Diebold Nixdorf, a world leader in transforming the way people bank and shop, has successfully supported the Swiss market expansion of ROSSMANN, one of Europe's largest drugstore chains. The scope of support includes comprehensive Managed Services provided via Diebold Nixdorf's eServices portal and retail technologies such as self-checkout and point-of-sale (POS) systems. 

Qantas Business Rewards members doing business overseas now have access to Yield, an Australian-made investment tool powered by leading financial and payments platform Airwallex. Yield joins a growing suite of Qantas Business Money products, providing members with a high-rate, low-risk savings option for their AUD and USD account balances.

Thrivory, the first-of-its-kind healthcare AI company that helps providers eliminate reimbursement delays through instant, non-recourse claims settlement, today announced $3.5 million in equity and up to $25 million in credit funding. The raise was led by Redesign Health, alongside an accordion credit facility anchored by Trinity Capital, providing additional capacity as Thrivory scales.

Apono, the cloud identity-security company pioneering Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP) access management, today announced a $34 million Series B led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), with participation from Swisscom Ventures, Vertex Ventures, 33N Ventures, and existing investors. The round brings Apono's total funding to more than $54 million. Over the past year, Apono established product-market fit with a fourfold increase in client count.

Chargeflow, the leading AI-powered chargeback automation platform, today announced a $35 million Series A funding round — including a $10 million debt facility, led by Viola Growth, with participation by existing investors OpenView Venture Partners, bringing the company's total funding to $49 million.

Capital on Tap, the all-in-one business credit card and spend management platform, today announced the successful closing of "London Cards 3," its third asset-backed securitisation (ABS)—a £500 million funding package backed by its business credit card receivables.

Global Payments, a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, announced it has joined forces with Uber Eats to help restaurants in the U.S. and Canada deliver better customer experiences and drive growth. Restaurants that use Genius, Global Payments’ flagship POS offering, will now have the Uber Eats platform seamlessly integrated into their system as Global Payments makes Uber Eats its preferred delivery partner.

Starling, the digital bank, and FinTech North, the first ever regional UK FinTech hub promoting growth across the north of England, have launched a year-long partnership. 

Banco de Chile, one of the largest financial institutions in Chile, has established a collaborative alliance with Integral, a leading currency technology provider to the financial markets, to bolster its FX operations. Through the partnership, Banco de Chile has adopted Integral’s Price Engine and Liquidity Aggregation products to consolidate FX pricing logic and streamline execution workflows.

In a world where artificial intelligence is reshaping how people shop, pay, and connect, Mastercard is introducing Agent Pay in the UAE, and today marked its first transaction outside the US. 

As part of this pilot phase in the UAE, Mastercard is collaborating with Majid Al Futtaim, a leader in shopping malls, communities, retail, and leisure across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and with fintech Dataiera.