RedotPay, a leading crypto payment platform, today announced the successful close of a $40 million Series A funding round led by Lightspeed following their commitment in December 2024, with significant investments from HSG and Galaxy Ventures. The round also saw participation from DST Global Partners, Accel, Vertex Ventures (Temasek-backed VC), among other investors.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced its plans to add a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive/Regulation (MiFID/R) ARM service to its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service in support of evolving transaction and trade reporting requirements. Subject to regulatory approval, the service is targeted to be launched in the UK by Q1 2026 and in the EU in line with the upcoming regulatory changes.

Atoa Payments Limited, a leading provider of open banking-enabled payments, has secured regulatory approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as an Authorised Payment Institution (API). This milestone marks a significant step in Atoa’s rapid expansion, allowing the company to extend its innovative payment services to larger businesses across the UK.

COCA, the next-generation crypto wallet designed with security and simplicity, has announced its strategic partnership with Ramp Network, a leading fiat-to-crypto on-ramp provider. This collaboration marks COCA's official entry into the U.S. market, enabling millions of Americans to purchase cryptocurrency at market-leading rates and securely store it using Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology.

EquiLend, the global leader in technology, data and analytics solutions for the securities finance industry, today announced a minority investment from an affiliate of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

In a new collaboration, Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics (“SBCA”) will now be integrated into CredibleX’s embedded financing journey. This innovative partnership, the first utilization of this product in the region, provides CredibleX with enhanced data-driven insights based on anonymized and aggregated transaction data. It will empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by enhancing and simplifying their access to financing. 

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) finalized an up to $5 billion Loan Platform Business agreement for personal loans with funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, a leading asset manager with over $250 billion in assets under management. This move marks SoFi’s largest Loan Platform Business agreement to date.

Pagaya Technologies LTD., a global technology company delivering AI-driven product solutions for the financial ecosystem, today announced the closing of a $500 million AAA-rated personal loan ABS transaction (PAID 2025-2).

Since 2018, Pagaya has raised over $27 billion across 67 ABS transactions to fund loan originations across multiple products, including personal loan and auto.

PayMaple LLC, a leading provider of innovative payment solutions, is excited to announce the launch of its new Accounts Payable solution, designed to streamline vendor payments and eliminate the inefficiencies of traditional payment methods.