EF Explore America, a leading educational travel company within the United States, and Till Financial, a leading family banking platform for kids and teens, have expanded their partnership to now service international trips with EF Education

Users of 14 popular overseas e-wallets from 9 countries and regions can now make payments in Hong Kong using their home apps through Alipay+, a suite of cross-border mobile payment and digitalization technology solutions operated by Ant International.

This covers a population of approximately over 1.2 billion, allowing them to enjoy a safe and seamless payment experience in “Asia’s World City” as the number of inbound tourists to Hong Kong continues to rise.

Qohash today announced a $17.4 million Series B investment led by Fonds de solidarité FTQ, with participation from Export Development Canada (EDC) and existing investor Desjardins Capital.

Northern Arc, a diversified financial services platform, is delighted to announce an investment of $80 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. The investment comprises an equal split of equity and debt, each contributing ~$40 million, demonstrating IFC’s confidence in Northern Arc’s scalable and sustainable business model and India’s expanding credit market.

Sublime Security, the AI-powered, programmable email security platform, announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding, led by Index Ventures with participation from previous investors Decibel Partners and Slow Ventures.

FinQuery, formerly LeaseQuery, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions built to efficiently manage companies’ largest areas of spend, announced a $25 million minority investment led by Periphas Capital and supported by Lavelle Capital. The funding will accelerate product innovation and support strategic M&A. 

WEX, the global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business, today announced that it has reached a new long-term agreement with Booking.com, effective April 2024. This agreement distinguishes WEX as Booking.com’s preferred virtual card provider as it continues providing WEX payment solutions in support of Booking.com’s payments vision to make buying and selling travel-related products and services easier for everyone.

Building societies could be missing out on attracting a new generation of customers and retaining current ones by failing to accelerate their digital propositions and experiences according to a new report, “Digitise or die”: a call to arms for building societies’, from Moneyhub. 

iPipeline®, a leading provider of digital solutions for the life insurance and wealth management industries, today announces the appointment of Adam Boone as Chief Financial Officer, who will lead the financial management activities for the growing global business. Boone will play a critical role in advancing the company’s strategic operating initiatives, including spearheading plans for sustained financial growth. 

Capital markets technology firms Tokeny, a leader in tokenization technology for capital markets assets, and Globacap, a world leader in the automation of private markets operational workflow, have partnered to expand the DINO Network and transform the distribution landscape for tokenized private assets.