Paychex, Inc., an industry-leading human capital management (HCM) company, announced today a new partnership with PayPal within its Paychex Flex® Perks platform, Paychex’s digital marketplace of curated employee benefits. Through this collaboration, employees of Paychex customers have the ability to easily set up PayPal Direct Deposit, providing up to two-day early access to their paychecks.

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate innovation by further embedding AI into Fiserv development platforms and empowering its global workforce with AI. The collaboration will boost internal productivity at Fiserv and deliver AI-driven solutions that create greater value for Fiserv clients, including financial institutions, businesses, and consumers.

SIFMA today announced Todd Klessman has been hired as Managing Director, Financial Services Cyber & Technology. In this role, he will serve as a staff advisor for Business Continuity Planning and Cybersecurity and will also provide support for the Operations and Technology Committee. His responsibilities will include identifying and addressing key business, risk, and regulatory issues for the financial services industry and advocating the industry’s position on key issues to both regulatory and government agencies.

Liminal, a leading digital asset infrastructure company, today announced the appointment of Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd. (EY) for a three-year internal audit engagement, reinforcing its commitment to institutional-grade compliance, governance, and operational resilience across its infrastructure serving financial institutions, enterprises, and digital asset companies globally.

Pension-finding platform Raindrop recovered more than £675 million in lost pension pots during 2025. 

During 2025, Raindrop found over 67,000 lost pots worth over £675 million – up 169% on the previous 12 months when the solution recovered £251m for savers from 18,000 lost pots.  

Diginex Limited, a leading provider of Sustainability RegTech and data management solutions, today announced the signing of a definitive share purchase and transfer agreement (the “SPTA”), to acquire PlanA.earth GmbH ("Plan A"), one of Europe's leading AI-powered carbon accounting and decarbonization platforms. The SPTA provides that Diginex will deliver to the sellers of Plan A €3 million in cash and 6,720,317 shares of Diginex’s ordinary shares valued at €52 million in exchange for 100% of the equity of Plan A.

Benekiva, the people-first platform transforming claims automation, today announced a new partnership with Juice Financial, a leading fintech known for fast, flexible, and fully digital payment solutions. The collaboration enables insurers to seamlessly integrate claims adjudication with next-generation, frictionless payment delivery, turning complex claims processes into streamlined, transparent, and empathetic experiences.

Laura Klimpel, Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income and Financing Solutions 

DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) had an incredibly strong year, as evidenced not only by the new innovations and capabilities we continued to launch to support the industry but also by the steadfast growth in community adoption and volumes as financial institutions continued to prepare for the expansion of U.S. Treasury central clearing. 

YouLend, the global embedded financing platform, published its financial results for 2025 this month, marking another year of sustainable growth. YouLend has now funded more than 370,000 businesses worldwide. 

The online retail landscape is transforming at unprecedented speed, driven by evolving consumer expectations, digital-first shopping behaviours, and the rapid emergence of advanced technologies. Today’s shoppers expect seamless, intelligent, and personalised experiences, fuelling the rise of agentic commerce and agentic payments, where AI-powered agents autonomously guide purchasing decisions, streamline transactions, and optimise the entire customer journey.