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.

Revenir AI, the UK Fintech specialising in automated tax reclaim solutions, today announces an exciting new partnership with US-based financial technology company, Karta, representing Revenir’s first partnership outside of Europe.

Volt, the global real-time payments platform, today announces its new strategic open banking partnership with Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform. Volt will power Sumsub’s Penny Drop Verification flow, which involves an end user being directed to their banking app after scanning their identity document.

tpay, the leading payment connector in the META region, has appointed Burhan Eliaçık as a member to its Board of Directors. Eliaçık brings over 25 years of payments and fintech expertise, further strengthening tpay’s governance and strategic oversight.

Engine by Starling, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business born from Starling Bank, has created its first overseas subsidiary in the US as a platform from which it will expand in the North American market.

Engine by Starling Services US LLC, registered in Delaware, is now building a team and scouting for a regional headquarters on the US East Coast, with North Carolina, Florida and Washington DC shortlisted as the likely locations.