Reown (formerly known as WalletConnect) today announced it has closed a $13 million Series B funding round. Best known as the builders of the WalletConnect Network, Reown is leading the charge in improving onchain UX.

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, has announced the launch of the new JCB Panda Card in collaboration with Taiwan Rakuten Card. The new JCB Panda Card will be available starting January 15, 2025.

Amid the surge in stablecoin market capitalisation, leading crypto bank AMINA has removed custody fees for Stablecoin Rewards Account clients holding USDC in both hot and cold storage, with EURC set to be added soon.

AMINA’s Stablecoin Rewards account offers both individuals and businesses fee-free custody alongside compelling benefits, including:

FreedomPay, a leader in Next Level Commerce™ technologies, today announced a strategic alliance with Mastercard. This collaboration will provide businesses worldwide with a simplified and extended global payment gateway solution, streamlining their ability to connect with acquirers and accept a wider range of payment methods.

European Regtech scale-up Salv is inviting applications for the next cohort of its acclaimed Salv Bridge network. This exclusive cohort of 30 banks, fintechs and crypto companies will share intelligence to tackle the growing issue of Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud.

Nuvei Corporation, the Canadian fintech company, today announces that it has partnered with Outpayce from Amadeus, as its latest payments service provider to be integrated into Outpayce's Xchange Payment Platform (XPP).

Moonfare, the digital private equity manager, is pleased to announce the appointment of Heike Hövekamp as Chief Legal & Compliance Ocer and member of the Executive Committee. Heike joins Moonfare from Société Générale (SG), where she worked for the last two years as Head of Compliance, and was previously SG’s Head of Markets Compliance Advisory in the rm’s Frankfurt oce.

The strategic partnership combines Knowit's Nordic market expertise with Backbase's Engagement Banking Platform. This enables the rapid implementation of digital banking solutions that meet local market requirements and regulations. Financial institutions in the Nordics also gain access to Backbase's fintech ecosystem and banking apps.

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, was chosen by Banco Mercantil to support its cloud adoption journey through the Google Cloud. The agreement, a five-year term between the bank and Google Cloud, involves an investment of millions of Brazilian reais to migrate all of the bank’s data center servers to the cloud. The project was divided into phases according to the appropriate strategy for each type of workload, aiming to modernize the bank’s operations and optimize its entire technological infrastructure.

Kudo Trade, a leading innovator in global financial trading services, is proud to announce that it has been granted a prestigious license by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius. The license, numbered GB24203599, underscores Kudo Trade’s commitment to operating at the highest standards of regulatory compliance and delivering exceptional services to its clients worldwide.