BR-DGE, the breakthrough payment orchestration provider, is celebrating a significant transaction volume uplift and spate of new senior hires in 2024 as the company scales rapidly to meet unprecedented demand in 2025 for its pioneering modular services. 

Zand, the UAE’s first fully licensed, AI-powered digital bank, has announced a collaboration with Klickl International (Klickl), a forward-thinking Web 3.0 Open Finance platform headquartered in the UAE. This collaboration highlights Klickl's commitment to elevating its operations by utilizing Zand’s comprehensive banking products and innovative solutions.

Opus Technologies, a leading payments technology solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Srini Rajamani as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Srini will succeed Praveen TM, who will continue to be part of the leadership team at Opus. Srini has previously held leadership roles at Wipro Limited, where he successfully drove innovation and implemented growth strategies across industry segments. He was a member of the Wipro Executive Council.

Global payment solutions provider Checkout.com, has entered a strategic partnership with noqodi, a payment gateway and financial service provider, to elevate the payment experience for businesses and consumers in the UAE. 

Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, financial institutions and larger enterprises, today announced the appointment of Lauren Langbridge as Commercial Director for North America, and Manuel Sandhofer as its new General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Brazil. 

STICPAY, a leading global e-wallet service provider and payment gateway, today announces a major increase in the number of countries and currencies it offers money transfers to as it aims to meet the growing demand for cross-border payments.

Travel debit card Currensea saved travellers over £2.5 million during 2024 by cutting foreign exchange (FX) fees and eliminating hidden bank charges.

Currensea’s money-saving card enables travellers to spend abroad directly from their existing bank account but without the foreign exchange charges normally applied by banks, and without the hassle of opening a new bank account or topping up other cards.

The digital lending market in the Philippines — consisting of duly registered non-bank digital lenders and digital banks — could exceed US$ 1 billion in the second half of 2025, with the likelihood of growth at an accelerated pace due to the high demand for online technologies from consumers.

Curinos Inc., a global data intelligence business that brings together industry-exclusive expertise, insights and analytics that help leading financial institutions grow their business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Hack as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Jeff has spent his career building successful technology-centric financial services businesses. He succeeds Craig Woodward who, after guiding Curinos for over three years, has decided to pursue other interests.