position in the Romanian banking market.

Analysis of Bank of Ireland customer behaviour between 14 and 24 December has shown record Christmas digital banking usage.