European organizations in highly regulated sectors, such as finance, healthcare, and the public sector, have faced the persistent challenge of balancing rapid innovation with strict digital sovereignty. To help address these needs, Red Hat is pleased to announce support for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) available as a foundational platform for sovereign workloads.

ING is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Yang as Global Head of Electronic Fixed Income (eFI) Trading.

In this role, Alex will lead the continued development and expansion of ING’s global electronic fixed income trading capabilities, supporting the bank’s strategic investment in digitalisation and electronic execution.

Gary Prince, Head of WB FM EMEA, said:

Archax, the first FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, has announced a partnership with OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, to streamline fiat settlement across its global trading operations. The partnership addresses a critical bottleneck for digital asset markets as institutional participation grows and settlement workflows require greater operational resilience at scale. 

Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has appointed Oliver Stauber as CEO of Bitget EU. With this, the platform confirms its plans to establish its European headquarters in Vienna, Austria, a step aligned with the company’s preparations for operating under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR).

Global data and technology company Experian today announces a strategic partnership with Fincentive, a pensions data platform that enables providers to meet regulatory obligations they currently struggle to fulfil.

The Pensions Regulator's November 2025 Market Oversight Report revealed that one in four schemes still have non-digitised records and fewer than 60% are confident in their data accuracy.

Nubank, one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announces an investment of more than R$ 2.5 billion (~USD 475 million) over the next five years aimed at improving and expanding its office network in Brazil. This movement reinforces the company’s long-term commitment to development and innovation in the country.

Today, Barclays announced the next phase of its Demo Directory platform, giving innovative UK startups a new route to secure strategic investment and commercial partnerships directly with corporate organisations. The update expands the platform beyond investor access alone, enabling corporates to discover new technologies, source innovation and invest in future growth opportunities aligned to their strategic priorities.

NCR Atleos Corporation, a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, today announced an advancement in the dual-sided ATM concept, leveraging company expertise and AI-assisted design, to optimize form factor, sustainability and efficiency.

Sokin, the global business payments company, has secured a $100 million long-term debt facility from Oxford Finance LLC (“Oxford”), a leading specialty lender.

The facility will accelerate Sokin's expansion across North America, Asia, the Middle East, and South America, and fast-track the acquisition of further regional licenses, banking partnerships, and global infrastructure scaling. Additionally, investments will fund the development and launch of new products, including embedded payments capabilities.