Glia, the leader in unified AI and human interactions, today announced Cortex AI Benchmarks, a new reporting dashboard that enables Glia customers to measure Customer AI and Agent AI performance metrics—and, importantly, how their performance compares t

Standard Chartered today announces the appointment of Jennifer Lassiter as Head of Digital Assets, Europe and Americas, based in New York City. Jennifer joined the Bank on 5 May 2025, reporting to Rene Michau, Global Head of Digital Assets.

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments and commerce network, today announced its Q1 2025 results, unveiling consumer milestones, surging market traction, and exceptional returns from its bold AI strategy.

PDX Global, a digital payments technology developer for the crypto economy, today announced that PDX Beam—its proprietary crypto-to-cash payments platform for consumers and merchants—now hosts and supports OFFICIAL TRUMP, the $TRUMP token. It is one of the crypto tokens on the Beam platform that can be used for merchant payments and is instantly convertible to cash. 

The popularity of buy now, pay later (BNPL) in the UK shows no signs of slowing down and it continues to attract new users, as 1 in 8 Brits (13%) used BNPL services for the first time in 2024 - an estimated 6.8 million people - according to research from personal finance site Finder. 

Capital One Financial Corporation today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Discover Financial Services.

CrediLinq, the AI-powered embedded finance platform that is revolutionizing access to growth capital for underserved digital-first SMEs globally, announced today the close of its USD $8.5 million Series A funding round. The round was led by OM/VC and MS&AD Ventures. New investors include Citi North America and Rustem Family office.  Returning investors include 500 Global, Epic Angels, 1982 VC and Big Sky Capital.

Qardy, Egypt’s pioneering digital lending marketplace, is thrilled to announce that it is set to be acquired by Catalyst Partners Middle East (CPME) through a landmark Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) acquisition, valued at approximately EGP 1.16 billion (USD 23.15 million). This proposed transaction represents Egypt’s first-ever SPAC acquisition, positioning Qardy to become the nation's inaugural fintech startup to go public via this innovative structure.

International SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has renewed its securitisation arrangement for three years, boosting its funding capacity to improve access to finance for UK businesses. 

The refinance deal has been agreed with lenders including Lloyds, HSBC UK Bank PLC, Bayern LB and with participation of funds under the management of Insight Investment. 

eToro, the trading and investing platform, announces today a partnership with Generali, a major player in the French life insurance market, to offer its users in France a life insurance contract and a PER (Plan d’Épargne Retraite) to its users in France. The announcement follows the opening of eToro’s local subsidiary in France, eToro Patrimoine.