In the US, Tash Miah started in April at the British Embassy in Washington, DC. Tash will work closely with the Department for Business and Trade to advance UK-US financial services policy and regulatory cooperation, and support financial firms in the US to navigate UK regulation.

Balance, a financial infrastructure for B2B commerce, is proud to announce a collaboration with Instacart Business to introduce embedded invoicing as a payment method within the Instacart platform.

SBS (formerly Sopra Banking Software), the global financial technology company that more than 1,500 financial institutions rely on to digitally transform the way they operate, announced today the expansion of its core banking technology SBP Core Amplitude by SBS for microfinance operations. More than 220 large retail groups, to greenfield banks and microfinances across Africa, including KCB Group, BGFI Bank, Orabank, Coris Bank, Community Credit Company (CCC Plc), Scolaris Finance, Advans Nigeria and QNB Eg

Xceptor, the intelligent data automation platform for financial markets, and OnCorps AI, a leading provider of pre-trained AI and agents for financial operations, are partnering to bring advanced reconciliations and confirmations solutions to the industry.

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, has signed an agreement with Clover, the world’s smartest point-of-sale system, to auto-enable Klarna’s flexible payment options into shops and service businesses across the United States, with initial plans to enable over 100,000 merchant locations. With this strategic partnership, shoppers will be able to choose Klarna for payments on Clover devices for in-store purchases. 

Mahalo Banking today announced a new partnership with Richmond, Va.-based Call Federal Credit Union (Call FCU – asset size of $553M) to enhance its digital banking experience. Call FCU chose Mahalo to support its evolving technology ecosystem as the credit union prepares for its upcoming core conversion to Corelation Keystone. 

Pipe, a fintech company enabling embedded financial solutions for software platforms, today announced its strategic acquisition of Glean.ai, a leading AI-powered spend management company.

bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, is moving forward with its US banking license process. The company has filed for a broker-dealer license as part of a two-phase strategy to enter the US market. This step will enable bunq to gather operational insights and user feedback before reapplying for a full banking license later this year.