Alpaca, a global leader in brokerage infrastructure whose APIs empower partners like Kraken, SBI Securities, and Dime!, today announced it has raised a $150 million Series D led by Drive Capital that values the company at $1.15 billion. Drive Capital’s Co-Founder and Partner, Chris Olsen, will join Alpaca’s Board of Directors as part of the investment. The company also secured a $40 million line of credit, further strengthening its balance sheet as it continues to expand globally.

AMLYZE, a leading RegTech company and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, announces its partnership with Vinted Pay, the payments subsidiary of the European online marketplace for second-hand items, Vinted. As Vinted gradually expands the use of Vinted Pay across its markets, AMLYZE’s technology supports a compliant and secure rollout.

MANTL, an Alkami solution team and leading provider of loan and deposit account opening technology, today announced a partnership with Citizens State Bank, headquartered in New Castle, Indiana, to transform its retail and business deposit account opening experience. The partnership marks a key step in Citizens State Bank's digital transformation strategy, leveraging one unified platform for deposit accounts across all customer segments and banking channels.

Jones, the leading vertical AI platform for insurance verification in Construction and Real Estate, today announced the appointment of Paul Szemerenyi as Chief Executive Officer.

Feedzai, the leading AI-native RiskOps platform for financial crime prevention, and Matrix USA, a leader in advisory and technology services for the financial industry, today announced a global partnership that will bring modern technology and services to banks and financial institutions to fight fraud and money laundering at speed and scale.

Gigs, the leader in embedded connectivity, today announced the appointment of Edgar Verschuur as Head of Connectivity. Edgar, formerly Adyen’s Global Head of Payments, joins to lead a strategic expansion into local consumer plans, global roaming, and enterprise connectivity. His arrival marks a decisive shift as Gigs scales up its infrastructure globally to meet the needs of the most demanding enterprises.

Alkami Technology, Inc., a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Harvard Federal Credit Union (Harvard FCU) has selected MANTL’s Onboarding & Account Opening Solution to modernize its retail and business account opening experience and accelerate member growth across every banking channel.

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, has announced a collaboration with PhotonPay, an AI-powered global digital financial infrastructure provider offering payment solutions to businesses worldwide. Through this collaboration, PhotonPay's business customers will gain access to a wider range of financial services, including virtual accounts, GBP collections, payouts, and Confirmation of Payee (CoP) functionality.

BingX, a leading crypto exchange and Web3-AI company, today announced a multi-year partnership with Scuderia Ferrari HP, marking BingX's first motorsport collaboration and Scuderia Ferrari HP's first-ever collaboration with a crypto exchange brand. This historic alliance brings together two global brands known for pushing the boundaries of performance and innovation.

The UK High Court has ruled in favor of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), confirming that it has the legal authority to impose caps on cross-border card interchange fees charged to UK merchants.