Billboxx, the integrated billing to payment platform aimed at ensuring timely payments for businesses across Africa, has successfully closed a $1.6 million pre-seed funding round.

CUBE, a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) and Regulatory Change Management (RCM), has today formally announced the completion of its acquisition of the Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and Oden businesses on 31 December 2024.

iWallet, the pioneer in digital payment solutions, announces a groundbreaking innovation with the introduction of Voice AI to payments. This revolutionary technology addresses the growing demand for advanced, secure, and user-friendly payment methods.

Ryan, a leading global tax services and software provider, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its CAD $700 million acquisition of the property tax services business of Altus Group Limited.

This acquisition reflects Employer.com’s commitment to expanding its portfolio of services and enhancing the value delivered to small business owners. Despite recent headlines concerning Bench's decision to suspend operations on December 28, we are pleased to reassure Bench customers that Employer.com has been working diligently behind the scenes to ensure a seamless transition.

PXP Financial, the experts in global acquiring, payment, fraud and data analysis services, today announces the launch of Compelling Evidence 3.0 and Order Insight (OI & CE3.0) in collaboration with DisputeHelp. The solutions serve as a fraud prevention framework designed to combat first-party fraud and reduce chargebacks for merchants.

MoonPay, the leading global crypto payments company, announced today that it has been granted approval under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation and received its license on December 30, 2024. As one of the first companies to achieve this milestone, MoonPay received its license from the Dutch AFM, a nation and regulator renowned for their progressive stance on technology and finance.

AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) has projected a promising outlook for the Islamic finance industry in 2025, with assets anticipated to surpass the $5 trillion milestone. This forecast underscores the resilience and growing significance of the Islamic finance ecosystem amidst evolving global financial landscapes. Despite slower progress in Islamic microfinance over the last two to three years, 2025 is expected to mark a turning point.

British Business Bank CEO, Louis Taylor, has been awarded a CBE for services to Business and Trade in the King’s New Year honours list 2025.  

In addition, Catherine Lewis La Torre, former CEO of the Bank’s commercial subsidiaries, British Patient Capital and British Business Investments, and interim CEO of the British Business Bank has also been awarded a CBE for services to Business.