Financial IT Fall Edition 2025

The Fall 2025 Edition of Financial IT explores a financial services industry in transformation where AI meets blockchain, cross-border payments accelerate toward G20 targets, and wealthtech platforms shift from fragmented tools to holistic client experiences.

Cardless, the credit card platform that lets product-first companies design and launch cards in-house, today announced a $60 million Series C growth round led by Spark Capital.

EBANX, a global technology company specializing in cross-border payment services for emerging markets, has unveiled a new generation of products designed to strengthen global companies’ operations across Latin America, Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. Key innovations include the ability to accept stablecoin payments, AI-driven tools for improving the efficiency and security of digital transactions, and instant payouts through domestic rails.

HSBC has expanded its Tokenised Deposit Service (TDS), an innovative blockchain-based solution that allows corporate clients to securely move currencies in real-time with instant 24/7 settlement, to support cross-border transactions. In September, the service completed its first USD cross-border transaction between Hong Kong and Singapore, to optimise treasury management for Ant International, the solution’s pioneer customer.

ISX Financial EU Plc (ISXX), a regulated Electronic Money Institution provider of transactional banking and real-time payments technology across Europe and the UK, today announced the renewal of its sponsorship agreement with APOEL FC, extending the partnership for both 2025-2026 and the 2026–2027 seasons.

United Arab Bank (UAB), one of the UAE’s oldest homegrown banks, has partnered with the ENTERTAINER, the leading lifestyle savings app in the region, to offer complimentary 12-month membership with its new Credit Cards.

VersaBank, a North American leader in business-to-business digital banking, as well as technology solutions for cybersecurity, today announced it has implemented new, internally developed, state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within its proprietary core banking technology.  The new AI capabilities enable VersaBank to now actively monitor the entirety of its Receivable Purchase Program (RPP) portfolio continuously in real time, further enhancing its already low-risk credit asset model.  The Bank is developing innovative new financing options

Paysafe, a leading payments platform, today announced its new partnership with CMC Markets, a global provider of online trading and investment services.