ACI Worldwide , an original innovator in global payments technology, and leading U.K. convenience retailer Co-op have announced an extension of their strategic technology partnership. The agreement will see Co-op continue to use the full range of solutions offered by ACI’s Payments Orchestration Platform, including in-store, online and mobile payment processing as well as end-to-end payments and fraud management.

Tuum, a leading next generation core banking provider, announces the renewal of its core banking software services agreement with Fiinu Plc, a UK-based fintech and creator of the Plugin Overdraft®. This renewed collaboration supports Fiinu’s strategic white-label model, enabling Open Banking-driven credit innovation at scale. 

A new survey conducted by Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, has revealed the top strategic technology priorities for major commercial insurers across the North America and UK and identified a strong industry-wide focus on risk digitization. 

Incredible, a leader in simplifying credit card repayments, announces a strategic partnership with Monevo, a credit eligibility platform. This collaboration aims to empower consumers to manage credit card payments more effectively, regardless of their credit scores.

Leading Foreign Exchange brand Travelex has launched Travelex Plus – a new loyalty scheme that offers its customers a lifetime of exclusive deals, discounted exchange rates, currency rate sales and price freezes.

 PEXA Group Limited (PEXA), the world-leading digital property exchange and data insights platform, today announces the appointment of Miguel Sard as UK Non-Executive Director to bolster the company’s strategic growth in the region. He takes up the role with immediate effect.

Trustly, the global leader in Pay by Bank solutions, is launching Trustly ID in Europe—a groundbreaking biometric solution designed to deliver unparalleled speed, security, and seamless customer experience. 

Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications, hosted its annual Corporate Banking event in London, spotlighting key market and technological trends in corporate lending and trade finance. The event, which attracted senior executives across the banking, technology and sustainability sectors, was sponsored by Microsoft and Tech Mahindra.

Key insights from the event include:

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced today that it is deepening its multi-year agreement with J.P. Morgan Payments. The agreement will make Affirm’s solutions available to J.P. Morgan Payments’ network of merchants, enabling U.S. merchants using Commerce Platform to offer Affirm’s flexible and transparent pay-over-time plans at checkout.