The Global Trading Challenge, Bloomberg's annual Terminal-based event for students, amassed a total of 10,240 student participants across 46 countries for its 2024 virtual investment competition. Students in the challenge invest 1 million virtual US dollars in a universe of more than ten thousand global stocks, using the Bloomberg Terminal to define market assumptions, develop a return-generating strategy, and execute notional trades with the support of faculty advisors and training from Bloomberg employees.

Personetics, the company transforming how banks build and monetize customer relationships, announced a series of new features for its AI-powered flagship product, Personetics Engage. These enhancements enable financial institutions to create personalized digital experiences that empower customers to become smarter about their money and more motivated to take action.

NCR Atleos Corporation, a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, today announced that it has expanded its ATM network, under the Cashzone brand, into Italy, providing easy access to cash for both residents and tourists. Atleos is the world’s largest independent ATM operator. This marks the thirteenth country worldwide in which Atleos has an ATM network presence.

Lynx, a leading fintech platform simplifying healthcare payments and administration, today announced the close of an oversubscribed $27 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to over $44 million since its inception in 2022. The round was led by Flare Capital Partners, with participation from CVS Health Ventures, McKesson Ventures, and existing investors .406 Ventures, Obvious Ventures, and Frist Cressey Ventures.

FintechOS, a leading provider of solutions in the AI-driven financial product management market, today announced that Gartner has positioned FintechOS as a Challenger in the Magic Quadrant for Retail Core Banking Systems, Europe for its offering, FintechOS Platform.

Monite, the API-first embedded workflows pioneer, introduces its lightning-fast iFrame solution. With Monite's iFrame, SMB platforms can bypass lengthy development cycles and deliver core financial features to their clients within 2 hours, gaining a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving market.

Trinity Capital Inc. , a leading alternative asset manager, today announced the commitment of $25 million in growth capital to Wisetack, a leading pay-over-time platform for home services.

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced that Stripe Billing has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Recurring Billing Solutions, Q1 2025. This marks Stripe Billing’s second designation as a “Leader” from an industry analyst firm in less than a year, following recognition from Gartner last summer.

Cash is king and no business can survive without it. Quoting Warren Buffet: “Cash, though, is to a business as oxygen is to an individual: never thought about when it is present, the only thing in mind when it is absent”. With this principle in mind, Neofin’s mission is to transform the embarrassing process of Accounts Receivable (getting paid) into an efficient flow through technology and Artificial Intelligence.

Yuno, the leading global payments orchestrator, announces it is launching Mastercard Payment Passkey Service across Latin America, enabling merchants in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile to streamline online checkout processes, enhance fraud protection and significantly reduce their cart abandonment rates.