Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today published its 2025 Annual Retail Report  that finds there’s been a 47% surge in people using AI to shop. In a poll of 41,000 consumers across 28 countries, more than one in ten (12%) said they had used AI for the first time over the past 12 months to help them with their shopping experience. And an impressive 55% of people said they would be open to making purchases using AI technology in the future.

New data from global embedded finance leader YouLend reveals that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that received financing through its e-commerce, payments and technology partners grew sales by up to 25-50%, on average, in the six months following funding. With over 300,000 businesses funded worldwide, YouLend demonstrates how fast, flexible capital can be a powerful driver of growth for entrepreneurs.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. , a global Fintech leader, today announced the successful live implementation of Swift SCORE+ services for Booking.com, achieving a milestone in advancing corporate payment connectivity, transparency, and efficiency. The Broadridge services operate through its established infrastructure that includes frictionless Swift API connectivity and end-to-end transaction lifecycle management.

MeaWallet, a leading digital payments enabler specialising in card tokenization, proudly announces its support for Central Cooperative Bank in launching Click to Pay push provisioning functionality for its customers.

Global business and technology leaders are already seeing benefits from the use of AI and automation, with over three-quarters (78%) reporting measurable improvements in the ability to detect fraud and manage risk after their organization’s integration of the technology.

Experian, the money platform, has revealed the transformative impact ReFi™ powered loans are having on UK consumers.  As of May 2025, ReFi™ technology has already enabled the lending of over £70 million in debt consolidation loans1.  

Moniepoint Inc., announces it has been ranked by the Financial Times as one of Africa’s fastest-growing companies for the third consecutive year, reinforcing its rapid growth as one of the continent's leading financial institutions for Africans, everywhere.

Origami Risk, the industry-leading risk, safety and insurance Software as a Service (SaaS) technology firm, today announced the appointment of Ryan Dardis as Senior Vice President of Sales.

With more than two decades of experience as a B2B SaaS leader, Dardis will bring his expertise in driving sustainable growth, streamlining go-to-market operations, and aligning global teams to serve as Origami Risk’s first company-wide executive sales leader.

Carrington Labs, a leading provider of credit risk analytics, has partnered with Oscilar, a leading provider of real-time decisioning infrastructure, to give lenders faster, easier access to advanced credit risk solutions. The collaboration combines Carrington Labs’ tailored, explainable credit risk models with Oscilar’s real-time decisioning infrastructure to reduce integration time and improve credit risk workflows for banks, fintechs, and credit unions.

Tuum, the next-generation core banking provider, is set to unveil its comprehensive Islamic Banking suite at Seamless Middle East, reinforcing its commitment to empowering financial institutions with cutting-edge, Sharia-compliant banking solutions. This marks a major milestone following last year’s announcement of Tuum’s foundational Islamic Banking capabilities.