Marqeta’s sixth annual State of Payments Report shows widespread interest in smarter payment platforms to unlock small to medium-sized business (SMB) growth and meet growing consumer demands amidst ongoing economic pressures.  The annual State of Payments report expanded this year to survey a total of 1,000 SMBs along with 3,000 consumers across the US and UK, finding that consumer and SMB demand for flexible, real-time and digitally integrated payment experiences is increasing and accelerating the need for payment platforms to deliver. 

Ebury, the global fintech specialising in international payments and FX risk management, announces  today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of ArcaPay, following regulatory approval from  the Bank of Lithuania. The business will now operate as Ebury Partners Lithuania. 

Payhawk, the finance orchestration and spend management platform, today announced its Fall ’25 Product Edition, expanding its AI Office of the CFO stack. The release brings a coordinated set of AI agents — Financial Controller, Procurement, Travel, and Payments — that complete everyday finance work, following the roles, policies, and approvals finance already sets with a full audit trail.

HSBC Private Bank today announced the launch of Wealth Intelligence, a generative AI-powered ecosystem, for its client-facing staff members, investment counsellors and product specialists to provide its clients with quality market insights and personalised investment strategies.

Nedap, a global leader in physical security solutions, has enabled support for mobile credentials in Google Wallet powered by Nedap Mobile Access. By incorporating corporate badges into the Google Wallet, Nedap customers can now experience unprecedented levels of security and convenience when accessing their buildings and spaces.

Jack Henry™ announced today that Mercantile Bank, Michigan’s largest community bank, has selected Jack Henry to evolve its technology infrastructure, streamline operations, and support its long-term growth strategy.

Socotra today released its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, the most mature MCP server in the insurance industry. The new offering allows insurers to quickly and safely connect agentic AI to Socotra Insurance Suite, unlocking automation for insurance workflows. Socotra MCP Server is readily available to customers and includes 10-minute step-by-step instructions for connecting to popular AI platforms Claude, Cursor, and Visual Studio Code.

Trade Republic, Europe's largest savings platform, continues to grow, surpassing 10 million customers, across 18 European markets and more than 150 billion euro in assets under management. Through strategic partnerships with Apollo and EQT, Trade Republic expands its services to offer access to Private Markets. In the coming months, the bank will roll out two additional asset classes, each 30 days apart.

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced that the Visa Acceptance Platform is now hosted on local cloud in Saudi Arabia — a world‑first implementation by Visa — in alignment with the Saudi Central Bank “SAMA” mandate.  

DailyPay, the leading On-Demand Pay platform, today announced the addition of a powerful and intuitive Frontline Communications solution to help employers foster an engaged and connected workplace. This solution, which will be available to employers who offer DailyPay this fall, is the latest in the company's growing suite of industry-leading solutions built for the hourly workforce.