Laura Klimpel, Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income and Financing Solutions 

DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) had an incredibly strong year, as evidenced not only by the new innovations and capabilities we continued to launch to support the industry but also by the steadfast growth in community adoption and volumes as financial institutions continued to prepare for the expansion of U.S. Treasury central clearing. 

YouLend, the global embedded financing platform, published its financial results for 2025 this month, marking another year of sustainable growth. YouLend has now funded more than 370,000 businesses worldwide. 

The online retail landscape is transforming at unprecedented speed, driven by evolving consumer expectations, digital-first shopping behaviours, and the rapid emergence of advanced technologies. Today’s shoppers expect seamless, intelligent, and personalised experiences, fuelling the rise of agentic commerce and agentic payments, where AI-powered agents autonomously guide purchasing decisions, streamline transactions, and optimise the entire customer journey.

ePay Europe Summit, one of Europe’s most influential gatherings for leaders across eCommerce, fintech, and payments, returns to London on 3rd November 2026 with an expanded programme centred on The Next Chapter of E-Commerce. The summit will convene senior executives, innovators, investors, and policymakers to examine the technologies, strategies, and behavioural shifts shaping the future of digital commerce.

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has recorded more than $2 billion in daily trading volume on Bitget TradFi, marking a major milestone since its public rollout on January 5.

Cytora, the configurable digital risk processing platform for commercial and specialty insurance, has announced a strategic partnership with Climatig, an award-winning solution for calculating detailed physical climate risks. This integration embeds Climatig’s advanced climate analysis directly into the Cytora platform, ensuring that insurers have immediate access to science-backed intelligence at the point of decisioning.

Droit, a technology firm at the forefront of computational law and regulation, today announced the launch of Decision Decoder, an AI-powered tool to provide context-aware explanations for decisions generated by Droit’s patented Adept platform.

Hapax, the purpose-built AI platform transforming the financial services industry, today announced the launch of the AI Certification for Bankers (AICB) program, a free, self-paced training program designed to equip banking professionals with the practical skills, frameworks, and confidence needed to lead AI initiatives inside highly regulated institutions.

PXP, a global omnichannel payment platform processing more than €30 billion annually, today announced a strategic partnership with Stable, a Layer 1 blockchain designed for seamless financial transactions. The collaboration will support stablecoin payment capabilities directly into PXP's existing infrastructure, marking a significant advancement in how merchants can process digital transactions.

Today, Apple and Chase announced that Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card, with an expected transition in approximately 24 months.