It starts with a familiar retail dilemma: the drive to do more with less. Longer opening hours, fewer staff, and more self-service – all on the agenda for UK supermarkets. But with retail theft at record highs ambitions to run staffless stores or open longer hours are often held back by one question: how do you keep things secure?

Stripe, the programmable financial services company, today showcased stablecoin and AI product updates at Stripe Tour Singapore 2025 to accelerate global growth for Asian businesses. The announcements come as new research from Stripe shows that businesses across Asia are expecting to quickly adopt the technologies reshaping the internet economy. Stablecoins and AI are becoming core enablers of cross-border commerce across the region.

Asian businesses are optimistic and moving fast

United Fintech, a neutral digital transformation platform for banks, asset managers, and trading institutions, today announced the appointment of Rupsa Mukherjee as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions.

Zopa Bank is calling on UK consumers to rethink their bank loyalty, urging them to compare current accounts and switch to providers that offer real value - not just crumbs.

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced that its unified offering, Eltropy One Platform, now features over 50 integrations with essential systems used by credit unions and community banks. This expanded ecosystem equips CFIs to boost operational efficiency and deliver more valuable experiences for their members and customers.

BPC, a global leader in payment solutions, has released its latest industry guide, Your Essential Guide on How to Build Closed and Open-Loop Wallet Ecosystems, offering banks, fintechs, and payment service providers a roadmap for designing, launching, and scaling digital wallet platforms in the rapidly evolving payments landscape.

MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, today announced a new multi-year strategic partnership with Trust Wallet, the world's leading self-custody crypto wallet with over 200 million users, to provide seamless on- and off-ramp services to millions.

Workday Inc.,, the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, and DailyPay, the leading On-Demand Pay platform, today announced that DailyPay has been selected as Workday's Strategic Partner for On-Demand Pay in the United States and Canada.

dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has partnered with Tiendamia, a trusted cross-border marketplace platform bringing together global product catalogs and international shipping.