BMLL, the leading, independent provider of harmonised, historical Level 3, 2 and 1 data and analytics across global equity, ETFs and futures markets, today announced that Optiver has joined the board of investors. The latest funding round raised $21m with Optiver as the lead investor and co-participation from existing investors FactSet, Nasdaq Ventures and IQ Capital’s Growth Fund; with additional investment from CTC Venture Capital.

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, has expanded its collaboration with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand’s premier digital bank, a longstanding Member of the Thunes’ Direct Global Network. This alliance aims to enhance SCB's international remittance services through the SCB EASY app, giving its customers access to instant, transparent and dependable transfers to 26 countries in 17 currencies.

NCR Voyix Corporation announced today the completion of the previously announced sale of its Digital Banking business to Veritas Capital for a purchase price of $2.45 billion in cash plus future additional contingent consideration of up to $100 million.

Viamericas, a leading provider of remittance and international money transfer services, has partnered with JMMB Money Transfer to expand its services into Jamaica. This partnership simplifies how customers send money to Jamaica for cash pickup and direct bank deposits through Viamericas’ thousands of locations and industry-leading customer service.

Bank of Ireland Group today announces the appointment of Akshaya Bhargava as Chair and Governor, following an international search process. Akshaya will take up the position on 1 January 2025.

Jack Henry™ announces the expansion of its collaboration with Victor Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of MVB

inDrive, a global mobility and urban services platform operating in 46 countries, and the world’s second most-downloaded mobility app, announces the launch of inDrive Money, its first financial product in Colombia. The initiative, which aims to enhance financial inclusion for drivers operating on its platform, will be carried out in partnership with R2, a Latin American fintech specializing in financing for small and medium-sized businesses.

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year commercial partnership agreement to digitize payment acceptance in Middle East and Africa, across countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Africa and UAE.